Part 1 Overview: trends in neurological and neurosurgical nursing practice overview of neuroanatomy neurophysiology. 2 Assessment evaluation: the physical examination diagnostic evaluation assessment signs. 3 General considerations nursing: nutritional needs patients emotional psychological responses to conditions rehabilitation discharge planning. 4 Special environmental occupational factors care unconscious patient increased intracranial pressure water balance undergoing surgery...

Emotional and physical health of spouse caregivers persons with Alzheimer’s disease stroke Providing care for a cognitively impaired can adversely affect caregivers’ health. It is not known how early in the caregiver’s ‘career’ emotional deteriorates. The progressive deterioration associated (AD) may have different effects on when compared potential recovery following stroke. An exploratory study was conducted 42 couples, equally divided among phase AD, ischaemic after hospital discharge,...

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe neuroscience intensive care unit (NICU) nurses' perceptions regarding their roles and responsibilities in the decision-making process during change intensity end-of-life for patients. Twelve NICU nurses agreed a private moderately structured interview. Three major themes summarize data: (1) providing guidance, (2) being positioned middle communication process, (3) feeling emotions patients families. nurse caring patient at end...

A quality improvement project was undertaken by Neuro-ICU nurses to determine possible effects from open visitation. From a perspective, nurses' concerns were investigated along with their perceptions about visitation need for policy revision. Vast variability in interpretation and implementation of individualized suggested the following: staff education its implementation, review literature validity deleterious physiologic on neuroscience patients visitation, improved communication among

In order to constrain the evolutionary state of red supergiant Betelgeuse, we have produced a suite models with ZAMS masses from 15 25 Msun in intervals 1 including effects rotation. The were computed stellar code MESA. For non-rotating find results that are similar other work. It is somewhat difficult agree within sigma observed values R, Teff and L, but modestly easy 3 uncertainty. Incorporating nominal rotational velocity, ~15 km/s, yields significantly different, challenging,...

Cerebral compliance is a measure of cerebral adaptability to increases in volume within the intracranial space and an indicator risk for neurological deterioration. However, no direct measurement exists clinical practice guide nursing care or treatment decisions. Current use mean pressure (MICP) gross morphological waveform (ICPW) analysis have great variability predicting outcomes. The purpose this review pilot study was evaluate effects suctioning on MICP other measures estimating derived...

This department highlights change management strategies that maybe successful in strategically planning and executing organizational initiatives.With the goal of presenting practical approaches helpful to nurse leaders advancing change, content includes evidence-based projects, tools,and resources mobilize sustain initiatives.In this article, guest authors introduce crowd sourcing asa strategy for funding big research with small money.

Ethical youth work is 'good' but how do practitioners collectively determine what 'good'? This article presents findings from four-country surveys of workers' attitudes and understandings constitutes 'good', that to say 'ethical' practice. The the principles workers underpin ethical practice in Australia, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland. first three countries have well established Codes Ethics and/or Practice Professional Associations, while Ireland does not. A survey funded by Erasmus Plus, was...

This article provides snapshots of the events that occurred at St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Tex, a 954-bed acute care hospital, and responses nurses other hospital personnel to their mission caring service during disaster precipitated by tropical storm Allison.Houston is accustomed storms accompanying rain. The city’s great bayou system (24 m [80 feet] deep some points), intended accumulate disperse enormous quantities runoff water, was thought be adequate handle even most severe...

Objective: The objective of this article is to increase awareness and provide information for providers guide educational strategies about potential obstacles encountered while educating patients with neurological deficits. Background: Stroke the third leading cause death worldwide. Those who survive are often left disabilities that decrease quality life a need institutional care. One quarter diagnosed stroke annually have had previously. Identification personal risk factors learning methods...

Hinkle, Janice L.; Sullivan, Cindy; Villanueva, Nancy; Hickey, Joanne V. Author Information

Scholarship is a hallmark of all professions and includes research practice scholarship. Building the science for care major responsibility each profession.The purpose this article to define clinical as it applies neuroscience nursing well establish foundation work Clinical Science Committee American Association Neuroscience Nursing.Research scholars conduct investigations discovery new knowledge. Practice develop knowledge through experience an inquiring mindset that questions why how...

The role of nurses as health professionals var-greatly throughout the world. What is constant for all that nursing profession expected and committed to serve society provide high quality safe care recipients care. To end, safety initiatives are underway across globe achieve best outcomes possible based on implementation scientific evidence evidence-based clinical practices available. purpose this paper explain how improvement (QI) patients an understanding relationships among research,...