Nursing interventions for critically ill traumatic brain injury patients

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-77

  McNett, Molly M ^a   Gianakis, Anastasia ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; MONITORING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 77950943207     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181ce5b8a     Document Type: Article

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