outpatient pediatric rehab

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Specializes in hospice, ortho,clinical review.

Any idea what a nurse at an outpatient rehab would be doing? This is some of what they do: This is a Monday Friday daylight position only.

Some of the common conditions pediatric physiatrists treat are:

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Spina bifida
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Acquired brain injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Limb deficiencies
  • Gait abnormalities
  • Musculoskeletal conditions
  • Branchial plexus palsy

Thanks!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Your post has been moved to the Pediatric Nursing forum with the goal of attracting more responses from nurses who work in peds. Perhaps they can come along and answer your questions.

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Specializes in Pedi.

Is this more like a medical daycare kind of thing? If so, many kids will have G-tubes or trachs and need meds, feeds, suctioning, straight cathing (spinal cord kids). If it's more of working with a physiatrist, I would guess it would be assisting with procedures. Kids, especially kids with disabilities, get sedated for procedures that adults would be awake for and get told "stay still".

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