S Woodward

Broschiertes Buch

Neuroscience Nursing

Evidence-Based Theory and Practice

Herausgeber: Woodward, Sue; Mestecky, Ann-Marie

Beschreibung

Patients with neurological problems are cared for in many settings and nurses involved in neuroscience practice, education and research are located in a variety of different contexts. Neuroscience Nursing is a comprehensive, practical text that reflects both the richness and the diversity of contemporary neuroscience nursing. This important text provides a critique of the available evidence underpinning practice, including evidence based guidelines developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and the NSF for Long Term Conditions. Each chapter contains the relevant anatomy & physiology, epidemiology, learning outcomes, assessment skills and evidence-based nursing management guidance. Divided into 8 comprehensive sections, section 1 looks at the anatomy & physiology of the nervous system. Section 2 explores the asessment, interpretation and managemetn of specific problems in the neurological patient including altered motor & sensory function, altered speech and cranial nerve dysfunction. Section 3 covers management of intracranial disorders and disease, while section 4 addresses the nursing management of long-term conditions, such as Motor Neuron Disease, Multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, management of intracranial disorders, spinal disorders, and disease of peripheral nerves. The management of head and spine trauma, and spinal disorders and disease are discussed in sections 5 & 6 and the management of disorders and the disease of peripheral nerves is covere din section 7. Finally, section 8 explores the fundamental concepts of neuroscience nursing, including legal and ethical issues, and dilemmas and challenges that nurses working in this field might face. Aimed at student and qualified nurses working with people with neurological problems in a wide variety of settings, Neuroscience Nursing is an invaluable tool for nurses who want to keep up to date and improve their practice.

Autor

Sue Woodward has spent most of her life in Cape Town although she was born and educated in Johannesburg. She studied English and Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, became a teacher and then a writer and editor of educational materials and children's stories. She has been published in many journals and anthologies and in 2019 won the McGregor Poetry Festival competition. between the apple and the bite is her debut collection of poetry. She lives in Muizenberg close to the sea, the mountains and the vlei.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 680
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1293g
• ISBN-13: 9781405163569
• ISBN-10: 1405163569
• Artikelnr.: 32789335

Rezensionen

"This book would be relevant to a wide ranging audiencefrom students, to newly qualified, to those wishing to move intoneuroscience and those who work within the field requiring a goodresource book for updating their knowledge or as areference." (Nursing Times, 8 November 2012)

"This high quality book would be an invaluable addition to ahospital unit or in a nurse's personal library." (Doody's, 14October 2011)

"They are well referenced and integrate theory with dailynursing care. . . This book is worth buying for personal use or asa reference in clinical settings." (Nursing Older People, 1 October2011)

"The clear, systematic organisation of this book will provideneuroscience nurses with detailed guidelines and rationales forcare, but also will enable nurses caring for these patients toreadily find specific information for the care of their patients.This book is highly recommended for nurses and other members ofmultidisciplinary teams caring for neuroscience patients, and anessential text for specialist neuroscience areas." (British Journalof Neuroscience Nursing, 1 September 2011)

"I have really enjoyed this book, it's given me a greaterunderstanding of neurological conditions and the nursing managementof them. It will be most helpful to me in my current and futurecareer." (1st year nursing student, Nottingham University)