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1st Edition Winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award for
Emergency/Critical Care Nursing 2nd Edition Accompanied by Provider
Approved Contact Hours for Continuing Education This authoritative
orientation guide for new and seasoned nurses, preceptors,
educators, management teams, urgent care staff, pre-hospital
personnel, and anyone working in the triage arena, presents
essential information to access quickly and repeatedly. Patients
rarely present to triage with a diagnosis, but rather convey a
multitude of complaints, signs, and symptoms. It is the job of the
triage nurse to identify serious "red flag" presentations hidden
among all this information, all while delivering individualized
care and juggling wait times in often over-crowded emergency
departments. Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse, Second Edition
retains its key focus on numerous aspects of triage for emergency
department and urgent care settings, from orientation, to front-end
processes, to clinical practice and nursing essentials. With
real-life examples, chapters detail a multitude of clinical
presentations and include procedures and protocols that the triage
nurse implements in daily practice. This newly revised and updated
edition covers how to build confidence in the triage role,
accurately assess patient presentations, reduce personnel and
hospital liability, increase patient and staff satisfaction, and,
ultimately, deliver quality patient care that supports best
outcomes. 5 New Chapters in the Second Edition: Active
Shooter/Active Violence Emergency Management for when Disaster
Strikes Triage Competency Pain Management Endocrine Emergencies
Continuing Education: Access first post-test to obtain provider
approved contact hours NOW Receive email alerts when new continuing
education opportunities become available Key Features: Access
rapidly "red flag" patient presentations Covers essential clinical
information in an easy-to-read format Focuses on processes, patient
and staff safety, legalities, documentation, and critical thinking
at triage Addresses specific patient populations including
pediatric, older adult, human trafficking, military personnel, and
more Incorporates invaluable practice tips for staff in emergency
department and urgent care settings Offers guidance from seasoned
emergency department nurses and triage educators
Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, Second Edition
allows readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 case
histories of sexual assault and accompanying photographs of the
patients' physical examinations. Self-directed exercises will guide
readers through the process of identifying documented injuries and
developing a plan of action for evidence collection and subsequent
medical care unique to each case. Features and Benefits: 15 diverse
case history and full-color exam photos for a broad survey of
sexual assault response Authored by nationally recognized experts
in forensic nursing Ideal for self-directed study or group
instruction Portable and convenient Written for sexual assault
examiners at every level of experience, from novice to advanced
Whether you are a new or an experienced emergency nurse, you'll
find that the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is an
essential tool for your practice. Authored by the Emergency Nurses
Association (ENA), this highly-respected resource will help you
build and verify your knowledge, develop practice standards,
improve quality of care, and educate nursing staff as well as
patients and families. The Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th
Edition is also the ideal resource to help you prepare for the
Certification for Emergency Nurses (CEN) exam. Authored by ENA, you
can rely on this text to be the most authoritative and up-to-date
resource available. The text's outline format and alphabetical
listing of the Clinical Emergencies chapters mean you can find the
information you need - fast! NEW! Updated content incorporates the
latest information about: New types of insulin Cancer statistics
Stroke guidelines HIPAA information Healthy People 2020 Sepsis
protocols Forensic Aspects of Emergency Nursing Violence in the ED
Palliative care ENA-authored ensures text is the most authoritative
and up-to-date resource available. NEW! Reorganized unit on trauma
emergencies makes facts more easy to find. Updated outline and
alphabetical listing of the Clinical Emergencies chapters makes
information quickly accessible. NEW! Additional illustrations and
tables enhance your understanding of key information.
The second edition of Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
provides a practical and accessible guide to all emergency
situations encountered in obstetrics and gynaecology, from the
immediately life-threatening to the smaller but urgent problems
that may arise. Designed around the symptoms and signs with which
the patient presents to the hospital, this handbook explains how to
arrive at a differential diagnosis and how to prevent, manage, or
treat an emergency. The 'Obstetric emergencies' section covers
topics from early pregnancy through to post-delivery complications,
whilst the 'Gynaecologic emergencies' section addresses those
issues that could potentially pose a threat to a women's fertility
or even her life. Addressing new topics on issues that have become
more prevalent, such as substance misuse in pregnancy, and violence
against women and children, the second edition of Emergencies in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an essential read. A new topic on
'preoperative assessment' outlines how to manage consent, the
risks, benefits, and what the patient should expect.
This is a concise, user-friendly orientation guide and reference
for new and seasoned nurses, paramedics, preceptors, educators,
management teams, and anyone else in triage situations. It features
a consistent format with pithy information guidelines covering key
processes and practices Triage Nurses use daily. Chapters address
core elements of triage such as tips for success for triage
orientees and triage preceptors, point-of-entry, evaluation
processes, understanding a variety of acuity scales, "red-flag"
diagnoses and how to handle them, coordination and communication
with other health care team members, documentation guidelines, and
care considerations for special populations. Practical information
on all areas of triage includes coverage of emergency department
and urgent care triage. The guide addresses care considerations for
such specialized populations as geriatric, paediatric, and
individuals with disabilities. Included are adult teaching and
learning principles, legal concerns, customer service tips,
compassion fatigue, core measures, and case studies. The guide
covers fostering critical thinking skills, electronic medical
record, provider in triage, trauma, patient and staff safety, and
much more. Information is organized in brief, bulleted "bites" for
knowledge at a glance. This book was originally published under the
Fast Facts series by Springer Publishing Company.
In an easy-to-use "Fast Facts" format, this pocket-sized
reference provides clear and precise access to basic EKG
information and EKG recognition guidelines that nurses use daily.
The guide helps readers to accurately identify EKG rhythms and
provides clear explanations of cardiac anatomy and electrical
conduction pathways along with a step-by-step approach for
evaluating EKG rhythm strips. The book also addresses various
clinical causes of each rhythm. Real-life cardiac case scenarios
and the generous use of practice rhythm strips will help students
to master the challenging task of identifying EKG rhythms clearly
and accurately. The book's "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" feature
provides bullet-point lists that highlight core concepts. Written
for nursing students and new nurses, this resource will also be a
helpful tutorial for seasoned nurses needing a quick refresher. Key
Features:
Provides all information nursing students and new nurses need
to know for EKG rhythm identification Offers a clearly organized,
succinct pocket-size guide for daily use Includes numerous examples
of EKG strips to reinforce understanding Links clinical scenarios
to each rhythm Facilitates interpretation of challenging heart
blocks and pacing and bundle branch blocks
Life-Flight-Teams are called to transport those in need of critical
medical care to an institution capable of managing their condition.
On occasion, life-altering events can be prevented from ever
occurring, or measures may be taken by both patients and medical
providers to reduce the impact these events have. This book was
written for two reasons, to enlighten those curious about the
flight-nurse profession and to share some take home lessons from
these medical emergencies with the public, nurses, and EMS
providers. The author is an acute care nurse practitioner for the
Cleveland Clinic Critical Care Transport Team. After being asked
frequently about his career as a life-flight nurse, David Kaniecki
decided to answer this question by sharing his more memorable
experiences as a life-flight nurse, linking each story to a
teachable event. In his book, he describes many of his exciting
adventures of critical care transport with various emergent disease
processes. For those unfamiliar to critical care, he helps explain
these diseases in an easy to understand format prior to sharing his
story. David believes the greatest teaching methods are through
real life experiences. After each story, he shares key lessons that
can be taken away from these events.
Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, Sheehy's
Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition covers the
issues and procedures unique to the emergency department. This
comprehensive, evidence-based resource is written by the Emergency
Nurses Association and includes developments and changes in
clinical practice that are incorporated throughout the text.
Considered the go-to guide for issues and procedures unique to the
emergency department, the user-friendly format features more than
150 high-quality illustrations and tables that highlight essential
concepts and offer quick access to vital information. New to this
edition is updated key coverage including clinical fundamentals,
treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the
foundations of emergency nursing practice, special populations, and
more! Written by the Emergency Nurses Association, ensuring this is
the most accurate information on the market. Most comprehensive and
authoritative text available on emergency nursing. Logically
organized, chapters are grouped into six sections for quick access
to important content: Foundations of Emergency Nursing,
Professional Practice, Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing,
Major Trauma Emergencies, Medical and Surgical Emergencies, and
Special Patient Populations. Tables and boxes highlight and
summarize critical and essential information, while 150
illustrations help you to quickly identify and treat frequently
encountered conditions. A separate unit on special patient
populations covers topics such as child abuse, elder abuse,
intimate partner violence, sexual assault, substance abuse and
behavioral/pediatric/obstetrical emergencies. NEW! Coverage
includes the latest on topical issues such as ethics, workplace
violence, and geriatric trauma. UPDATED pain guidelines feature the
latest pain indicators. UPDATED sepsis guidelines provide essential
information on pathophysiology and diagnosis, with valuable
guidelines for managing these patients. NEW! Fully revised
information on communicable diseases. UPDATED Information on
non-narcotic use for treatment of pain and increasing rates of
addiction. NEW! Discussion of transgender patients covers how to
work with this unique population. NEW! Full color photo insert
Emergency nursing requires rapid assessment and decision-making.
Often you are required to make sense of considerable amounts of
information and act on it. The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing
provides an essential resource when time is short and the need for
practical clinical guidance is paramount. This handbook provides
clear, focussed information that will aid all areas of patient
assessment and management in emergency care. The concise format
will enable the reader to quickly locate the information needed and
provides alerts regarding critical 'must-do's' that often apply to
the ill or injured adult or child. Those new to emergency care will
find this an invaluable source of clinical information that will
provide guidance and structure to the patient assessment and
management process. The skills section provides a quick resume of
the many clinical skills needed in emergency care, ideal as an
introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher when skills are
performed infrequently. This handbook will empower nurses and imbue
them with the confidence to deliver excellence in emergency care.
Written by practising nurses and subject experts, the Oxford
Handbook of Emergency Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion
for practising and student nurses, and to all health care
professionals working in the emergency care setting.
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access to any online entitlements included with the product. Why
waste time guessing at what you need to know for the Certified
Emergency Nursing (CEN) exam? Maximize your exam preparation time
with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question
and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with
traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the
correct answers you'll need to know on exam day. Emphasis is placed
on distilling key facts and clinical pearls essential for exam
success. Great for certification and re-certification, this
high-yield review for the CEN exam is the perfect compliment to
larger texts for intense, streamlined review in the days and weeks
before your exam.
Face the demands of the emergency nursing certification exam (CEN)
with the self-assurance that only the right kind of preparation can
bring, with the newly updated Lippincott Q&A Certification
Review: Emergency Nursing (CEN), 3rd Edition. This ideal study
guide offers 975 multiple-choice questions, covering all aspects of
the CEN Exam and written in the same style as those created by the
Board of Certified Nursing (BCEN). Offering end-of-chapter answers
and expanded rationales plus two end-of-book practice exams, this
is the optimal study guide for all RNs preparing for the CEN exam.
Prepare for CEN exam success with: NEW and updated exam questions
and expanded rationales 975 multiple-choice questions Ideal CEN
study guide - includes questions from every aspect of the CEN,
following the BCEN's suggested study format Clinical Pearls of
Wisdom - offering further explanations for a more complete review
of vital concepts, plus test-taking tips and strategies
Quick-reference answers - ideal for ongoing exam practice Part I
addresses clinical practice, with these individual chapters:
Professional issues - questions on legal and ethical issues,
stabilization and transfer of patients, cultural diversity, safety
and other emergency nursing situations, such as disaster
preparedness and domestic violence Shock Environmental emergencies
Toxicology and substance abuse Neurological emergencies Medical and
communicable diseases Respiratory emergencies Orthopedic
emergencies Maxillofacial and ocular emergencies Psycho-social
emergencies Cardiovascular emergencies Gastrointestinal emergencies
Genitourinary, gynecological and obstetrical emergencies Part II
includes Sample Tests I and II: Multiple-choice questions followed
by answers and rationales that include explanations for both
correct and incorrect answers - follows the blueprint of the actual
CEN exam as presented on the BCEN website Additional information on
cardiac arrhythmias, common life-support drugs and triage
assessment principles Your book purchase includes a complimentary
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eBooks About the Clinical Editor Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN,
FAEN, lectures nationwide on the Certified Emergency Nurse review
course and currently works as an ED staff nurse at Mercy Hospital
Lebanon in Lebanon, Missouri.
The yearbook compiles the most recent, widespread developments of
experimental and clinical research and practice in one
comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well
recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency
medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal
medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and
emergency medicine.
Peter Canning shocked his family and friends when he gave up a
successful career as a speechwriter for the governor of Connecticut
to become a paramedic. Making his way through a rigorous training
period, overcoming his self-doubts and fear of making fatal
mistakes, Canning went from a life of privilege to the
life-and-death reality of the streets. In Paramedic, Canning
relives the nerve-racking seconds that can mean the difference
between a patient's death and survival, as he struggles - sometimes
in the face of a hostile crowd or the glare of TV cameras - to make
the right call, dispense the right medication, or keep a patient's
heart beating long enough to reach the hospital.
Nurses and other professionals in clinical practice are
increasingly worried that they are unprepared to cope with
psychiatric emergencies. This original book will equip them with
all the appropriate skills to act effectively and professionally.
It will also enable them to maintain their own safety. The approach
is deliberately practical, and the text covers most of the common
emergencies and others which raise difficult management issues. An
adaptable framework which can be used in any emergency is
developed. It brings together related issues such as intervention
skills, client involvement and staff stress. It will prove a
popular and reassuring companion and an important practical
resource. * basic principles presented clearly and simply *
supported by discussions of current research * intervention
techniques explored in detail
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