The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing

Abstract

Part 1 Overview: trends in neurological and neurosurgical nursing practice overview of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Part 2 Assessment and evaluation: the neurological physical examination diagnostic evaluation assessment of neurological signs. Part 3 General considerations in neurological and neurosurgical nursing: nutritional needs of neurological and neurosurgical patients emotional and psychological responses to neurological conditions rehabilitation discharge planning. Part 4 Special considerations in neurological and neurosurgical nursing: environmental and occupational factors in neurological nursing care of the unconscious patient increased intracranial pressure water balance the patient undergoing intracranial surgery ethical/legal issues in neuroscience nursing practice. Part 5 Nursing care of patients with trauma to the neurological system: the multi-trauma patient craniocerebral trauma vertebral and spinal cord trauma back pain and intervertebral disc trauma peripheral nerve trauma. Part 6 Nursing care of patients with tumours of the neurologiccal system: brain tumours spinal cord tumours. Part 7 Nursing care of patients with cerebrovascular problems: strokes cerebral aneurysms arteriovenous malformations and other cerebrovascular anomalies. Part 8 Special problems of the neurological system: headaches seizures central nervous system infections nervous sytem degenerative diseases cranial nerve diseases.