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Diagnosing and Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Diagnosing and Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Review of recent evidence with translation to practice for the advanced practice nurse role is presented using a case study format for “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children.” This “short review” describes the state of the science regarding diagnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury in children, demonstrating multiple challenges to synthesizing existing research into practice guidelines. Implications of this lack of clear research evidence on advanced practice nursing are discussed along with suggestions for using alternative sources of evidence. Key words: children, mild traumatic brain injury, pediatrics, pediatric trauma HE PURPOSE of the “Research to Prac- In this column the following research arti- tice” column is to assist the advanced cle is reviewed: Yeates (2010) “Mild traumatic T practice nurse (APN) with the transla- brain injury and postconcussive symptoms in tion of research to practice. For each column, children and adolescents: Short review.” The a topic and a particular research study are se- implications of these findings for APNs are lected. The stage is set by introducing the im- discussed. portance of the topic using a case-based sce- nario. The research paper is then reviewed THE CASE and critiqued, and finally, the implications A 9-year-old male child http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Wolters Kluwer Health

Diagnosing and Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Shapiro, Susan E.
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal , Volume 33 (4) – Oct 1, 2011
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1931-4485
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10.1097/TME.0b013e318233d43c
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Abstract

Review of recent evidence with translation to practice for the advanced practice nurse role is presented using a case study format for “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children.” This “short review” describes the state of the science regarding diagnosis and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury in children, demonstrating multiple challenges to synthesizing existing research into practice guidelines. Implications of this lack of clear research evidence on advanced practice nursing are discussed along with suggestions for using alternative sources of evidence. Key words: children, mild traumatic brain injury, pediatrics, pediatric trauma HE PURPOSE of the “Research to Prac- In this column the following research arti- tice” column is to assist the advanced cle is reviewed: Yeates (2010) “Mild traumatic T practice nurse (APN) with the transla- brain injury and postconcussive symptoms in tion of research to practice. For each column, children and adolescents: Short review.” The a topic and a particular research study are se- implications of these findings for APNs are lected. The stage is set by introducing the im- discussed. portance of the topic using a case-based sce- nario. The research paper is then reviewed THE CASE and critiqued, and finally, the implications A 9-year-old male child

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Published: Oct 1, 2011

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