Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma

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2005-01-01

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Due to copyright restrictions this book chapter is unavailable for download.

Staff and Students of Avondale College may access the book from Avondale College Library (617 SME)

Smeltzer and Bare's textbook of medical-surgical nursing may be accessed from the National Library of Australia here.

Abstract

Presents the key material requirements for medical-surgical nursing courses. Set within the context of the Australian and New Zealand health care systems, the text explores the impact of the economic, political and cultural environments of Australia and New Zealand on the delivery of quality nursing care. [Book summary]

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Nursing, surgical nursing, neurologic trauma, spinal cord injury, brain, central nervous system, head injury, patient management, cerebral perfusion pressure, intracranial pressure, primary and secondary brain injuries, traumatic brain injury, Nursing: role, Patient assessment

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Anderson, M. (2005). Management of patients with neurologic trauma. In M. Farrell (Ed.), Smeltzer and Bare's textbook of medical-surgical nursing (pp. 1918-1949). Broadway, Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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9781920994006

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