Description
Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, this comprehensive, evidence-based resource covers the issues and procedures that are often unique to the emergency department. New developments and changes in clinical practice are incorporated throughout. The user-friendly format features more than 350 high-quality illustrations and 150 tables that highlight essential concepts and offer quick access to vital information. Key coverage includes clinical fundamentals, treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the foundations of emergency nursing practice, and special populations.
Product Details
Reference
43712
EAN13
9780323055857
ISBN
9780323055857
Data sheet
Publication date
2009
Issue number
6
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
768
Dimensions (mm)
222 x 281
Weight (g)
1770
Unit I: Foundations of Emergency Nursing 1. Emergency Nursing: An Historical Perspective 2. Emergency Nursing Practice 3. Legal and Regulatory Constructs 4. Cultural DimensionsUnit II: Professional Practice 5. Evidence-Based Practice 6. ResearchUnit III: Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing 7. Triage 8. Patient Assessment 9. Air and Surface Patient Transport 10. Vascular Access and Fluid Replacement 11. Wound Management 12. Pain 13. Family Presence During Resuscitation - NEW! 14. Organ and Tissue Donation 15. Palliative and End of Life in the Emergency Department 16. Forensic Nursing in the Emergency Department - NEW! 17. Emergency Operations Preparedness 18. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Agents of Mass Destruction - NEW! 19. Management of the Critical Care Patient in the Emergency Department - NEW! Unit IV: Major Trauma Emergencies 20. Epidemiology of Trauma 21. Head Trauma 22. Spinal Trauma 23. Thoracic Trauma 24. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma 25. Orthopedic and Neurovascular Trauma 26. Burns 27. Maxillofacial Trauma 28. Pediatric Trauma 29. Obstetric TraumaUnit V: Medical and Surgical Emergencies 30. Respiratory Emergencies 31. Cardiovascular Emergencies 32. Shock Emergencies 33. Neurologic Emergencies 34. Gastrointestinal Emergencies 35. Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies 36. Fluids and Electrolytes 37. Endocrine Emergencies 38. Infections and Communicable Diseases 39. Influenza: Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic - NEW! 40. Environmental Emergencies 41. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies 42. Toxicologic Emergencies 43. Gynecologic Emergencies 44. Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Facial Emergencies 45. Ocular EmergenciesUnit VI: Special Patient Populations 46. Obstetric Emergencies 47. Pediatric Emergencies 48. Child Abuse and Neglect 49. Intimate Partner Violence 50. Elder Abuse and Neglect 51. Behavioral Health Emergencies 52. Substance Abuse 53. Sexual Assault