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Neurocritical care nursing requires a specific training program consisting of specialty training in neuroscience nursing and general critical care. The needs of neurocritical care patients span a continuum from post-operative care to medical-surgical critical care focused on the central nervous and other organ systems as a patient’s condition evolves.
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Zink, E.K. (2020). Nursing Training and Management in the Neurocritical Care Unit. In: Nelson, S., Nyquist, P. (eds) Neurointensive Care Unit. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36548-6_30
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