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P A Blissitt

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PubMed2001

Sleep, memory, and learning.

The relationship of sleep to memory and learning is complex. Sleep affects memory, and memory must be present for learning to occur. A number of studies have been conducted to increase our understanding of their relationship. In addition to the numerous scientific investigations of each concept separately, sleep, memory, and learning have been studied together to determine (a) the effect of sleep on memory and learning, (b) the effect of sleep deprivation in general on memory and learning, (c) the effect of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep deprivation on memory and learning, (d) the effect of memory and learning on REM sleep, and (e) the effect of non-REM sleep loss on memory and learning. Neuroanatomic correlates have been pursued as well with most attention to the hippocampus. Despite considerable efforts to date, many of the studies reveal contradictory or inconclusive findings. Much remains unknown, and additional work is needed. Implications for nursing include those that have a direct effect on the patient, the nurse, and nursing science.

Health Promotion↗
PubMed1992

Ticlopidine hydrochloride.

Ticlopidine, a new prototype antiplatelet agent, offers a significant alternative in the primary and secondary prevention of atherothrombotic stroke. While 2 multicenter trials demonstrated benefits of ticlopidine, this drug is not without risks and limitations and more studies are indicated. The neuroscience nurse must apply current knowledge about ticlopidine in the care for patients receiving ticlopidine therapy.

Blood Platelets↗
PubMed1990

Nutrition in acute spinal cord injury.

Nutrition in acute spinal cord injury is complicated. Not every aspect of nutrition as it relates to the acutely injured spinal cord patient is known. The stress response to injury, fever, infection, sepsis, and surgery alter nutritional needs, as does the spinal cord injury itself. The sequelae of spinal cord injury, including denervation atrophy and paralysis, glucose intolerance, skin and wound breakdown, poikilothermy, anemia, respiratory paralysis, pneumonia, paralytic ileus, gastrointestinal ulcers and hemorrhage, neurogenic bowel and bladder, and depression, all affect the nutritional needs of the patient. Orthopedic appliances, pharmacologic agents, and other injuries can also alter nutritional requirements. Nutritional assessment in acute spinal cord injury is also complex. It should include medical and diet history, physical examination, intake and output measurements, prediction of energy expenditure and protein requirements, or--even better--measurements of energy expenditure with indirect methodology, using the metabolic cart or pulmonary artery catheter. Application of computerized tomography and radioisotope studies may prove valuable in the future. Finally, the direct relationship between nutrition and physiologic alterations of acute spinal cord injury necessitates that the critical care nurse incorporate nutrition-focused thinking into many aspects of the acute spinal cord--injured patient's care.

Critical Care↗
PubMed1988

"Nurse abuse"?

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Humans↗
PubMed1986

Nursing management of diabetic peripheral neuropathies.

This article provides a brief description of each of the diabetic peripheral neuropathies. Each distinct peripheral neuropathy is discussed in terms of its incidence, symptomatology, physical signs, medical management, and prognosis. Then Leavell and Clark's Levels of Prevention is used as a framework for nursing intervention for the patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathies. Nursing intervention includes health promotion and specific protection, early diagnosis and prompt treatment, and rehabilitation.

Cachexia↗