Recent studies have shown that sub acute care is becoming a booming
business, with projections of becoming approximately a $5 billion per
year industry within the next decade or even less. With that being
said, the need for sub acute nurses is ever growing. One of the reasons
sub acute care is becoming so popular is that it serves as a
preventative measure for patients who may otherwise become chronically
ill or “stuck in the system” getting services they may not need. With
the help of sub acute nurses, problems can be diagnosed, treated, and
handled regularly. This helps to prevent an onslaught of patients from
coming into the health care system and getting treatments or care that
really may not be completely necessary if they have someone to keep
their symptoms at bay or regulated without expensive or extensive care.
The fact that more Americans are living longer these days just adds on
to the need for sub acute nurses and care.
Today
there are many sub acute care facilities that help patients with their
ailments. Some of the treatments that sub acute nurses and doctors
perform include physical therapy, infectious disease care, wound care,
cardiac rehabilitation, and post transplant care, just to name a few.
These centers help to focus on patients who are in need of constant
monitoring or care without placing them in a permanent clinical setting
or providing them with in home care. The sub acute facilities serve as
a place for healing and rehab, and a time to make sure the patient is
getting better. Sub acute nurses help to perform a wide variety of
tasks that allow them to be more focused on the patient’s needs without
compromising them. It gives both nurses and patients a chance to take a
closer more in depth look at what their health issues are, and begin
the healing process in an environment designed specifically for their
needs.