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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... nitrogen . Nitrogen balance equals the nitrogen intake from protein , minus the nitrogen output as urine urea nitrogen plus obligatory nitrogen losses from skin , feces , drains , and menstruation ( see Table 16-3 ) . Typically , a ...
... Nitrogen balance might assume a greater priority in the intermediate phase of recovery . At this time , one would expect the patient to be moving toward a neutral or more positive nitrogen balance . Patients who have spinal cord injury ...
... nitrogen balance in the trauma patient , one must consider occult losses . Nitrogen excretion is underestimated in patients with burns , diarrhea , vomiting , fistula drainage , and other abnormal nitrogen losses unless all losses of ...