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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... risk factor for development of a pressure ulcer . Approximately 12 % to 66 % of patients with nosocomial pressure ulcers develop them during surgical procedures . 49,50 Trauma patients frequently undergo lengthy elective and emergent ...
... risk for complications . Adults are considered nutritionally at risk if they have any of the following characteristics30 : 1. Body weight change of 10 % or more within the past 6 months , a change of 5 % to 10 % within the past month ...
... risk for traumatic injury . Poole and colleagues1o attempted to identify the relation- ship between specific psychosocial factors and the likelihood of traumatic injury . It was discovered that individuals experiencing a traumatic ...