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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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2010-10-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-879e48205ae84d9fac5d79d1af5cc4a62025-08-20T02:09:03ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2010-10-0143394100The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn careGreenfield ElisabethThe 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.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2010;volume=43;issue=3;spage=94;epage=100;aulast=GreenfieldRole of nurses; holistic approach; evidence based medicine; critical pathways |
| spellingShingle | Greenfield Elisabeth The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn care Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Role of nurses; holistic approach; evidence based medicine; critical pathways |
| title | The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn care |
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| title_short | The pivotal role of nursing personnel in burn care |
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| topic | Role of nurses; holistic approach; evidence based medicine; critical pathways |
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