Department of Rehabilitation Nursing

The department of Rehabilitation Nursing Service includes a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services and continuing care for patients who experience debilitating illness or injury. Patients with complains of congenital deformities, fractures, amputations, multiple trauma or injuries and other musculoskeletal deformities are admitted for surgeries and post operative rehabilitation services.

The department of Rehabilitation Nursing Service includes a comprehensive range of indoor services and continuing care for patients who experience debilitating illness.
The services were provided through following units:-
Rehabilitation Ward – 29 beds
Restorative Surgical Unit – 21 Beds

The goal of the Rehabilitation Nursing Service unit is to assist individuals with a disability and/ or chronic illness to attain and maintain maximum function. The Rehabilitation staff nurses assist patients to adapt physically and emotionally to the lifestyle changes and provide care that helps to restore and maintain function and prevent complications. Also the nursing staff extends their services to Operation Theater in assisting all minor and major surgeries.

The department coordinates nursing care activities in collaboration with interdisciplinary rehabilitation team for the achievement of overall goals.

In addition to documentation of indoor statistics and patient file the department maintains all records and reports of indoor patients. First hand care on handling of persons with disabilities is given to St. John’s ambulance association trainees in batches.

Students from various discipline such as Nursing, Physiotherapy and Special Education visits the department as a part of their curriculum requirements.