The challenge of caring for critically ill neuroscience patients

摘要

Critical care nurses currently practice in an era of tremendous knowledge acquisition and technological achievement. In no other subspecialty within critical care nursing is this more true than in the care of the critically ill neurosci-ence patient. At no other time have we known more about neurological illness, injury, and management; nor has neurotechnology been more advanced. However, implementation of these advances in clinical practice and ongoing research has led to new questions; many of which remain unresolved. Simply stated, what is the best practice for critically ill neuroscience patients, given our current knowledge and technology? The challenge of caring for critically ill neuroscience patients has never been greater.