Use of the ABCs mnemonic concept in caring for patients with increased intracranial pressure
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Increased intracranial pressure (IICP) is a major complication of patients who sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially from car accident. Nurses need to have knowledge and understanding of the physiological effects and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, while providing timely and appropriate care for them. As management of IICP is complex, there is a current development of the mnemonic method of managing IICP using the acronyms of ABCs, from A to J, according to the English alphabet, to foster nurses’ understanding and awareness about appropriate care for patients with IICP. Practicing the mnemonic method helps nurses promptly identify the probable causes of IICP and manage this issue to reduce patients, risk of disability or death in patients with TBI.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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