Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from February 2009

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from February 2009

Change.(Editorial)
February 1, 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...

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale reliable and valid in plain English.
February 1, 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....

The domains of stroke recovery: a synopsis of the literature.(Report)
February 1, 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...

Estrogen and stroke: a review of the current literature.(CE)(Report)
February 1, 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...

RN dysphagia screening, a stepwise approach.(Report)
February 1, 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...

Subjective sleep, burden, depression, and general health among caregivers of veterans poststroke.(Report)
February 1, 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,...

DBS: uncharted territory--a nurse's perspective.(Perspectives)
February 1, 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...