Emergency nursing : core curriculum

Sweet, Vicki, (editor.). Emergency Nurses Association, (issuing body.).

Summary: Clear, concise, and thorough overview of emergency nursing. [From publisher's description].

Record details

ISBN: 0323443745
ISBN: 9780323443746
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 738 pages ; 28 cm
Edition: Seventh edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Nursing assessment and resuscitation -- Triage -- Abuse and neglect -- Complementary/alternative therapies -- Palliative and end-of-life care -- Invasive hemodynamic monitoring -- Organ and tissue donation -- Pain management -- Isolation and personal protective equipment -- Children with special health needs -- Abdominal emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Dental, ear, nose, and throat emergencies -- Endocrine emergencies -- Environmental emergencies -- Facial and ocular emergencies -- Fluid and electrolyte abnormalities -- Genitourinary emergencies -- Hematologic/oncologic emergencies -- Communicable and infectious disease emergencies -- Medical emergencies -- Neurologic emergencies -- Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies -- Orthopedic emergencies -- Pre- and post-transplant emergencies -- Toxicologic emergencies -- Psychiatric/psychosocial emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Shock emergencies -- Wounds and wound management -- Mechanism of injury -- Nursing assessment and trauma resuscitation -- Abdominal and urologic trauma -- Burn trauma -- Neurologic trauma -- Ocular and maxillofacial trauma -- Trauma in pregnancy -- Orthopedic trauma -- Thoracic trauma -- Sexual assualt -- Disaster preparedness and response -- Education: professional, patient, and community -- Emergency patient transfer and transport -- Forensic aspects of emergency nursing -- Legal and regulatory issues -- Professionalism and leadership -- Research and evidence-based practice -- Violence in the emergency care setting.