Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from June 1998

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from June 1998

The essence of mentoring.(Editorial)
June 1, 1998... Anniversaries are opportunities to reflect on the successes of the past and set forth visions for the future. So it is as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the AANN. The success of AANN is built upon the talent and skill of its members. In...

Development of scales to measure psychosocial care needs of children with seizures and their parents. (part 1)
June 1, 1998... Introduction Approximately 150,000 youth are evaluated for a new-onset seizure condition each year.(10) When children have a first seizure, they and their parents are confronted with managing a condition about which they have many...

Psychosocial care needs of children with new-onset seizures. (part 2)
June 1, 1998... Introduction The Child Report of Psychosocial Care Scale[3] has been used to assess needs in children with new-onset seizures. The scale was developed to measure children's satisfaction with health care received, perceptions of need...

Psychosocial care needs of parents of children with new-onset seizures. (part 3)
June 1, 1998... Introduction The Parent Report of Psychosocial Care Scale[1] was developed to address the concerns, needs for care and satisfaction with care received of parents of children with new-onset seizures. The data included in this report are...

Neuroprotective and thrombolytic agents: advances in stroke treatment.
June 1, 1998... Introduction Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States; approximately one-third of the nearly 500,000 Americans who suffer a stroke each year die. Stroke survivors, now numbering more than 3 million, frequently...

External ventriculostomy: a practical application for the acute care nurse.
June 1, 1998... External ventricular drainage systems (EVDs), or external ventriculostomies, are challenging additions for the neurosurgical patient. An EVD involves a catheter placed in the ventricular space. It is used to drain off excess...

Self-care actions to manage fatigue among myasthenia gravis patients.
June 1, 1998... Introduction Fatigue is the most prominent and troublesome symptom reported by patients with the autoimmune disease, myasthenia gravis (MG).[21] Classified as a neuromuscular disease, MG results from an antibody which diminishes the...

Palliative care in the acute hospital setting.
June 1, 1998... Introduction In medieval times, a hospice was a place where travelers and pilgrims could stop for rest, food, shelter or for help when they were tired, sick or dying. Many hospices were located throughout Europe and along the routes to...

Reflections on returning to school after a 26-year hiatus.
June 1, 1998... A pencil?... Why do we need a pencil? I looked at my seatmate, she said, "computerized exam." This is a psychology course, why am I taking a computer exam? Still puzzled, I looked at the professor as he handed me a sheet with circles on it...