Nursing Management of the Neurosurgical Patient: An Interprofessional Approach

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. INDICE: Section 1: Introduction to Neurosurgery and Medical Management 1. Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Bedside Management2. Nursing Approach to the Neurologic ExamSection 2: Common Procedures and Pathology of the Brain 3. Management of the Patient with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage4. Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Brain Bleeds5. Nursing Management of the Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke6. Nursing Management of the Patient with a Brain Tumor7. Nursing Management of the Patient with a Headache Disorder8. Nursing Management of the Patient with Encephalitis or Meningitis9. Nursing Management of the Patient with Acute EncephalopathySection 3: Common Procedures and Pathology of the Spine 10. Nursing Protocol for Elective Spine Surgery11. Nursing Management of the Patient with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury12. Spinal Cord Stimulator Management for Nurses13. Nursing Management of Neoplastic Spinal Cord Compression14. Nursing Management of Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Spinal Epidural AbscessSection 4: Medical Management of Common Neurosurgical Issues 15. Diabetes Management in the Neurosurgical Patient16. Nursing Management of Acute Kidney Injury17. Nursing Management of the Patient with Arrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndrome18. Anticoagulation for Venothromboembolism19. Nursing Management of the Airway and Shortness of Breath20. Sodium Disorders in Neurosurgical Patients21. Identification and Management of Hypopituitarism22. Nursing Management of Anemia23. Nursing Management of Thrombocytopenia24. Nursing Management of Dysautonomia: Autonomic Dysreflexia and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hypersensitivity25. Medical Management of Constipation26. Nursing Management of the Patient with Postoperative Ileus27. Nursing Management of Nutrition in Neurosurgical Patients28. Wound Care in the Surgical Setting29. Nursing Management of Postoperative FeverSection 5: Complex Issues in Pain Management and Substance Abuse 30. Pain Management Using Multimodal Analgesia in the Neurosurgical Spine Patient31. Nursing Management of the Patient with Opioid Use Disorder32. Social Work Management of the Patient with Opioid Use DisorderSection 6: Post-hospitalization Care 33. Rehabilitation of the Neurosurgical Patient

• ISBN: 978-0-323-93447-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés