| Neuroscience Critical Care (Meyer 7) | |
| | - Comprehensive critical medical and surgical care for brain and spinal-cord related patients.
- Interventions include neurological, cardiac, and respiratory resuscitation and the management of cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure.
- Therapies provided may include pulmonary artery catheters, continuous renal replacement therapies, and full ventilatory support.
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Patient Population | - Ages: Adolescent to geriatric
- Diagnoses include brain and spinal trauma, brain attack, neuromuscular diseases, brain or spinal tumor, status epilepticus, subarachnoid hemorrhage, infectious diseases of the central nervous system, and organ procurement.
- Average length of stay: 3 days
| | Number of Beds | | | Nurse/Patient Ratio | | | Rotation/Shifts | - 8 and 12 hours
- Day/night rotation, self-scheduling
| | Skill Mix | - BSN, diploma and associate-level RN
- Clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioners
- Almost 50 percent are CNRN / ACLS certified
| | Orientation | - 12 weeks: Includes 2 weeks of unit-specific educational classes
- New grads: SPRING program
- Progressive education, including national neuroscience nursing certification preparatory course, CNRN certification, ACLS.
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