Advances in intensive neurological monitoring: implications for nursing care

Abstract

The neurological monitoring is an assessment and accompaniment of data supplied by technical devices of alterations in the nervous system. This study aimed at performing an update about the different methods of intensive neurological monitoring and establish relations with the nursing work. The impact of the supplement and electronics equipment renewal of vital support for the critical patient is a concrete fact, and must make the nursing team adapted with the rhythm of new technology in service of patient's health. Monitoring patient with neurological alterations is a great challenge, but is through it that they get trustworthy and necessary information's for nursing interventions.