Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient This book is a detailed reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical problems. The explanations and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help the reader to understand the rationale behind the nursing care. Each chapter includes information on patient and family education and gives helpful guidelines. There is no other reference available that provides such specific information. `Nursing Care of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Patient` serves as a detailed reference for all nurses caring for children with neurosurgical problems. Staff nurses (and student nurses) working in clinics PICU pediatrics operating rooms post anesthesia care units emergency department and radiology will benefit from the information presented in this book. The explanations of pathophysiology anatomy radiodiagnostic testing and treatment options for each neurosurgical diagnosis will help them to understand the rationale behind the nursing care. Presenting symptoms and findings on neurological examination and history will enable nurses to identify normal signs. Each chapter includes information on patient and family education and will give helpful guidelines. Although there has been a need within the pediatric neurosurgery community for this type of information for years there is no other reference available that provides this type of specific information.