The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neuroscience Nursing

The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neuroscience Nursing by Hickey, Joanne V.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780397553198.

The Fourth Edition of this classic comprehensive reference continues to provide reliable clinical guidance for neurological and neurosurgical nursing. A wide range of clinical topics is presented, including neuroanatomy, physiology, neurological assessment, diagnostic evaluation and specific disorders such as trauma, stroke, tumors, aneurysms, headaches, seizures, infections, and degenerative diseases of the nervous system. The hottest topics in the discipline receive focused attention in this edition, resulting in six completely new chapters: The Continuum of Care and Models of Practice; Clinical Reasoning and Neuroscience Nursing Practice; Pharmacological Management of Neuroscience Patients; Respiratory Management of Neuroscience Patients; Management of Pain; and AIDS: Neurological Manifestations.