Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from February 2001

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from February 2001

A Call to Action.
February 1, 2001... The speeches and debates are over, the ballots cast, and we have elected and inaugurated another president. Now that all the election hoopla is over, reality has set in. It is time for us to hold our newly elected officials accountable for...

Overview of Migraine.
February 1, 2001... Abstract: Migraine, one of the most common incapacitating headaches, afflicts 23 million adults in the United States. There is a controversy in the literature on the theoretical perspective of migraine, the efficacy of treatment strategies,...

A Process for Delivering Bad News: Supporting Families When a Child Is Diagnosed.
February 1, 2001... Abstract: A process for delivering bad news to families of children with a neurodegenerative disorder was developed to enhance the families' coping abilities and to lessen the impact of the devastating news. Its creation was guided by a review...

Apomorphine in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract: Apomorphine is a potent, nonselective, directacting dopamine-receptor agonist. Given subcutaneously, it has a rapid onset of antiparkinsonian action qualitatively comparable to that of levodopa. Despite its long history, it was not...

Epidemiology of Intracranial Aneurysm and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
February 1, 2001... Abstract: Intracranial aneurysmal hemorrhage is a common but devastating condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiologic studies have identified risk factors associated with this condition. Genetic factors involve...

Evaluation of the Neuroscience Nurse Internship Program: The First Decade(*).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract: This article describes the evaluation of the Neuroscience Nurse Internship Program (NNIP). The NNIP was initiated in 1988 by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center to meet the demand for highly skilled nurses to care for...

Teaching Acute Care Nurses Cognitive Assessment Using LOCFAS: What's the Best Method?(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract: The Levels of Cognitive Functioning Assessment Scale (LOCFAS) is a behavioral checklist used by nurses in the acute care setting to assess the level of cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients in the early posttrauma...

Camp Experiences and Attitudes Toward Epilepsy: A Pilot Study.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Abstract: Most healthcare providers report anecdotally that a camping experience helps children and adolescents with chronic health conditions to develop more positive attitudes toward their condition. However, children's and adolescents'...

Quality Versus Quantity.
February 1, 2001... Nurses have long been aware of the concept of quality over quantity when it comes to longevity in chronic illness. Nowhere is this more relevant than in persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD). A recent multicenter study also supports this...

My Aching Head.
February 1, 2001... Tension headaches are by far the most common type of headache but the least researched. These types of headaches are usually treated by over-the-counter (OTC) medications, such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Although OTC pain remedies have been...

Sleep Assessment in the Elderly.
February 1, 2001... More than half of adults 65 years of age and older report sleep disturbances. It is not yet known whether the disturbances are a consequence of some disease process or a result of normal aging. Most worrisome is that the sleep disturbances are...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression.
February 1, 2001... Sometimes when a new treatment is developed, its unanticipated effects offer new direction for use. Such is the case with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Originally developed as a tool for controlling refractory seizures, VNS was found to...