Living With Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Charlie, and Change
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a hereditary condition that affects the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves causing muscle weakness, atrophy, and peripheral neuropathy. This is a firsthand reflection of living with CMT disease from my personal experience and through my family. I hope this provides informative education to practitioners or individuals who may not be familiar with CMT. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - January 7, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Reflections Source Type: research
Behind Closed Doors
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - January 7, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Lithium-induced neurotoxicity: A case study
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: CE Test Source Type: research
Distributions and Reference Ranges for Automated Pupillometer Values in Neurocritical Care Patients
CONCLUSION
This study provides a greater understanding of expected distributions for automated pupillometry values in a wide range of neurocritical care populations. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Testing Feasibility of a Mobile Application to Monitor Fatigue in People With Multiple Sclerosis
CONCLUSIONS
This study showed that using a phone application with PROMIS may be useful in the future to provide estimates of fatigue and other variables to facilitate clinical monitoring of fatigue for neurology clinic settings. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Development and Validation of the Self-care in Motor Neuron Disease Index
CONCLUSIONS
Self-care is a patient-centered outcome, and it is a key point of healthcare. Results suggest that the SCMND Index is useful for both clinicians and researchers to evaluate self-care in MND. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Development of a Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification Program for Parkinson Disease in an Acute Care Hospital
CONCLUSION
Using the established platform of DSC certification from the Joint Commission, we developed a program based on relevant metrics that aims to address medication management of patients with PD admitted to the hospital. Our hope is to improve the care of this vulnerable patient population. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Clinical Nursing Focus Source Type: research
Rapid Response Electroencephalography for Urgent Evaluation of Patients in Community Hospital Intensive Care Practice
This study evaluated the performance of Ceribell Rapid Response EEG System (RR-EEG), which promises fast EEG acquisition and interpretation without traditional technicians or EEG-trained specialists.
METHODS
The new technology was tested in a community hospital intensive care unit in Northern California. Three physicians (without previous training in EEG) were trained by the manufacturer of the RR-EEG and acquired EEG without the help of any EEG technicians. Time needed from order to EEG acquisition was noted. Quality of EEG and diagnostic information obtained with the new EEG technology were evaluated and compared with...
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Effect of a Passive Intervention on Carers of Stroke Survivors During the Early Poststroke Period
BACKGROUND
Care partners of stroke survivors are often characterized by high burden levels and depression. Passive and active interventions have been proposed to help reduce burden and depression. The aim of this quality improvement report was to evaluate the effects of a single passive intervention on reported burden and depression in carers of stroke survivors.
METHODS
A quality improvement report was conducted on carers who participated in a short passive intervention (n = 56) and a control group (n = 44). The Family Strain Questionnaire–Short Form (FSQ-SF) and the Beck Depression Inventory II were administered i...
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Clinical Nursing Focus Source Type: research
Pain Control and Positioning in Children Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery
DISCUSSION
Results support return to practice of 1 day of flat time. Nurses perceive that lying flat contributes to child and parent anxiety and limits options for distraction; therefore, decreasing flat time may lower anxiety without affecting pain control. These results are limited to postsurgical SDR patients but have implications for postoperative positioning and pain management. On the basis of these results, the neurosurgeon changed practice to zero days of flat time. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Validity and Reliability of the Responses to Ischemic Stroke Symptoms Questionnaire
CONCLUSION
Preliminary evidence was gathered to support the content validity and stability reliability of the RISQ. Study of the RISQ with other population groups is needed. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
Lithium-Induced Neurotoxicity: A Case Study
CONCLUSION
If toxicity is not recognized early, the patient can be left with irreversible neurological symptoms, also known as syndrome of irreversible lithium-effectuated neurotoxicity, which impacts quality of life or can even cause death. (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Case Study Source Type: research
Agreed-Upon Lies
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - November 5, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Pharmacogenomics of Cytochrome P450 of Nimodipine Metabolism after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing)
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - September 9, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: CE Test Source Type: research
Frequency, Risk Factors, and Clinical Significance of Incorrect Dose of Alteplase Due to Weight Estimation in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Stroke is a clinical emergency requiring urgent recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator treatment in eligible patients. The dosage of thrombolytic agent (alteplase) is weight dependent. However, many patients receive thrombolytic therapy based on weight estimation. Here, we assess the frequency of incorrect thrombolytic therapy dose as a result of weight estimation and evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of alteplase misdose. Of 237 patients, weight was estimated in 147 (62%), of which 33 patients (22.4%) were treated with an erroneous dose of alteplase. An incorrect dose was associated with neither poor outc...
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - September 9, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Article Source Type: research
