Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient [Hardcover]

Cathy Cartwright (Editor), Donna C. Wallace (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2007 | ISBN-10: 3540297030 | ISBN-13: 978-3540297031 | Edition: 1st Edition.

This book is a detailed reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical problems. The explanations and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help the reader to understand the rationale behind the nursing care. Each chapter includes information on patient and family education and gives helpful guidelines. There is no other reference available that provides such specific information.

Editorial Reviews

Review

From the reviews: "...The attributes of this text result in a much wider appeal than to just pediatric neurosurgical nurses. This book will prove useful to anyone remotely interested in pediatric neurosurgery. I have no hesitation in recommending a copy be in every neurosurgical residency library. Hospitals will find this a useful textbook reference to place on the pediatrics floors for nurses and pediatric house staff to be able to quickly and concisely review any of the various neurosurgical subjects along with appropriate surgical interventions. Libraries will find this book is a must addition if they have patrons interested in neurosurgery. My only caveat is that I suspect this book will have a high disappearance (ie, "borrowing") rate due to its value as a great educational tool." (J.T. Goodrich, JAMA, November 2007) "This book provides a one-of-a-kind clinical resource for nursing staff who work with this challenging population of patients. In addition to the easy-to-read text, this book includes 119 figures and 61 tables of valuable information to enhance nursing practice. … is written for nurses who are for pediatric neurosurgery patients but is also a tremendous reference for students and others in the healthcare profession. … This book will be a tremendous resource for me, and for the patients and staff with whom I work." (Julie A Warren, Doody's Review Service, August, 2007) "The architecture of the book, subdivided in 12 multi-authored chapters, is quite solid, each contribution offering the basic knowledge necessary to understand the pathophysiology of a given disease, the essential of the surgical management, and the nurses’ considerations. Each chapter is nicely illustrated and enriched by numerous tables aimed at illustrating specific points, as well as providing further sources of information when needed … . Although this book is written by nurses, also medical students and neurosurgeons in training will find its reading quite useful." (Concezio Di Rocco, Child’s Nervous System, Vol. 23, 2007)

From the Back Cover

Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient  serves as a detailed reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical problems. Staff nurses (and student nurses) working in clinics, PICU, pediatrics, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care units, emergency department and radiology will benefit from the information presented in this book. The explanations of pathophysiology, anatomy, radiodiagnostic testing and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help them to understand the rationale behind the nursing care. Presenting symptoms and findings on neurological examination and history will  enable nurses to identify normal signs.  Each chapter  includes information on patient and family education and will give helpful guidelines. Although there has been a need within the pediatric neurosurgery community for this type of information for years, there is no other reference available that provides this type of specific information.  

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (May 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540297030
• ISBN-13: 978-3540297031
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,957,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL, April 26, 2011

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Jeffrey RN CNOR,PALS - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient (Paperback)

I was recently given this book by the Pediatric Neurosurgeon I work with and it is absolutely wonderful! It is very concise and allows for a careful review of many issues surrounding pediatric neurosurgery patients that we care for. It has a great pathophysiology section and offers many explanations as to why we do many of the procedures. The one thing it is lacking however is a section on the perioperative phase of care. While it is mentioned it is done so very quickly but does not go into direct detail many of the problems that us operating room nurses have to take into consideration when doing some of these pediatric neurosurgery cases. I feel that is the only thing lacking from this book. And many of the residents I work with ask to borrow this book to reference things from it so they have a more rounded knowledge of what is directly involved in the aftercare of our patients. Overall a wonderful book! Would highly recommend it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding reference, December 30, 2009

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Helen Keller "Kathy" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient (Hardcover)

This book is exceptional in its concise coverage of the neurophysiology, neuroimaging, treatment, and nursing care of the pediatric neurosurgery patient. The editors are advanced practice nurses who understood the need for a book of this kind that addresses such a specific and special patient population. As a new neurosurgical PNP myself, I appreciate this book as a reference and a resource for teaching pediatric nurses how to best care for these patients.