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Stroke and its rehabilitation: the perceived role of the nurse in medical and nursing literature
Author(s) -
Myco Freda
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1984.tb00395.x
Subject(s) - excellence , rehabilitation , nursing , stroke (engine) , function (biology) , medicine , psychology , ideal (ethics) , physical therapy , political science , mechanical engineering , engineering , evolutionary biology , law , biology
Henderson (1980) claims that, the unique function of the nurse renders her ‘rehabilitator par excellence’. This paper seeks to examine the perceived role of the nurse in the rehabilitation of stroke patients, to assess the extent to which the literature reflects Henderson's claim as a reality, or as a chimerical ideal.