MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE HEAD TRAUMA PATIENT AND THE ROLE OF NURSE

Diplomska naloga opisuje obravnavo poškodovanca z akutno poškodbo glave in vlogo medicinske sestre pri oskrbi. Opisana je anatomija s patofiziologijo glave, vrste poškodb glave, temeljni postopki oživljanja, celostna obravnava in oskrba poškodovanca v predbolniščničnem okolju ter v urgentnem kirurškem bloku. Opisane so naloge travma tima, vloga medicinske sestre pri obravnavi in najpogostejše negovalne diagnoze pri poškodovancu z akutno poškodbo glave. Izpostavljeno je delo in obremenjenost medicinske sestre s poškodovancem z akutno poškodbo glave v Urgentnem kirurškem bloku vključujoč tudi svojce poškodovanega.This thesis describes the treatment of injured person with acute head injury and the nurse’s part in it. Anatomy with patophisiology of head, types of head injures and basic procedures of reanimation are described. Presented is also whole handling and the treatment of injured person, on the field before hospital treatment and the emergency room. The role of the trauma team and role of nurses at the treatment, most frequent care diagnosis of injured person with acute head injury are shown in the last part. This research has established that the nurses are prepared to educate more on a specific field. The work of nurses with the injured person who has acute head injury is overloaded and stressful because of lack of nurses with trauma knowledge