Nursing Care Of People With Intracranial Disorders

Title
Nursing Care Of People With Intracranial Disorders
Publication Date
2020
Author(s)
Byfield, Zachary
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5889-245X
Email: zbyfiel2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:zbyfiel2
Editor
Editor(s): Priscilla LeMone, Gerene Bauldoff, Paula Gubrud, Margaret-Ann Carno, Tracy Levett-Jones, Trudy Dwyer, Lorna Moxham, Kerry Reid-Searl, Kamaree Berry, Kerlyn Carville, Majella Hales, Nicole Knox and David Stanley
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pearson
Place of publication
Melbourne, Australia
Edition
4
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/57755
Abstract

The person with an intracranial disorder presents a unique nursing challenge. Problems the person experiences in the acute stage of the disorder are often a prelude to long-term problems requiring ongoing management. These long-term problems range from alterations in the body's basic functioning to dysfunctions in the complex processes of the individual's mind.

Systemic problems may accompany or develop secondary to an intracranial disorder. Intracranial disorders may affect both the person's quality of life and that of the person's family. This chapter discusses altered level of consciousness and increased intracranial pressure, followed by discussion of intracranial disorders that may manifest these and other health problems.
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Citation
LeMone and Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Person-Centred Care, p. 1510-1561
ISBN
9781488623271
9780655707905
Start page
1510
End page
1561

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