Sheehy's emergency nursing : principles and practice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howard, Patricia Kunz.

Steinmann, Rebecca A.

Sheehy, Susan Budassi, 1948-

Emergency Nurses Association.

Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency nursing.

Emergency Nursing.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Nursing.

Physical Description:

xxii, 745 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition / edited by Patricia Kunz Howard, Rebecca A. Steinmann.

Other Title:

Emergency nursing

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, [2010]

Contents:

Foundations of emergency nursing. Emergency nursing: a historical perspective / Vicki C. Patrick

Emergency nursing practice / John Fazio

Legal and regulatory constructs / Edith Ann Brous

Approaching diversity / Anita Ruiz-Contreras

Professional practice. Evidence-based practice / Vicki A. Keough

Research / Susan Barnason

Clinical foundations of emergency nursing. Triage / Nicki Gilboy

Patient assessment / Rebecca A. Steinmann

Air and surface patient transport / Reneé Semonin Holleran

Vascular access and fluid replacement / S. Kay Sedlak

Wound management / Nancy J. Denke

Pain / Paula Tanabe, Reneé Semonin Holleran, and Christopher J. Reddin

Family presence during resuscitation / Jennifer Kingsnorth-Hinrichs

Organ and tissue donation / Nancy Bonalumi

Palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency department / Garrett K. Chan

Forensic nursing in the emergency department / Daniel J. Sheridan, Katherine R. Nash, and Heidi Bresee

Emergency preparedness / Kathy S. Robinson

Nuclear, biologic, and chemical agents of mass destruction / Knox Andress

Management of the critical care patient in the emergency department / Carol Rhoades ... [et al.]

Major trauma emergencies. Epidemiology and mechanisms of injury / Cynthia Blank-Reid and Paul C. Reid, Sr.

Head trauma / Beth Broering

Spinal trauma / Jennifer Wilbeck

Thoracic trauma / Nancy J. Denke

Abdominal and genitourinary trauma / Vicki Bacidore

Orthopedic and neurovascular trauma / Mary Jo Cerepani

Burns / Cheryl Wraa

Maxillofacial trauma / Chris M. Gisness

Pediatric trauma / Autumne Bailey Mayfield and Kate Copeland

Obstetric trauma / Terri McGowan Repasky

Medical and surgical emergencies. Respiratory emergencies / Paula Works and Sharon A. Graunke

Cardiovascular emergencies / Darleen A. Williams

Shock emergencies / Reneé Semonin Holleran

Neurologic emergencies / Amy Brown and Diana King

Gastrointestinal emergencies / Amy Herrington

Renal and genitourinary emergencies / Cynthia S. Baxter

Fluids and electrolytes / Betty Kuiper

Endocrine emergencies / Colette M. Morey

Communicable diseases / Sherri-Lynne Almeida

Influenza: seasonal, avian, and pandemic / Sherri-Lynne Almeida

Environmental emergencies / Kathleen Flarity

Hematologic and oncologic emergencies / Daun A. Smith

Toxicologic emergencies / Patty Sturt

Gynecologic emergencies / Kathleen Sanders Jordan

Dental, ear, nose, throat, and facial emergencies / Elizabeth Gaudet Nolan

Ocular emergencies / Darcy Egging

Special patient populations. Obstetric emergencies / Donna L. Mason

Pediatric emergencies / Nancy L. Mecham

Child abuse and neglect / Angela Black

Intimate partner violence / Mary Jagim

Elder abuse and neglect / Nancy Stephens Donatelli

Behavioral health emergencies / Lynne Gagnon

Substance abuse / Donna L. Mason

Sexual assault / Anita Ruiz-Contreras.

Notes:

"ENA, Emergency Nurses Association."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780323055857

0323055850

OCLC:

373479646