The Caring-Disability Creation Process model: a new way of combining 'Care' in nursing and 'Rehabilitation' for better quality of services and patient safety.

Abstract

In an effort to continuously improve the quality of the services provided to persons in rehabilitation and patient safety, this article presents a model for the development of a Caring-Disability Creation Process that combines two elements that, in the past, have often been separated: care in nursing and rehabilitation. This new model and its underlying concepts introduce to a comprehensive approach in the recognition of the added value of caring by the contribution of rehabilitation nurses making an optimal development of the individual's potential and achieving successful social participation.