title: Altered thought processes related to traumatic brain injury and their nursing implications.
abstract: This article examines the information rehabilitation nurses must have to care for people with the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) diagnosis altered thought process as it relates to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Findings from the current literature concerning the epidemiology and pathophysiology of TBI, theories about functional recovery in brain injury, and nursing implications are also discussed.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Grzankowski
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing