Enhancing Post-Acute Patient Recovery: Specialized Collaboration between Nursing Care, Health Administration, and Physical Therapy Management

Abstract

Introduction: : Post-acute care is has been identified as a critically important segment of care delivery system as the patient undergoes the process of recovery or rehabilitation after the critical stage of illness or injury but still require close monitoring, medical attention, physical therapy or other types of intervention to enable independence. Post-Acute care is a series of intricate and approach multifaceted interventions that are tailored to help patients in the recovery process from major surgery, ongoing chronic illness, or trauma. Integral to this recovery path is the convergence of professionalisation of distinct specialty areas; nursing care, health administration, physical therapy management, each having its peculiar view in patient-centredness.
Aim of work: To explore the specialized collaboration between nursing care, health administration, and physical therapy management in enhancing post-acute patient recovery.
Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in the MEDLINE database's electronic literature using the following search terms: Post-Acute, Patient Recovery, Collaboration, Nursing Care, Health Administration, and Physical Therapy Management. The search was restricted to publications from 2016 to 2024 in order to locate relevant content. We performed a search on Google Scholar to locate and examine academic papers that pertain to my subject matter. The selection of articles was impacted by certain criteria for inclusion.
Results: The publications analyzed in this study encompassed from 2016 to 2024. The study was structured into various sections with specific headings in the discussion section.

Conclusion: Recovery following an acute phase is a convoluted and not a simple phase, requiring the input of many health personnel in different fields. Nursing care, health administration and physical therapy management are some of the critical factors that horn in this process in order to help patients to regain their independence, increase functionalities and fulfill the overall recovery results. Although faced with different challenges, nurses gave direct care, taught patients and offered emotional support, health administrators secured efficient coordination, supervision of resources and financial representation while physical therapists primarily led the team in the process of regaining function and movement. Such professionals ensure that they develop a holistic post-acute care model which shows how much post-acute care doctors and other care givers rely on each other in order to make their patients recover as soon as possible. Of course, as the healthcare systems are changing, collaboration between these disciplines will play a crucial role in advancing the quality and outcomes of the post-acute care setting and help patients reach the desired result.