title: Neuroscience nursing practice in a new millennium.
abstract: Neuroscience nursing practice in the 21st century is considered from two perspectives: 1) scope of care and roles within a collaborative interdisciplinary model of care; and 2) patient-focused care within the challenging health care system. The implications of illness trends for neuroscience nursing practice are discussed, as are the developing changes in the health care delivery system driven by economics. The article focuses on the futuristic role of disease management in shaping practice and the models for practice which will prevail in this new health care environment.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Clinical Nursing, Department of Acute and Continuing Care, School of Nursing, The University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA. jhickey@son1.nur.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Minton
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009017:Morbidity; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009488:Neurosciences; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology