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| Name: |
Subacute
Care Nurse |
| Description: |
Provides
comprehensive inpatient care for patients who
have had an acute illness, injury, or
exacerbation of a disease process. It is
goal-oriented care rendered immediately after or
instead of acute hospitalization for treatment of
active complex conditions or for administration
of technically complex treatments. Subacute care
is generally more intensive than traditional
nursing home care and less intensive than acute
care |
| Diagnoses: |
Complex
problems including AIDS, postoperative and
brain-injury recovery, infections such as
bacterial endocarditis, wound care, hospice,
ventilator care |
| Practice
roles: |
Staff
nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse manager,
coordinator, supervisor, director, executive,
educator |
| Characteristics: |
Excellent
clinical skills, combined with an ability to work
autonomously and part of a team are crucial for
success |
| Client
age group: |
All
age groups, but especially the elderly |
| Drawbacks: |
Economic
and reimbursement issues for patients |
| Desirable
skills: |
Extended-care,
medical-surgical, and critical-care skills such
as assessment, IV therapy, ventilator,
tracheostomy skills; autonomy |
| Education: |
RN
with AD, diploma, or BSN |
| Employers: |
Hospitals,
rehabilitation, and long-term facilities |
| Associations: |
| American Subacute
Care Association |
| 1440 Kennedy Causeway, #421 |
| North Bay Village, FL 33141 |
| 305-864-0396 |
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| Publications: |
| ASCA
Quarterly Newsletter |
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| Rehab
Management Journal |
| 305-864-0396 |
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