Patient Care and Support
Patients and families have hundreds of these as they settle into the reality of dealing with a new diagnosis.
What are questions?
An inpatient setting that is designed to improve function and independence, requiring 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days a week, 24 hours of skilled nursing, and specialized physician oversight
What is Acute Rehabilitation (IRF- inpatient rehabilitation facility)
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What are ways healthcare professionals cope
The care that helps a person regain health, strength, and independence.
What is rehabilitative care?
People in house 24/7 for medical management needs.
What are Rehabilitation Nurses and ancillary staff?
A written plan which specifies the scope, frequency, and duration of services which is signed by a physician or nurse practitioner.
What is a Plan of Care?
Person (or persons) responsible for answering a patient call light.
Who is everyone?
Empathetic, Knowledgeable, skilled, compassionate, and Ethical
What are characteristics of a healthcare professional
Child welfare, medical, mental health, clinical, forensic, hospice & palliative care, military, private practice
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Number of hours required per week of therapy in an IRF setting
What is 15
This type of care is based on medical or "skilled" services, including nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and social work.
What is Home Health Care or Rehab?
Types of licenses you must have to legally call yourself a social worker in the state of Arkansas
What are LSW, LMSW, or LCSW?
The only Home Health Agency that is also a registered food bank.
What is BRMC Home Health?
A professional who would work with someone who just had a stroke in order to gain independence in all aspects of their life.
Who are physical therapist, occupational therapist, and speech therapist?
Any loss, absent or impaired physical or mental function
What is a disability?
Term used for the collaboration of multiple clinical departments working together in an IRF setting.
What is interdisciplinary
These providers serve as the clinical eyes and ears of a physician inside a patient home.
What are Home Health Clinicians?
Most all elderly patients qualify for BRMC Home Health services after this event.
What is a hospital stay?
Available 7 days a week to coordinate the aspects of admissions and manage patient treatment plan throughout stay.
Who is the IRF Medical Director?
Offers a patient centered systemic approach to planning the appropriate goals, therapy and medical services, and time frame needed to provide the best patient outcomes
What is the Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary Approach
Muscle weakness, paralysis, communication issues, or swallowing problems.
What are possible complications of a stroke?
This person signs a referral to start medical or skilled care in a patient's home.
Who is a physician or nurse practitioner?
These are the top 2 diagnoses seen by BRMC Home Health.
What is CHF and Diabetes (will also accept musculoskeletal rehab as a tie with Diabetes).