Guide

7 Strategies for Building a Strong Rehabilitation Nursing Team

With staff attrition continuing to increase across the nursing industry, it’s essential to ensure that your rehab nurses are engaged and empowered to drive great outcomes.

Kristen Mauk, PhD, DNP, RN, CRRN, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FARN, FAAN shares a step-by-step guide detailing how to build a strong rehabilitation nursing team.

Download this guide to learn how to:

Identify and eliminating common barriers to success
Implement seven practical strategies based on evidence, industry benchmarks, and Dr. Mauk’s own experience
Strategically leverage recommended resources for building, educating, and retaining strong rehab nurses

About the Guide

Meet the Author

Kristen L. Mauk, PhD, DNP, RN, CRRN, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FARN, FAAN

Dr. Mauk has been a professor of nursing for many years. Prior to moving to Colorado, she was a professor of nursing at a large private university in Indiana for nearly 25 years, and there she held the first Kreft Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Nursing Science, a position dedicated to gerontological nursing. She earned a BSN from Valparaiso University, an MS in adult health from Purdue University, a PhD from Wayne State University, a post-master's GNP certification from University of Virginia, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Valparaiso University.

Dr. Mauk has 37 years of experience in chronic illness nursing, rehabilitation, and gerontological … nursing and teaches in these specialties at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She is certified in rehabilitation as a gerontological nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist. She has authored or edited eight books, including three that were recognized with an AJN Book of the Year Award. She has served on editorial boards for Rehabilitation Nursing and Geriatric Nursing and has written numerous articles and book chapters. Dr. Mauk is a frequent presenter at conferences at the regional, national, and international levels. She is the cofounder and president of Senior Care Central/International Rehabilitation Consultants, providing educational, clinical, and legal nurse consulting in rehabilitation and senior care in the US and internationally. Dr. Mauk is also a past president of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) and has served ARN in many roles, most significantly on the Council of Leaders, as editor of the fifth edition of the Core Curriculum, as PRN course faculty, on the task force to develop the ARN Professional Rehabilitation Nursing Competency Model, and as editor-in-chief of Rehabilitation Nursing.

Some of Dr. Mauk's recognitions include the Suzanne Smith INANE Mentoring Editors Award (2017), nominee for the National Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching (2016), three AJN Book of the Year awards (2017, 2010, 1999), CASE/Carnegie Indiana Professor of the Year (2007), VU Caterpillar Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007), ARN Educator Role Award (2007), and the ARN Distinguished Service Award (2005). Dr. Mauk has taught nurses and students in China over the past few years. She has a passion for helping other countries to develop rehabilitation nursing into a strong specialty to promote quality care for their aging populations and those with disabilities.

Who is this guide for?

This guide is an ideal resource for:

Nurse administrators responsible for rehabilitation units
Nurse educators who provide onboarding and orientation in rehabilitation nursing
Nurse managers on rehabilitation units in a variety of settings
Therapists who serve as directors over rehabilitation settings

These best practices can be applied in the following settings:

Inpatient Rehabilitation

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