Product Code: 301520
Nursing Management of the Neurosurgical Patient: An Inter-professional Approach, 1st Ed.
This book 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.
Key Features:
- Team-based, inter-professional collaborative, evidence-based approach provides an in-depth guide to neurosurgical nursing care
- Consistent, streamlined format serves well as both a textbook and a reference for clinical settings
- Abundant, easy-to-reference algorithms help you respond quickly and effectively to resolve neurosurgical patient problems
- Discussion and Nursing Considerations sections are provided in every chapter to describe the practical application of key chapter content
- Case study with application-level questions is included in every chapter to help you apply key content to neurosurgical nursing practice
- Answer key for each case study is provided in every chapter to reinforce understanding and provide remediation
ISBN #: 9780323934473
Editors: N. Mei, L. Malinowski-Falk, A. Lang, J. Edwards and R. Daniel
