RESUMEN
A model for ambulatory care of patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders facilitates delivery of high quality nursing care, provides a framework for formulating standard nursing care plans and incorporates patient education components. Education and development of nurses working in this setting is fostered through caregiving activities and development of teaching materials coordinated through the model. The model can be modified to meet the needs of each patient or the requirements of various clinical research protocols and adapted to patients with non-neurological medical or surgical diagnoses.
Asunto(s)
Atención Ambulatoria , Epilepsia/enfermería , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/enfermería , Humanos , Modelos Teóricos , Proceso de Enfermería , Planificación de Atención al PacienteRESUMEN
The ambulatory care setting is an important expanding area for professional nursing practice. The demand for ambulatory care nurses is stimulating the definition and development of professional nursing practices in outpatient clinics. Neurology ambulatory care at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md, is provided in the context of contributing to biomedical research. This article discusses the components of patient selection criteria, experimental therapy, and research data collection that have implications for nursing care. Visit categories are used to discuss administrative and practice issues of the research patient population at all institutes. Management plans are discussed, and a case study is presented along with a care plan.
