Open AccessDie invloed van verskeie verpleegkundige prosedures en rus op die intrakraniale druk van die hoofbeseerde pasiënt
Author(s) -
Margot Hugo
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
curationis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2223-6279
pISSN - 0379-8577
DOI - 10.4102/curationis.v14i4.337
Subject(s) - nursing care , rest (music) , psychology , head (geology) , significant difference , medicine , nursing , geomorphology , geology
The increasing number of head injuries following motor vehicle accidents have made this research important. The effect of nursing care activities and scheduled rest periods on the intracranial pressure of the head injured patient was studied An experimental design was used in the empirical study where 23 patients were observed Although a significant difference could not be demonstrated between the experimental and control groups in terms of the influence of rest periods the effect of the various nursing care procedures is clearly demonstrated, and careful planning of nursing care is therefore an important factor that must always be borne in mind