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Chapter 4 - Nursing Considerations in Neuromonitoring

from Part I - General Considerations in Neuromonitoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2022

By
Kathi S. Randall  and
Diane Wilson
Edited by
Cecil D. Hahn  and
Courtney J. Wusthoff
Cecil D. Hahn
Affiliation:
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Courtney J. Wusthoff
Affiliation:
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University
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Summary

Neuromonitoring is a shared responsibility in the ICU with several key roles for bedside nursing staff, including the identification and reporting of trends. Nursing staff should be familiar with equipment and supplies needed for neuromonitoring as well as troubleshooting common artifacts and problems. Guideline development and ongoing education are essential to the success of any neuromonitoring program. This chapter provides suggested pathways for integrating bedside neuromonitoring into clinical practice and discussion of day-to-day nursing roles and responsibilities related to bedside monitoring. Multiple modalities, including EEG, aEEG, QEEG, and NIRS, are discussed.

Keywords

neuromonitoringnursingamplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG)near-nfrared spectroscopy (NIRS)troubleshootingnursing educationtraining
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Neuromonitoring in Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care , pp. 35 - 47
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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