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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... allow more autonomous behavior . In effect , nurse and patient may no longer be moving in the same direction . To ... allows dialog and resolution . Although there are probably alter- ations in the patient's other relationships , the ...
... allows evaluation of the right liver lobe , right kidney , and retroperitoneal space . LUQ examination allows visualization of the spleen and peris- plenic fluid , intrathoracic fluid , left kidney , and retroperito- neal space ...
... allows visualization of the renal parenchyma . Addi- tional films at 5- , 15- , and 30 - minute intervals 10 allow visualization of the pelvicaliceal system , ureters , and blad- der . In trauma patients a one - shot IVP is usually ...