Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient
by
 
Cartwright, Cathy C. editor.

Title
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient

Author
Cartwright, Cathy C. editor.

ISBN
9783540297048

Physical Description
XVIII, 284 p. 119 illus., 56 illus. in color. online resource.

Contents
Neurological Assessment of the Neonate, Infant, Child, and Adolescent -- Hydrocephalus -- Craniosynostosis -- Neural Tube Defects -- Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia -- Tumors of the Central Nervous System -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Spine -- Neurovascular Disease -- Surgical Management of Epilepsy -- Surgical Management of Spasticity -- Infections of the Central Nervous System.

Abstract
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient serves as a detailed reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical problems. Staff nurses (and student nurses) working in clinics, PICU, pediatrics, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, emergency department and radiology will benefit from the information presented in this book. The explanations of pathophysiology, anatomy, radiodiagnostic testing and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help them to understand the rationale behind the nursing care. Presenting symptoms and findings on neurological examination and history will enable nurses to identify normal signs. Each chapter includes information on patient and family education and will give helpful guidelines. Although there has been a need within the pediatric neurosurgery community for this type of information for years, there is no other reference available that provides this type of specific information. .

Subject Term
Medicine.
 
Neurology.
 
Neurosurgery.
 
Nursing.
 
Pediatrics.
 
Medicine & Public Health.
 
Nursing Management/Nursing Research.

Added Author
Cartwright, Cathy C.
 
Wallace, Donna C.

Added Corporate Author
SpringerLink (Online service)

Electronic Access
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29704-8


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book509616-1001RD592.5 -596Online Springer