title: Collaborative efforts in achieving patient outcomes in central cord injury syndrome in the acute care setting.
abstract: Central cord injury results in motor impairment that is more prominent in the upper extremities than lower extremities with greater distal than proximal weakness. This altered health status directly impacts an individual's self care abilities. The combined focus of nursing care and occupational therapy delivered in a collaborative approach facilitates progress toward independence. An individual who has experienced central cord damage may be able to walk but not be able to eat, toilet, or dress without assistance. Most basic needs cannot be met independently without use of the arms. This type of injury has major implications for self care abilities.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hardaway
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012648:Self Care; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology