SCI: Cardiac, Pulmonary, Integumentary, & Nutrition
Presented by Anne Leclaire
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In this course, we continue the discussion about systemic changes caused by a spinal cord injury. The focus is on four systems: pulmonary, integumentary, nutritional, and pain, and learning how these new changes to the person’s nervous system affect each of these areas. Rehabilitation nurses need to understand how these changes affect the person’s overall health. Risk factors associated with these new deficits are presented along with nursing interventions to assist patients in achieving their desired outcomes.
Meet your instructor
Anne Leclaire
Anne graduated with a Master of Science-Nursing from the University of Phoenix and has worked in the field of rehabilitation nursing for most of her career. She started as a staff nurse in inpatient rehabilitation at Weldon Center for Rehabilitation in Springfield, Massachusetts and then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, at…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Cardiovascular Changes
This chapter will discuss how spinal cord injury affects the cardiovascular system in particular.
2. Respiratory System
This chapter will discuss the respiratory system and how breathing works.
3. Integumentary System
Sensory deficits and circulatory changes profoundly affect the health of the integumentary system of the person with spinal cord injury and place them at high risk for pressure wounds. The rehabilitation nurse plays a very important role promoting skin health and avoiding pressure injuries through prevention, education, and treatment. This chapter reviews the risk factors brought on by the spinal cord injury that contribute to skin breakdown and addresses preventative measures that nurses should implement.
4. Nutritional Manifestations
A number of metabolic changes occur as a result of the spinal cord injury that have implications for the person’s nutritional status. Rehabilitation nurses should partner with dieticians to ensure that patients have the adequate nutritional building blocks required to help the body heal and repair itself. Nursing interventions designed to prevent malnutrition and promote adequate intake will be reviewed in this chapter.
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