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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... pain states , and subse- quent complications all affect the overall pain experience . Trauma patients may experience chronic wound pain , ' which can be cyclic or constant , especially after open tissue or degloving injury . 13 The ...
... pain , the nurse must also explore past pain experiences and trauma , especially with patients who have surgical scars . The mechanism of injury and potential for delayed complications , especially in patients with ortho- pedic trauma ...
... Pain Syndromes and Definitions of Pain Terms Allodynia : pain from a source that normally does not pro- voke pain . Causalgia : a cluster of symptoms resulting from a traumatic nerve lesion ( e.g. , burning , allodynia , hyperpathia ) ...