Nursing the unconscious patient.
Unconscious patients are nursed in a variety of clinical settings and therefore it is necessary for all nurses to assess, plan and implement the nursing care of this vulnerable patient group. This article discusses the nursing management of patients who are unconscious and examines the priorities of patient care.
Geraghty
Max
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Intensive Care Unit, North Middlesex University Hospital, London. max_geraghty@blueyonder.co.uk
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000451:nursing; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*