Care of the Movement Disorder Patient with Deep Brain Stimulation (Guideline PDF Only)
The goal of this guideline is to help nurses provide consistent, high-quality, current care to patients with movement disorders who have DBS devices. Topics included are patient selection, preoperative care, postoperative care, DBS programming, collaborative practice concepts, and nursing care. (Guideline PDF Only)
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This guideline is intended as a clinical reference for registered nurses and other healthcare providers. A review of the medications used for PD, ET, and dystonia is presented; however, the goals of the guideline are to present basic algorithms for DBS programming for PD, ET, and dystonia symptom control, along with pharmacotherapeutic and nonpharmacologic management to increase the likelihood of successful patient outcomes.