title: Spinal cord injury.
abstract: The successful outcome of providing care to the individual with a spinal cord injury is to enable the patient to live as satisfactory and fulfilling a life as possible. How this is achieved will be different with each individual and family depending on the degree of disability, the family and social environment, and preferred life-styles. The nurse, who deals with the human response to the injury, is in an ideal position to help the patient and family realize their life potential.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010953:Plasma Volume; D012307:Risk Factors; D012648:Self Care; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*