Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from December 2000

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from December 2000

It's all in the genes.(Editorial)
December 1, 2000... We're just barely a year into the new century and quite possibly on the verge of the greatest discovery of the century. In the 20th century, it was the two A's--anesthesia and antibiotics--that shaped the health of the world and offered greater...

Emergi-paths and stroke teams: an emergency department approach to acute ischemic stroke.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: In patients with early acute ischemic stroke (AIS), studies have shown improved recovery rates when thrombolytic therapy is appropriately initiated. However, in clinical practice, there are several barriers to rapid patient evaluation...

Establishment of stroke treatment plans: one hospital's experience.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: Stroke remains one of the major causes of death and permanent disability in the United States, ranking as the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. It affects an estimated 700,000 persons each year; about...

Minor brain injury: new insights for early nursing care.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: More than a million people sustain a minor brain injury (MBI) annually. Recent research shows serious changes in cognitive ability are common consequences of such injuries, yet management of MBI sequelae receives little attention....

The Neuroscience Nurse Internship Program: the description.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: This article describes the Neuroscience Nurse Internship Program (NNIP) and its implementation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The program, developed in 1988, is designed to prepare nurses...

Nurses' experiences in giving bad news to patients with spinal cord injuries.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: Nurses, as well as patients and their families, have unique communication needs when a patient has suffered a spinal cord injury. This qualitative study used grounded theory methods to describe how nurses working on an acute spinal...

Timed tests in the clinical assessment of motor function in Parkinson's disease.
December 1, 2000... Abstract: The clinical evaluation section of the Core Assessment Program for intracerebral Transplantations (CAPIT) for Parkinson's disease (PD) was developed to standardize the clinical evaluation in cell transplantation trials, but also has...