Care of the neurological patient.9781405117166 Care of the neurological neurological, neurologic pertaining to or emanating from the nervous system or from neurology. neurological assessment evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. patient. Iggulden, Helen. Blackwell Publishing 2006 309 pages $29.95 Paperback RC350 Neurological issues trail only heart disease and cancer as responsible for the greatest number of patient admissions in the UK. Aimed at improving clinical nursing skills for nurses, this handbook focuses on care of ongoing neurological disorders This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g.back pain), signs (e.g. aphasia) and syndromes (e.g. Aicardi syndrome). . Written for UK nurses and students in a non-specialist setting, this offers a range of practical techniques, using case studies and examples and offering model care plans, and covers basic anatomy anatomy (ənăt`əmē), branch of biology concerned with the study of body structure of various organisms, including humans. Comparative anatomy is concerned with the structural differences of plant and animal forms. and physiology physiology (fĭzēŏl`əjē), study of the normal functioning of animals and plants during life and of the activities by which life is maintained and transmitted. It is based fundamentally on the activities of protoplasm. , nursing assessment, maintaining a safe environment, communicating, and helping patient breathing, eating and drinking, eliminating, washing and dressing, controlling body temperature, mobilizing mobilizing, v 1. freeing or making loose and able to move. 2. observing any ongoing movements in a client's body, whether small or large, assisted or not, that identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as the client's physical and , working and playing, expressing sexuality, and dying. It also includes the text of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions and Skill Competencies in Neurological Care. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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