title: EEGs: a closer look at a familiar diagnostic test.
abstract: Neuroscience nurses frequently care for patients scheduled to have an electroencephalogram (EEG). Although nurses are involved in teaching the patient about the procedure, most have only a rudimentary understanding of the underlying physiology or purpose of the test, or of the actual testing procedure. This article discusses these issues as well as material for patient teaching, and the use of EEG monitoring by nurse researchers.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dykstra
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic