Use this new text/reference from a nationally recognized center of excellence to ensure high quality nursing care of neurosurgical patients! Nursing Management of the Neurosurgical Patient:: An Interprofessional Approach is a concise new resource for best practices in both neurosurgery-specific nursing care and general hospital care. Topics include everything from preoperative assessment and bedside management to common procedures and pathophysiology of the brain and spine; neurosurgical issues such as diabetes, acute kidney injury, and coronary conditions; and pain management, substance abuse, and rehabilitation. A reader-friendly style includes photos, algorithms, flowcharts, and checklists to make it easy to find essential information quickly. Written by experienced neuroscience nurses and Nurse Practitioners, neurosurgeons, and hospitalist physicians, this book uses a team-based, collaborative approach to neurosurgical nursing care.
SECTION 1 Introduction to Neurosurgery and Medical Management 1 Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Bedside Management 2 Nursing Approach to the Neurologic Exam SECTION 2 Common Procedures and Pathology of the Brain 3 Management of the Patient With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4 Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Brain Bleeds 5 Nursing Management of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke 6 Nursing Management of the Patient With a Brain Tumor 7 Nursing Management of the Patient With a Headache Disorder 8 Nursing Management of the Patient With Encephalitis or Meningitis 9 Nursing Management of the Patient With Acute Encephalopathy SECTION 3 Common Procedures and Pathology of the Spine 10 Nursing Protocol for Elective Spine Surgery 11 Nursing Management of the Patient With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury 12 Spinal Cord Stimulator Management for Nurses 13 Nursing Management of Neoplastic Spinal Cord Compression 14 Nursing Management of Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Spinal Epidural Abscess SECTION 4 Medical Management of Common Neurosurgical Issues 15 Diabetes Management in the Neurosurgical Patient 16 Nursing Management of Acute Kidney Injury 17 Nursing Management of the Patient With Arrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome 18 Anticoagulation for Venothromboembolism 19 Nursing Management of the Airway and Shortness of Breath 20 Sodium Disorders in Neurosurgical Patients 21 Identification and Management of Hypopituitarism 22 Nursing Management of Anemia 23 Nursing Management of Thrombocytopenia 24 Nursing Management of Dysautonomia: Autonomic Dysreflexia and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hypersensitivity 25 Medical Management of Constipation 26 Nursing Management of the Patient With Postoperative Ileus 27 Nursing Management of Nutrition in Neurosurgical Patients 28 Wound Care in the Surgical Setting 29 Nursing Management of Postoperative Fever SECTION 5 Complex Issues in Pain Management and Substance Abuse 30 Pain Management Using Multimodal Analgesia in the Neurosurgical Spine Patient 31 Nursing Management of the Patient With Opioid Use Disorder 32 Social Work Management of the Patient With Opioid Use Disorder SECTION 6 Posthospitalization Care 33 Rehabilitation of the Neurosurgical Patient Index
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