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Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Garey, Mary Lou
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1400062109

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2014, DNP, Otterbein University, Nursing.
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the knowledge about assessing the mild traumatic brain injured patient by the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as reflected in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE) Tool Kit. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design was used to assess knowledge about the evidenced based assessment of APRNs practicing in an urgent care setting as established by the CDC for the evaluation of acute concussion. Specifically the history and physical assessment practices of the APRNs for the mild traumatic brain injured patient (MTBI) were evaluated in relationship to the CDC / ACE standards. The objective was to assess the staff of APRNs in an urgent care clinic when assessing MTBI in relation to the CDC standards. The results showed that many of the APRNs were not familiar with the ACD/ACE standards in assessing the mildly traumatic brain injured patient. The APRNs did not follow a consistent assessment tool that included standards of subtle cognitive and physical symptoms seen in the MTBI patient. Recommendations for increasing their praxis with assessing mild traumatic brain injury were made.
John Chovan, DNP, PHD (Committee Chair)
Barbara Cornett, PhD MSN (Committee Member)
Kirk Hummer , MBA DNP (Committee Member)
21 p.
Nursing
traumatic brain injury; CDC Heads Up; ACE tool kit

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  • Garey, M. L. (2014). Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses [Doctoral dissertation, Otterbein University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1400062109

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Garey, Mary Lou. Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. 2014. Otterbein University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1400062109.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Garey, Mary Lou. "Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses." Doctoral dissertation, Otterbein University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=otbn1400062109

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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