Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M Lowry.
The identification of problems and how they are dealt with is affected by the individual perspectives of all parties involved. Mike Lowry discusses how groups of nurses often have difficulty accepting that problems exist and suggests ways they might go about identifying and dealing with them.
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Nurses need to be able to assess a patient's neurological state and record changes in this status over time. One instrument for classifying neurological status is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Its use is now widespread, although it has not been validated. This article describes the weaknesses of this method and points to an alternative.
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