2. Rehabilitation is a process of adaptation or recovery
through which an individual suffering from a
disabling or functionally limiting condition, whether
temporary or irreversible, participates to regain
maximal function, independence, and restoration
A process to restore mental/or physical abilities lost
to injuries or disease, in order to function in a normal
or near normal way (National Cancer Institute, 2007)
3. Isolda Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
Opened in July 2006 with 6 beds – extended in 2012 up
to 10 beds
The unit caters for all age groups – male & female over
18 years of age
Philosophy of the unit includes the belief that
rehabilitation is a proactive, person-centered and goal
orientated process that begins the first day after stroke
The unit forms an integrated care but weighs for
patients following their acute care in Mater
Miserecordiae University Hospital
4. Isolda Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is coordinated from
multidisciplinary team perspective in conjunction with
Clinical Nurse Specialist in stroke rehabilitation
Treatment is based on multidisciplinary team working
with a key worker being appointed for each patient
The team members (medical, nursing & therapists) are
attending multidisciplinary weekly meetings. The aims
of these meetings is to develop unified goals, reviews,
share progress and plan discharge
The expected length of stay is 90 days
5. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
Utilise evidence to inform nursing practice in monitoring
coordinating and managing care
Review current innovations and developments within
nursing
Utilise a knowledge base consistent with that of the
profession, and which incorporates the standards of
professional groups
Appraise strategies to promote, maintain and restore
health in relevant care groups
6. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
Evaluate ,generate and conduct research that will
incorporate evidenced-based practice in nursing
Evaluate the role of specialist and advanced practice in
nursing
Collaborate within multidisciplinary team in the
provision of quality outcomes
7. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
Appraise international, national and local policy
strategies that are relevant to advancing nursing role
Discuss factors that influence practice and theoretical
knowledge at specialist/advanced practice levels
Demonstrate the critical thinking skills and ethical
decision –making required for specialist/advanced
practice in nursing care
8. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
Critically appraise factors associated with the normal
ageing e.g. physiological and psychological changes
Evaluate current philosophies of rehabilitation nursing
of older person
Apply the concepts of rehabilitation nursing of the older
person to individuals in variety of care settings
9. Health Care Policy and Reform- Essay
“The need for change in the health service is
unquestionable… We must implement large scale change
that delivers fundamental reform.”( Department of Health
Nov 2012)
To deliver more responsive, faster and more equitable
access to hospital care is outlined as a strategic goal for
reform of our hospitals by the Department of Health 2012 in
the strategic framework report 2012. Critically discuss how
registered nurses/midwives can adopt new ways of working
to help achieve these targets within current hospital system.
10. Health Care Policy and Reform
Four pillars of “Future Health” were : health and
wellbeing, changing the model of care, financial reform
and structural reform (DOH 2012)
Nursing and midwifery services play an important key
role in modernization of healthcare and in the
foundation of a strong Irish ecosystem.
Commission of nursing expand role of nurses since 1998
(Government of Ireland 1998); the report expressed
confidence that nurses being educated in the future will
continue to have high standards of practice
Continual professional development and
implementation of health informatics has come into
nursing
11. Health Care Policy and Reform
Nursing informatics is a combination of computer
science, information science, and nursing science,
design to assist in the management and processing
data, informations and knowledge to support
nursing practice, education, research and
administration “(Graves & Corcoran 1989)
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12. Health Care Policy and Reform
Health and Nursing informatics
eLearning Technology
Virtual Classroom
Moodle
Patients Electronic Record
Single Assessment Tool
Hospital Information System
Nursing Metrics
13. Health Care Policy and Reform
CONCLUSION:
“Nurses are called upon to broaden their scope of practice
and to master technological tools and information
management system while supervising care across teams of
health professional “ (National League for Nurses 2011).
Nurses will embrace nursing science as knowledge users,
knowledge developers, knowledge workers.