Recently added articles from Journal of Neuroscience Nursing:
Healthcare reform--the time is now.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009; ... As Americans usher in an era of political "change," healthcare reform remains a top priority. Key Congressional and Executive Branch leaders and diverse consumer groups across the spectrum of the American electorate have identified accessible, affordable healthcare as a critical element of ...
A review of health-related quality of life in adult traumatic brain injury survivors in the context of combat veterans.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) research in traumatic brain injury (TBI) populations is beginning to emerge in the literature. Because rehabilitation and reintegration issues are complex with TBI, especially with new combat veterans, it is critical that future ...
Performance improvement measures in achieving glycemic control in the acute brain injury population.(CE)(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Glycemic control is becoming a standard practice in the intensive care environment because it has been shown to produce positive patient outcomes and benefits. A 14-bed neurointensive care unit initiated a strict glycemic protocol and evaluated the results over a 1-year ...
Identifying the perception of needs of family members visiting and nurses working in the intensive care unit.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Recent initiatives encourage a family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and invasive procedures and more open visitation policies in intensive care units (ICUs). This study investigated perceptions of needs of those visiting and working in six ICUs. The ...
Profile, burden, and quality of life of Israeli stroke survivor caregivers: a longitudinal study.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The aims of this study were to (1) delineate the sociodemographic profile of Israeli primary caregivers of stroke survivors; (2) examine the changes in caregivers' burden, physical and emotional health, social support network, and quality of life (QOL) during the first ...
The implementation of an innovative statewide quality improvement initiative.
Apr 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Acute stroke can result in neurological impairment and potentially death. The Colorado Stroke Alliance has made significant progress in improving stroke care through their statewide quality improvement efforts. The following provides an overview of how this effort has ...
Novel drug delivery systems: future directions.(Pharmacology Update)(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... When considering methods of medication administration, one may initially consider the traditional routes: oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and topical. These routes use traditional medication delivery systems: needles, syringes, fluted paper cups, IV bags, and catheters. It ...
The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Clinical Practice of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing J. V. Hickey, Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, 816 pages, $94.95, ISBN-10:0-7817-9529-X; ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-9529-6. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This edition of ...
Change.(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Woody Guthrie was an outspoken American folk singer with a strong social conscience and populist message about the lives of millions in the United States during the Great Depression. In Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home, he told us, "Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ...
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale reliable and valid in plain English.
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is commonly used in the assessment of stroke severity. Nurses, who use the tool infrequently, find it difficult to use due to the neurologic terminology embedded in the scale. For this project, we modified the NIHSS ...
The domains of stroke recovery: a synopsis of the literature.(Report)
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States. The neurological insult following a stroke may leave the survivor with a chronic illness encompassing a lifetime of recovery. Recovery for the stroke survivor entails more than the return of ...
Estrogen and stroke: a review of the current literature.(CE)(Report)
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability annually, and one of the larger populations for which neuroscience nurses care. Differences in gender have been identified as a risk factor for stroke repeatedly throughout the literature. The purpose of this ...
RN dysphagia screening, a stepwise approach.(Report)
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT According to the Joint Commission, dysphagia, which occurs in anywhere from 27% to 50% of stroke patients and often leads to aspiration, is a significant quality/safety indicator. As such, it is identified as a standard of performance when awarding disease-specific ...
Subjective sleep, burden, depression, and general health among caregivers of veterans poststroke.(Report)
Feb 01, 2009; ... ABSTRACT The purposes of this article are to explore and describe subjective sleep experiences of informal caregivers of stroke survivors and to explore the relationships between subjective sleep experiences, caregiver burden, depression, and health to provide a broader portrait ...
DBS: uncharted territory--a nurse's perspective.(Perspectives)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Many people who contract an incurable disease devote themselves to finding a cure. I wasn't one of those people. I was a 27-year-old registered nurse who worked in the critical care division at a local upstate New York medical facility when I was diagnosed with dystonia in 1993. Dystonia ...
Gifts.(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2008; ... For many of us, the end of the calendar year is a time of gift giving during which most of us become caught up in the spirit. We share our abundance with those we love, those with whom we work, and those who may not be as fortunate. Gifts are exchanged in the spirit of holiday giving, of ...
Neuroscience nursing: where do we go from here?(Then & Now)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Anniversary Feature: Each 2008 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing includes an anniversary feature in which we celebrate the vision, determination, and challenges that have marked 4 decades of neuroscience nursing practice and publishing excellence. We will highlight our past and ...
Chronic unilateral neglect from focal meningoencephalitis lesions in an immune-compromised hemodialysis patient.(continuing education)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Unilateral neglect (UN) is a disorder associated primarily with right-brain damage; it causes individuals to behave as if the contralesional half of their world has become unimportant or has simply ceased to exist. This is the first known case study to describe and measure UN ...
Factors that influence health-seeking behaviors of patients experiencing acute stroke.
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Patients who sustain a sudden ischemic stroke can benefit from the administration of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). rt-PA may ...
Patient and physician attitudes regarding clinical trials in neurofibromatosis 1.
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract: Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a multisystem genetic disorder that primarily affects the skin (freckling and cafe-au-lait macules), nervous system (neurofibromas, optic gliomas, and learning disabilities), and skeletal system (pseudoarthroses). The interest in pharmacological ...