The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing

• SECTION 1 NEUROSCIENCE NURSING:: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE

  • CHAPTER 1 The State of the Science of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
  • The State of Health Care and Practice
  • The Information Society and Knowledge Workers
  • CHAPTER 2 Care Settings and Transitions in Care
  • Discharge Planning for Neuroscience Patients
  • CHAPTER 3 Ethical Perspectives and End-of-Life Care

  SECTION 2 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF NEUROSCIENCE PATIENTS

• CHAPTER 4 Overview of Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
• Brain (Encephalon)
• General Functions of the Cerebral Cortex According to Lobes
• Dominance of a Cerebral Hemisphere
• Corpus Callosum
• Basal Ganglia
• Diencephalon
• Internal Capsule
• Hypophysis (Pituitary Gland)
• Brainstem (Midbrain, Pons, and Medulla)
• CHAPTER 5 Diagnostic Procedures and Laboratory Tests for Neuroscience Patients
• CHAPTER 6 Comprehensive Neurological Examination
• CHAPTER 7 Neurological Assessment
• Establishing a Nursing Database

SECTION 3 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE NURSING

CHAPTER 8 Nutritional Support for Neuroscience Patients Basic Nutritional Requirements CHAPTER 9 Fluid and Metabolic Disorders in Neuroscience Patients Hypothalamic-Neurohypophyseal System CHAPTER 10 Behavioral and Psychological Responses to Neurological Illness CHAPTER 11 Rehabilitation of Neuroscience Patients Framework for Disability A Philosophy of Rehabilitation CHAPTER 12 Pharmacologic Management of Neuroscience Patients

SECTION 4 COMMON MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS WITH NEUROSCIENCE PATIENTS

CHAPTER 13 Intracranial Hypertension:: Theory and Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure Pathophysiology CHAPTER 14 Management of Patients Undergoing Neurosurgical Procedures CHAPTER 15 Nursing Management of Patients With a Depressed State of Consciousness Immobility CHAPTER 16 Neuroscience Critical Care Critical Care Personnel

SECTION 5 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INJURY TO THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM

CHAPTER 17 Craniocerebral Injuries Scope of the Problem Overview of Craniocerebral Trauma CHAPTER 18 Vertebral and Spinal Cord Injuries A Perspective Understanding Spinal Cord Injuries CHAPTER 19 Back Pain and Spinal Disorders Conditions Related to Back or Neck Pain CHAPTER 20 Peripheral Nerve Injuries Mechanisms of Injury

SECTION 6 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEOPLASMS OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM

CHAPTER 21 Brain Tumors CHAPTER 22 Spinal Cord Tumors

SECTION 7 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBROVASCULAR PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 23 Cerebral Aneurysms CHAPTER 24 Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Cerebrovascular Anomalies CHAPTER 25 Stroke CHAPTER 26 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders

SECTION 8 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PAIN, SEIZURES, AND CNS INFECTIONS

CHAPTER 27 Chronic Pain CHAPTER 28 Headaches CHAPTER 29 Seizures and Epilepsy CHAPTER 30 Infections of the Central Nervous System

SECTION 9 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

CHAPTER 31 Dementias and Alzheimers Disease CHAPTER 32 Neurodegenerative Diseases

SECTION 10 NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES

CHAPTER 33 Peripheral Neuropathies CHAPTER 34 Cranial Nerve Diseases

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