The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn care
The nurses play an important role in the overall management of a burn patient. They must be well versed with the various protocols available that can be used to rationally manage a given situation. The management not only involves medical care but also a psychological assessment of the victim and th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2010;volume=43;issue=3;spage=94;epage=100;aulast=Greenfield |
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| Summary: | The nurses play an important role in the overall management of a burn patient. They must be well versed with the various protocols available that can be used to rationally manage a given situation. The management not only involves medical care but also a psychological assessment of the victim and the family. The process uses a scientific method to combine systems theory with the art of nursing, entailing both problem solving techniques and a decision making process. It involves assessment of the patient to arrive at a diagnosis and then determining the patient goals .An action plan is implemented and is evaluated in the context of patient response . The article discusses many such scenarios in burn patients and outlines the nursing care plans. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0358 1998-376X |