Journal of Nursing & Care

Zeljko Vlaisavljevic

Publications

• Research Article
  Specific Nursing Care Rendered In Hepatic Encephalopathy: Contemporary Review and New Clinical Insights
  Author(s): Zeljko Vlaisavljevic and Ivan RankovicZeljko Vlaisavljevic and Ivan Rankovic
  
  Introduction: Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is neuropsychiatric deterioration syndrome due to hepatic insufficiency. HE symptoms appear gradually ranging from altered mental status to deep coma and manifest as disorders of orientation, memory, perception, reasoning, focusing, rigor, and generalized convulsions. Four levels of HE exist with different symptoms. Aim of the paper: To observe Specific Nursing Care rendered to hepatic encephalopathy patients and determining the significance of nurse education and employment length in HE patient healthcare. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study of 70 nurses in (Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Between May1 to December15, 2011. The questionnaire was divided into two parts with 18 questions in total. The first part consisted of genera.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000264

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