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Rehabilitation nurses are licensed professionals (registered nurses) with additional training and experience in rehabilitation. Training typically consists of an orientation to the hospital followed by a didactic component related to care of the rehabilitation patient and a preceptorship of varying lengths dependent on previous experience. Rehabilitation nurses can become credentialed through certification in rehabilitation nursing through the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) or further credentialed in neuro rehabilitation nursing by obtaining certification in Neuroscience Nursing through the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN). Appendix 1 lists a number of professional associations of interest to the rehabilitation nurse. Clinical judgment, skills and an evidence-based approach to practice must be maintained through continuing education, training, and the ongoing evaluation of neuro-specific competencies to validate proficiency of care of the neuro rehabilitation patient. These are continuous processes that must be sought by nurses to maintain expertise in the rapidly advancing fields of neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. Professional associations, like the ARN and AANN, provide professional development through education, advocacy, collaboration and research within the specialty (Doble et al., 2000).
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APRILE, A., REILLY, K. (2007). Nursing Care of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Patient. In: Elbaum, J., Benson, D.M. (eds) Acquired Brain Injury. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-37575-5_9
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