Emergency nursing at a glance / edited by Natalie Holbery, Paul Newcombe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holbery, Natalie, editor.

Newcombe, Paul, editor.

Series:

At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)

At a glance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a wide-ranging and succinct overview of the key concepts of emergency care. Emergency Nursing at a Glance uses the unique and highly visual at a Glance format to convey vital information quickly and efficiently, ensuring that nursing students have access to all the important topics they need for an emergency care placement. This highly visual, easy-to-read guide is the ideal companion for anyone entering fields involving urgent or unscheduled care. •Includes all aspects of emergency care, including trauma, minor injury, triage processes, patient assessment, common emergency presentations, as well as legal, ethical and professional issues. •Covers care of adults, children, and those with learning disabilities and mental health conditions •Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach Emergency Nursing at a Glance is an invaluable resource for nursing students, newly qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals working in emergency departments, urgent care centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres.

Contents:

Front matter; Title page; Copyright; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; Part 1 Initial patient assessment; 1 The context of emergency nursing; 2 Pre-hospital care; 3 Triage; 4 The 'ABCDE' approach; 5 Track and trigger systems; 6 Pain; Part 2 Airway and breathing; 7 Airway assessment and management; 8 Assessment of breathing; 9 Oxygen therapy; 10 Respiratory conditions; Part 3 Circulation; 11 Assessment of circulation; 12 Circulation interventions; 13 Shock; 14 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG); 15 Cardiac arrhythmias; 16 Acute coronary syndromes (ACS)

34 Infectious diseases35 Notifiable diseases; 36 Sexually transmitted infections; Part 8 Vulnerable patient groups; 37 Domestic abuse; 38 Sexual assault; 39 The mental health patient in the emergency department (ED); 40 Risk assessment, self-harm and suicide; 41 Common mental health problems; 42 The patient with dementia; 43 The patient with an intellectual disability; Part 9 Children in the emergency department; 44 Children in the emergency department (ED); 45 Safeguarding children; 46 Recognising the sick child; 47 Common illnesses in children; 48 Paediatric advanced life support

Part 10 Minor injuries and conditions49 Minor injuries in children; 50 Lower limb injuries; 51 Upper limb injuries; 52 Wounds; 53 Eye conditions; 54 Ear, nose and throat conditions; Part 11 Major Trauma; 55 Trauma in context; 56 Primary survey; 57 Head and spinal injury; 58 Chest trauma; 59 Limb injuries; 60 Abdominal and pelvic trauma; 61 Massive haemorrhage; 62 Burns; 63 Trauma: Special circumstances; 64 Trauma in children; 65 Major incidents; Part 12 Patient transfer and end of life care; 66 Patient transfer; 67 End of life care; Further reading/references; Index; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-86766-1

1-118-86765-3