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The Fifth Edition of this classic, comprehensive reference continues to provide reliable clinical guidance for neurological and neurosurgical nursing. Many clinical topics, including neuroanatomy, neurological assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and specific disorders, such as trauma, stroke, tumors, aneurysms, headaches, seizures, infections, and degenerative diseases of the nervous system are presented. New features include: standards of care from evidence-based practice; separate pathophysiology sections in each chapter; resources that appear after reference sections, such as Internet sites; professional and patient information; key points; and, nursing research.
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The new, Fifth Edition of this award-winning classic prepares its users for delivering 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, stroke, 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 evidenced-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; and, nursing research features.
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