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DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1584930
Nursing Role on the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit: A Historical Perspective
Publication History
15 April 2016
10 May 2016
Publication Date:
01 July 2016 (online)
Abstract
Epilepsy is a significant neurological disorder in children, affecting developmental progress, academic achievement, and employment possibilities. It influences an individual's social potential and family quality of life. Completing a comprehensive and accurate epilepsy evaluation is key toward making the correct diagnosis and, subsequently, providing the best treatment for an affected child or adolescent. Nurses are key team members who can promote complete, safe, efficient, and precise testing for a child and family. Their compassion may also help lessen stress for the person with epilepsy and his support system. Since much of this specialized evaluation occurs on an epilepsy monitoring unit at level 4 sites throughout the United States, it is important to review nursing roles and offer recommendations to guide future role development and practice.