Brain Tissue Oxygenation Monitoring System and Subsequent Nursing Inter

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2010), approximately 1.7 million individuals are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within the medical and allied health care professions, various definitions are utilized to define what constitutes a TBI (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007). Despite such various definitions, a TBI essentially describes any form of trauma directed at the brain and its surrounding anatomical structures (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007). As with most injuries, a TBI is graded as mild, moderate, or severe; however, in contrast to most severe injuries, a severe TBI can detrimentally affect an individual’s motor and cognitive functioning (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007; CDC, 2010). Children and adolescents sustain approximately half of all diagnosed traumatic brain injuries (CDC, 2010). According to a literature review study conducted by registered nurse, Abelson-Mitchell (2007), adolescents, between 15 to 18 years of age, are the most vulnerable of obtaining a TBI. Such vulnerability has been linked to the continued development of the brain and the number of associated motor vehicle accidents and sport-related injuries (CDC, 2010). Within the last 20 years, the number of adolescents participating in high school sports has dramatically increased (Kerr, Collins, Fields, & Cornstock, 2010). Subsequently, the level of competition within high school sports has considerably increased as well, further causing a rise in aggression and physical contact among these young athletes (Kerr, Collins, Fields, & Cornstock, 2010). This exemplified culture surrounding high school athletics coupled with the developing brain of an adolescent, places high school athletes at an extremely high risk of sustaining a sever... ...2008). Management of traumatic brain injury: Nursing practice guidelines for cerebral perfusion and brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2) system. Pediatric Nursing, 34, 470—472. Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, L. M. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered collaborative care. Missouri: Saunders Elsevier. Kerr, Z. Y., Collins, C. L., Fields, S. K., & Cornstock, R. D. (2010). Epidemiology of player— Player contact injuries among US high school athletes, 2005—2009. Clinical Pediatrics, 50, 594—603. doi: 10.1177/0009922810390513. McNett, M. M., & Gianakis, A. (2010). Nursing interventions for critically ill traumatic brain injury patients. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 42, 71—77. Noble, K. A. (2010). Traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 25, 242—250. doi: 10.1016.j.jopan.2010.05.008. Brain Tissue Oxygenation Monitoring System and Subsequent Nursing Inter According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2010), approximately 1.7 million individuals are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within the medical and allied health care professions, various definitions are utilized to define what constitutes a TBI (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007). Despite such various definitions, a TBI essentially describes any form of trauma directed at the brain and its surrounding anatomical structures (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007). As with most injuries, a TBI is graded as mild, moderate, or severe; however, in contrast to most severe injuries, a severe TBI can detrimentally affect an individual’s motor and cognitive functioning (Abelson-Mitchell, 2007; CDC, 2010). Children and adolescents sustain approximately half of all diagnosed traumatic brain injuries (CDC, 2010). According to a literature review study conducted by registered nurse, Abelson-Mitchell (2007), adolescents, between 15 to 18 years of age, are the most vulnerable of obtaining a TBI. Such vulnerability has been linked to the continued development of the brain and the number of associated motor vehicle accidents and sport-related injuries (CDC, 2010). Within the last 20 years, the number of adolescents participating in high school sports has dramatically increased (Kerr, Collins, Fields, & Cornstock, 2010). Subsequently, the level of competition within high school sports has considerably increased as well, further causing a rise in aggression and physical contact among these young athletes (Kerr, Collins, Fields, & Cornstock, 2010). This exemplified culture surrounding high school athletics coupled with the developing brain of an adolescent, places high school athletes at an extremely high risk of sustaining a sever... ...2008). Management of traumatic brain injury: Nursing practice guidelines for cerebral perfusion and brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2) system. Pediatric Nursing, 34, 470—472. Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, L. M. (2010). Medical-surgical nursing: Patient-centered collaborative care. Missouri: Saunders Elsevier. Kerr, Z. Y., Collins, C. L., Fields, S. K., & Cornstock, R. D. (2010). Epidemiology of player— Player contact injuries among US high school athletes, 2005—2009. Clinical Pediatrics, 50, 594—603. doi: 10.1177/0009922810390513. McNett, M. M., & Gianakis, A. (2010). Nursing interventions for critically ill traumatic brain injury patients. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 42, 71—77. Noble, K. A. (2010). Traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 25, 242—250. doi: 10.1016.j.jopan.2010.05.008.