Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from August 2001

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from August 2001

Dog Days.(continuing education for nurses)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Ah, the "dog days" of summer... that time of year when days drift by slowly, and it's hard to find the energy to do anything. Days and nights all blend into one. Nurses have "dog days" in their careers too--times when they coast along, doing...

The Human Genome Project: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Neuroscience Nurses.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: The Human Genome Project has nearly completed the identification of the human genome. The medical, social, and legal implications are numerous. Neuroscience nurses have the unique opportunity to be an integral part of the genetics age...

Alcohol, Head Injury, and Pulmonary Complications.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in rates of pulmonary complications (e.g., aspiration, pneumonia) in head-injured patients with and without concomitant alcohol intoxication. The records of 98 consecutive...

Infant Neurologic Assessment.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: Infant neurologic assessment reflects the ongoing maturation of the central nervous system. Traditional approaches to assessment cannot be used. Key factors are accurate observation and flexibility in obtaining the data. A case...

Assessing Functional Ability in Persons with Dementia: Using Family Caregivers as Informants.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: More than one in five community-dwelling older individuals is unwilling or unable to provide information on functional abilities. In such situations the standard procedure is to augment self-reports with those of family members or...

Respiratory Failure in the Neurological Patient: The Diagnosis of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a potential complication of a central nervous system (CNS) insult such as intracranial hemorrhage, uncontrolled generalized seizures, head trauma, tumors, and neurosurgical procedures. The proposed...

Sleep, Memory, and Learning.
August 1, 2001... Abstract: The relationship of sleep to memory and learning is complex. Sleep affects memory, and memory must be present for learning to occur. A number of studies have been conducted to increase our understanding of their relationship. In...

Effect Size: Utility and Application in Neuroscience Nursing.
August 1, 2001... Communicating research findings is essential for the advancement of nursing knowledge. A component of the research report, and one that many readers leap to first, is the results section. Results generally include the analytic procedures and...

Alternative Therapy.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... With the emergence of new journals that address alternative therapies for medical conditions, it is timely to investigate the use of alternative or complementary therapies in persons with spinal cord injury. Nayak and colleagues[1] surveyed by...

Telehealth.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Most nurses are familiar with distance learning via computer screens and associated technologies. Now similar advances can allow nurses to provide care when distance prohibits physical contact with patients. The American Nurses Association has...

Intracerebral Hemorrhage.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for approximately 10% of all strokes and can be divided into two types: deep and lobar. Consensus and advances in medical management have been limited by few randomized clinical trials. Even blood...

Migraine Headaches.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Quality of life, and more specifically, health-related quality of life, has been a focus of research throughout the last two decades. There is a trend to develop quality-of-life instruments that are disease specific. Researchers have developed...

Venous Thromboembolism.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Unfractionated heparin is being replaced by low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) as the treatment of choice for first-time venous thromboembolism due to hypercoagulability. The list of causative factors for hypercoagulability, defined as a...

Imaging for Cerebrovascular Disease.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will likely become the gold standard in imaging of acute strokes. MRI, which includes perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), will replace computed tomography (CT) because of its...