Journal of Neuroscience Nursing articles from October 2003

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing archives from October 2003

The price of privacy.(Editorial)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... Six months ago, the first rule from the Health Insurance Portability and Account ability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 went into effect with ramifications for every area of health care practice. The initial intents of the act were to ensure health...

Nursing care of patients with late-stage Parkinson's disease.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Patients in the late stages of Parkinson's disease may be significantly disabled for many years, often because of their increasing inability to tolerate therapeutic doses of antiparkinson drugs. Their status and management have been...

Pentobarbital sodium coma for refractory intracranial hypertension.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Refractory intracranial hypertension (RICH) is defined as intracranial pressures that exceed 25 mm Hg for 30 minutes, 30 mm Hg for 15 minutes, or 40 mm Hg for 1 minute. RICH occurs in approximately 15% of patients with traumatic brain...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension within the ICF model: a review of the literature.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is an unusual disease, seen most often in women of childbearing age who are obese. If left untreated, IIH can cause chronic pain and blindness. Although IIH has been recognized by healthcare...

Caring for the patient undergoing transsphenoidal surgery in the acute care setting: an alternative to critical care.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery have complex needs that require expert care and the coordination of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. In general, patients requiring this surgery are cared for in...

Upper cervical spine chordoma: a case study.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Cervical chordomas are rare, slow-growing, but locally aggressive tumors. Predominantly found in people 50-69 year old, a chordoma arises found remnants of the primitive notochord. It is most often found in the sacro-coccygeal or...

The role of arginine vasopressin in thermoregulation during fever.
October 1, 2003... Abstract: Fever is common in postoperative neurosurgical patients. When fever is present, thermoregulatory responses regulate body temperature within a range that appears to have an upper limit. Endogenous substances, such as arginine...

Maximizing research opportunities: secondary data analysis.(Research Corner)
October 1, 2003... When seeking answers to important clinical questions or evidence to support practice initiatives, nurses can be overwhelmed by the challenges of planning and conducting a research study. Practitioners often think that all clinical research must...