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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... CRANIAL NERVE DYSFUNCTION . Another aspect of the clinical neurologic examination involves evaluation of the cranial nerve functions . Table 19-2 lists the 12 pairs of cranial nerves , their site of origination , their function , and ...
... nerve ( cranial nerve III ) compression or injury Severe brain anoxia and ischemia ; bilateral cranial nerve III compression Pons damage Bilateral diencephalic damage affecting sympathetic innervation originating from the hypothalmus ...
... cranial nerves : the oculomotor nerve ( cranial nerve III ) , the abducens nerve ( cranial nerve VI ) , and the acoustic nerve ( cranial nerve VIII ) . Each of these nerves originates from a different portion of the brainstem . By ...