Automobile accidents, falls, gunshots, spina bifida, and tumors are common factors that lead to spinal cord injuries. A spinal cord injury involves complete or partial disturbance of the spinal cord that results in a loss of sensation and mobility to part or all of the body. Victims of spinal cord injury often require long term treatment and monitoring. Specialized training in the nursing care of spinal cord injury patients is often available through a bachelor degree in nursing science.
What Does a Spinal Cord Injury Nurse Do?
Bachelor degree in nursing science graduates who choose to work with spinal cord injury patients provide direct patient care to victims of spinal cord injury from the point of onset to long-term rehabilitation and monitoring. Possible care activities include: Position rotation to prevent the development of pressure sores. Administering tube feedings. Providing bowel care. Assisting with transfers. Developing appropriate care plans.
Spinal cord injury nursing duties vary depending on the setting and level of care needed by the patient. Bachelor degree in nursing science graduates may work in hospital spinal cord injury units, trauma units, home health care, or long-term care facilities.
Required Education to Work as a Spinal Cord Injury Nurse
All nurses must be licensed as Registered Nurses within the U.S. through a hospital diploma, associate degree, or bachelor degree in nursing science. Specialized areas of nursing, such as spinal cord injury, often require focused clinical and educational training through a bachelor degree in nursing science. For example, Kaplan University bachelor degree in nursing science students are able to select a specialty within the field of nursing and also develop critical thinking skills that are essential in the health care industry. Students interested in learning more about spinal cord injury nursing may visit the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses website.
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