Book description
“Superior… An important resource for nurses”
Shanne McNamara, Vice President, British Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Neuroscience Nursing is a comprehensive, practical text that
reflects both the richness and the diversity of contemporary
neuroscience nursing. This important new text aims to inform the
practice of neuroscience nursing through the report of current
research, best available evidence, policy and education.
This important new book is divided into several sections exploring:
anatomy and physiology of the nervous system; assessment,
interpretation and management of specific problems in the neurological
patient; neurological investigations and neurosurgical procedures;
management of patients with intracranial disorders; and management of
patients with long-term conditions. It also explores the underpinning
concepts of neuroscience care, including its history and development,
and legal and ethical issues. Uniquely, this text also includes
patients' perspectives of living with a variety of neurological conditions.
Key features:
- The first evidence-based UK neuroscience textbook for nurses
- Extensive full colour illustrations throughout
- Applicable to a wide variety of settings including prevention,
primary care, acute and critical care, rehabilitation and
palliative care
- Contributions from nurse specialists, nurse consultants,
academics and subject experts from throughout the UK
Sue Woodward is a Lecturer in Nursing and Nursing
Research Fellow at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and
Midwifery, King's College London. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
Anne-Marie Mestecky is a Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing at
the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's
College London. She is on the editorial board for the British
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, and the Pan London Neuroscience
Nursing benchmark group.
