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News Release. For Immediate Release; September 2, 2000
Development of a Nurse Assisted FES Program:
Charleene Frazier Awarded "Best
Article of the Year" by AASCIN for 1999
| The
Development of a Nurse-Directed Computerized Functional Electrical
Stimulation Program
Abstract
Today’s spinal-cord-injured (SCI) person is discharged from the
inpatient clinical setting very early in his or her recovery
process. Faced with the tremendous challenges of relearning the
skills of daily living and psychologically adjusting to a
catastrophic injury, the newly injured person is thrust into an
overwhelming environment. As early as 1994, when inpatient stays
were longer, concern was expressed about the impact of early
discharge on the health and well-being of persons with SCI (Ditunno
& Formal, 1994). For over 10 years, the Medical Illness
Counseling Center (MICC) has offered a community-based,
nurse-directed program of Computerized Functional Electrical
Stimulation (CFES) for persons with SCI. The program is founded on
the belief that when multi-system deterioration associated with
paralysis is avoided and a behavioral approach is used, the person
with SCI will have a renewed sense of well-being that enables him or
her to overcome the |
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| Charleene
Frazier accepts the award for Best Article of 1999 at the AASCIN
conference in Las Vegas |
| challenges of daily living.
Over time, the need for expansion of the program became apparent; it
evolved into a comprehensive package of medical, nursing, and
psychological care. This article describes the essential elements
that comprised a successful program design, the benefits of
participation in CFES, and the significance of this technology in a
nurse-managed setting. |
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