title: Head injuries: acute care.
abstract: Nurses working in acute care settings will encounter patients with various head injuries. Philip Woodrow describes the nurse's role in care planning, monitoring and assessing these patients, and in providing a safe environment for their recovery.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex University.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woodrow
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015984:Causality; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology