Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide to Rehabilitation NursingThis practical guidebookthe first spinal cord injury manual geared directly To The rehabilitation nurseaddresses problems that arise every day in rehabilitation nursing, and provides an abundance of charts, checklists, and useful appendixes to help answer tough questions. |
Contents
BACKGROUND AND NURSING PROCESS APPLIED TO SCI | 1 |
Chapter 2Patient Care Planning Intervention and Evaluation | 11 |
GUIDELINES SPECIFIC TO ALTERATIONS AFTER SPINAL CORD | 35 |
Chapter 6Alterations in Psychosocial Functioning | 47 |
Chapter 7Mobility and Sensory Alterations | 67 |
Alteration in Skin Integrity Related to Decreased or Absent Sensation | 82 |
Chapter 8Elimination | 97 |
Advantages and Disadvantages | 100 |
Appendix A Nursing Teaching Checklist | 173 |
Selecting a Vendor for Medical Supplies | 179 |
Appendix EPressure Sore Flowsheet | 185 |
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Appendix GSternal Occipital Mandibular Immobilizer SOMI Orthosis | 205 |
Assistive Devices for Bladder and Bowel Programs | 215 |
Appendix LMuscles Used in Respiration | 223 |
Appendix N Incentive Spirometry | 229 |
Bowel Patterns after Spinal Cord Injury | 112 |
Chapter 9Autonomic Regulation and Respiratory Function | 121 |
Ineffective Airway Clearance Potential | 133 |
Chapter 10General Health Maintenance | 143 |
PART IIIHUMANIZING THE REHABILITATION PROCESS | 159 |
A Personal Recollection | 165 |
Appendix OTracheostomy Procedures | 235 |
Appendix PClean Suctioning and Tracheostomy Care Home | 241 |
Toileting | 249 |
AN ASPEN PUBLICATION | 250 |
Index | 257 |
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