Clinical Practice of Neurological & Neurosurgical Nursing

Clinical Practice of Neurological & Neurosurgical Nursing
ISBN-10
1469832313
ISBN-13
9781469832319
Category
Medical
Pages
816
Language
English
Published
2013-10-17
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Author
Joanne Hickey

Description

The new Seventh Edition of the award-winning classic prepares its users to deliver expert care in this challenging nursing specialty. It addresses neuroanatomy, assessment, diagnostic evaluation and management of the complete range of neurological disorders for which nurses provide patient care, including trauma, stoke, tumors, seizures, headache, aneurysms, infections, degenerative disorders and features new chapters on neurological critical care and peripheral neuropathies. The new edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect standards of care based on evidence-based practice. It now includes separate pathophysiology sections in each chapter, new resource guides, such as internet sites and professional and patient information sources, key points summaries, evidence-based boxes, and nursing research features.

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