The Role Of Concussions In Neurosciences

Concussions has been a major topic working in Neurosciences. Many high school athletes do not recognize the signs and symptoms of concussion and fail to report symptoms to a coach because the athlete didn’t realize they were experiencing signs of a concussion. At my facility there has been an increase in admissions with young adults that have suffered one or more concussions. In my opinion, it is part of the nurse’s role to educate the patient and their family about how to prevent concussions. There’s also not enough education in the schools about concussion prevention. The practice issue is that young adults do not receive enough education about concussions therefore athletes are returning to play to soon. Research supports that with

increased education it decreases concussions.

Change Model Overview
The John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process is a three step process. The John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process contains three important foundations for professional nursing, they are practice, education, and research (Dearholt & Dang, 2015). Practice is the fundamental component in the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process. It is all nursing activity. According to Dearholt and Dang (2015 p. 34), “it is the who, what, when, where, why, and how that addresses the range of nursing activities that define the care a patient receives”. Education is the second component that displays nursing knowledge and skills to create expertise and maintain competency. Research is the third component where new knowledge for nursing is created and where the creation of new practices are developed based on scientific evidence (Dearholt & Dang, 2015). In my opinion nurses should use this model because it is easy for nurses to use and understand. This process is a method to evaluate evidence for the nurse.
Practice Question
Interprofessional Team
As leader of this project, I think that is it pertinent to have the right professionals involved on the team. The members of my team consist of the Neurologist, the Neuroscience Physician Assistant, physical therapist, a bedside nurse, and an athletic trainer or school nurse from the local school. I think that it is important to involve the athletic trainer or school nurse because that is usually who will see the young adults if they have a concussion.