ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The care of the multiple trauma patient as a complex matter and a challenge to a professional nursing staff. We need to be iware of the new therapies that can be sed to the optimum benefit of these patents. This article describes the nursing are of a multiple trauma patient using n air fluidized support system.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

An A-B-C approach to the initial assessment of the multiple injured patients presented. This article gives a comprehensive outline of essential assessment techniques.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Trauma is a major health problem in the United States, and accident rates continue to rise. This article presents an overview of mechanisms of injury caused by force, and corresponding occult and delayed injuries seen in patients having sustained blunt injuries. This information can be used by the orthopaedic nurse to anticipate and assess for specific head, thoracic, and abdominal problems that may not be evident upon admission.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The initial assessment of the injured hand is a keystone in the total management program. The tissue-oriented evaluation includes these points:History: including functional requirementsAction mechanisms of the hand: bone and joint levers, muscle-tendon unit power, and proximal motor nervesNerves: sensory and motor function Distal Blood Supply: arterial input and venous outflow, tissue ischemia Skin: tidy and untidy woundsThe injury should not be complicated by failure to recognize probable infection, or by inappropriate immobilization.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Each year thousands of people are seriously injured in alcohol related accidents. The nurse caring for the trauma patient may be faced with managing the injury as well as alcohol withdrawal. The healthcare team will be more effective in dealing with these patients by (a) learning to recognize the possibility of alcohol dependence and the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, and (b) recommending treatment of the disease of alcoholism.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This offering for one (1) contact hour is sponsored by the National Associtation of Orthopadeic Nurses, which is accredited as aprovider of continuing education in nursing by the Eastern Regional Accrediting Committee of the American Nurses Assiociaion NAON has been approved as a provider of Continuing education by the California Board of registered Nursing (BRN provider Number 03432. Iowa nurses, please apply to your state Board of Nursing for indivual consideration before completing the offering Awarding of contact hours is contingent upon successful (75% correct)completion of the test questions.This article discusses the three types of electrical bone stimulation currently being used to treat nonunion. A brief overview of the history and theory behind electrical stimulation is presented, and the following aspects of each type of treatment are addressed: application, nursing management, patient responsibilities, contraindications, and success rates.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Nurses are constantly searching for methods of preventing complications with patients who must be on prolonged bed rest. One of the devices that may assist in that task is the Kinetic Treatment Table. This article describes this device, reviews its functions, and discusses implications for nursing care.

ISSN:0744-6020    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1985

数据来源: OVID