Lippincott's Q & A certification review : emergency nursing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency nursing--Examinations, questions, etc.

Emergency nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This comprehensive workbook is an indispensable aid for emergency room nurses preparing for the CEN exam. The book contains over 1,400 questions and answers in an easy-to-use two-column format-questions in the left column, correct answers and rationales in the right. A bound-in CD-ROM contains over 300 additional questions. Coverage encompasses all subject areas in the CEN exam blueprint, and includes 5-tier triage, ECG strips, long-term complications of ED care, disaster management, and recognition and emergency management of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. The book includes sample tests with 175 questions, weighted according to the CEN exam blueprint.

Contents:

Abdominal emergencies

Cardiovascular emergencies

Disaster management

Environmental emergencies

Maxillofacial emergencies

Medical emergencies and communicable diseases

Genitourinary and gynecologic problems

Neurologic emergencies

Obstetric emergencies

Ocular emergencies

Orthopedic emergencies

Mental health emergencies

Patient care management

Respiratory emergencies

Shock and multisystem trauma emergencies

Substance abuse and toxicologic emergencies

Wound management

Stabilization and transfer

Patient and community education

Legal issues

Organizational issue and quality improvement.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-8582-4

OCLC:

908511415