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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... stimulation is widely recommended . 235-242 Routine moni- toring using this method helps avoid excessive or insufficient use of paralytics and may prevent prolonged effect of NMBAS . Changing organ function and addition of medica- tions ...
... Stimulation of the ulnar nerve results in the adduction of the thumb . Peripheral nerve monitoring may be performed on the facial nerve , which results in movement of the orbicularis oculi muscle ( Figure 17-8 ) . Because it is blockade ...
... stimulation . Func- tional integrity of the visual , somatosensory , and auditory brainstem pathways can be assessed by evaluating the evoked potentials generated as each of these pathways is stimulated . SEPs are quantified by ...