27ROLE OF A NURSE IN REHABILITATIONAs part of a patient's health care team, rehabilitation nurses work with other rehabilitation professionals to address the patient's specific condition and issues, and to develop a treatment plan which is appropriate for the patient. Some rehabilitation nurses choose to focus on a specific aspect of rehabilitation nursing, such as helping patients regain motor skills or assisting patients who need adaptive devices. Others in the field of rehabilitation nursing practice more generally, working with an assortment of patients and on a variety of cases. Three major strategies in rehabilitation are physical and psychological interventions, Functions and skills and environmental adaptations. The rehabilitation team / nurse balances the need for the patient safety (Includes safe & secure physical settings as well as a socially and emotionally supportive environment) & progress with comprehensive risk assessments, because they are at risk to themselves or others, i.e. have committed offenceskumarvmcp@yahoo.co.inReview322013Rehabilitation,Fecal incontinence,Functions,Skills,Environmental adaptationsS. Annam,Eilean VictoriaShri Bharani College of Nursing, M.Kollappatty, Salem-30, Tamilnadu, India.,Medical surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai – 116, Tamilnadu, India