Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, Volume 777Saunders, 2002 - 881 pages This "classic" in it's field provides detailed instruction on how to respond during all phases in the cycle of trauma care: from resuscitation through the operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitation phases. Like the first two editions, this new edition utilizes this unique cycle of trauma framework to describe the science, current issues, trends, and controversies of trauma care. This format offers the reader an easy to follow organization of material describing the patient's therapeutic needs. Three new chapters address performance improvement in trauma care, injury prevention, and prehospital care of the trauma patient. New, relevant material has been added and content updated throughout to reflect current research-based findings. This text will serve as an excellent reference for the novice and experienced trauma nurse practicing in a variety of settings. - Comprehensive and in-depth coverage of trauma nursing issues. -- New chapter on performance improvement in trauma car |
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... agents used . Institution - specific standards regarding monitoring the level of consciousness , blood pressure ... agents is the basis for multimodal analgesia , in which the synergistic effects of the agents used interfere with painful ...
... agents are necessary to control pain , the smallest possible dosages of short - acting or easily reversible analgesic agents are preferred.214 Morphine is one preferred agent for pain management because it is easily reversed with ...
... Agents . Paralytic agents may be used to eliminate posturing and other movement that can elevate ICP or interfere with therapeutic interventions . Paralytics also prevent reflexive motor responses to tracheal stimula- tion ( i.e. ...