BookJoanne V. Hickey, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FCCM.
Summary: This text prepares its users to deliver expert care in this most challenging nursing specialty. It addresses neuroanatomy, assessment, diagnostic evaluation and management of the complete range of neurological disorders for which nurses provide patient care, including trauma, stoke, tumors, seizures, headache, aneurysms, infections, degenerative disorders and features new chapters on neurological critical care and peripheral neuropathies. The new edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect standards of care based on evidence-based practice. It now includes separate pathophysiology sections in each chapter, new resource guides, such as internet sites and professional and patient information sources, key points summaries, evidence-based boxes, and nursing research features.
Contents:
The state of the science of neuroscience nursing practice / Joanne V. Hickey
Care settings and transitions in care / Susan B. fowler and Joanne V. Hickey
Ethical perspectives and end-of-life care / Shannon E. Pearce and Joanne V. Hickey
Organ donation and donor management / Maureen T. Smith and Joanne V. Hickey
Overview of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology / Joanne V. Hickey and Joseph T. Kanusky
Diagnostics for patients with neurological disorders / Joanne V. Hickey
Comprehensive neurological examination / Joanne V. Hickey
Neurological assessment / Joanne V. Hickey
Nutritional support for neuroscience patients / Joanne V. Hickey and Elizabeth O. Jacobs
Neuroendocrine disorders in neuroscience patients / Laura J. Griffin and Joanne V. Hickey
Rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders / Joanne V. Hickey and Emily C. Bonvillain
Pharmacologic management of neuroscience patients / Timothy F. Lassiter and Amy I. Henkel
Intracranial hypertension : theory and management of increased intracranial pressure / Karen S. March and Joanne V. Hickey
Management of patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures / Lori K. Madden, Peter K. Tham, and Kiarash Shahlaie
Management of patients with a depressed level of consciousness / Joanne V. Hickey and Bahia Elkamand
Craniocerebral injuries / Karen S. March and Joanne V. Hickey
Spine and spinal cord injuries / Andrea L. Strayer and Joanne V. Hickey
Back pain and spinal disorders / Andrea L. Strayer and Joanne V. Hickey
Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries / Andrea L. Strayer and Joanne V. Hickey
Brain tumors / Jennifer E. Cahill and Terri S. Armstrong
Spinal cord tumors / Gisela Sanchez-Williams and Terri S. Armstrong
Transient ischemic attacks and acute ischemic stroke / Sarah L. Livesay and Joanne V. Hickey
Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke / Joanne V. Hickey and Sarah L. Livesay
Cerebral aneurysms / Deidre A. Buckley and Joanne V. Hickey
Arteriovenous malformations and other cerebrovascular anomalies / Deidre A. Buckley and Joanne V. Hickey
Chronic pain / Maureen F. Cooney
Headaches / Joanne V. Hickey and Amy F. Larson
Seizures and epilepsy / Kathy M. England and Madona D. Plueger
Infections of the central nervous system / Michelle VanDemark and Joanne V. Hickey
Mild cognitive impairment, dementias, and Alzheimer's disease / Vaunette P. Fay and Christine St. Michel
Parkinson's disease / Joanne V. Hickey
Multiple sclerosis / Megan R. Weigel and Joanne V. Hickey
Myasthenia gravis / Wilma J. Koopman and Joanne V. Hickey
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / Joanne V. Hickey
Peripheral neuropathies / Joanne V. Hickey
Cranial nerve diseases / Mary M. Guanci.