What is the role of a rehabilitation nurse in stroke rehabilitation?

Natalia S. Rost, MD

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A rehabilitation nurse helps you learn to carry out the activities involved in daily personal care. These include taking your medication on the right schedule, bathing, using the bathroom, and getting yourself in and out of a wheelchair. Rehabilitation nurses can also teach you exercises and other strategies to control incontinence. Rehabilitation nurses educate relatives, friends, and other caregivers about how to take care of someone who has had a stroke.

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Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke patients will need some follow-up care after treatment based on the severity of stroke damage or disability. This rehabilitation can occur at home with assistance, in a rehabilitation hospital, in a long-term care facility or at an outpatient facility. Stroke victims may work on self-care skills that are more difficult after stroke, from dressing and feeding themselves to memory and mobility skills. A mix of speech, physical and occupational therapies are often prescribed. Learn more about stroke rehabilitation with expert advice from Sharecare.

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