
Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Publisher)
Published on 5. October 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-901831-12-2 (ISBN)
Description
Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! covers the fundamental aspects of emergency care nursing. Presented in a logical and user-friendly manner, the book has been adapted fully so that the content is placed firmly in the UK context for education and practice
Following a systems-based approach, Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! will ensure nurses have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care. The book covers the basics of triage, such as the evidence-based triage process, and holistic care issues, such as cultural andpsychological support considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on physiological systems, covering shock, trauma & musculoskeletal, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynaecological & childbirth, maxillofacial and ophthalmic, and general environmental emergencies. Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students. It will also be of interest to post-registration A&E nurses looking to refresh their skills, and to paramedics.
Following a systems-based approach, Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! will ensure nurses have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care. The book covers the basics of triage, such as the evidence-based triage process, and holistic care issues, such as cultural andpsychological support considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on physiological systems, covering shock, trauma & musculoskeletal, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynaecological & childbirth, maxillofacial and ophthalmic, and general environmental emergencies. Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students. It will also be of interest to post-registration A&E nurses looking to refresh their skills, and to paramedics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1000
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
772 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-901831-12-2 (9781901831122)
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Mark Edwards, ENP, tHE, BSc, DipN, RGN is Advanced Practice Team Coordinator, College of Human & Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. He is also the lead in Emergency Nursing in the school, and is a module leader of the Paramedic programme. He has been part of a team that has lead to the successful development of the Diploma (HE) pre-registration programme for paramedics undertaken in liaison with the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST). He is a member of the Association of Advanced Nurse Practitioners (AANPE) and the Welsh Emergency Departments Federation (WEDFed). He has written a number of journal articles.
Pauline Griffiths,PhD, RN, PGDipHCL, MSc Nursing, PGCE is Director of Pre-qualifying Undergraduate Studies, College of Human & Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. Her current research interests include the nurse's role in acute medical admissions and the experiences of first year paramedic students. External activities include involvement with the Thematic Network for Emergency and Unscheduled Care (TRUST) within the Clinical Collaboration Research Wales group, and membership of the British Critical Care Nursing Association and the British Paramedic Association. She has written a number of journal articles.
Pauline Griffiths,PhD, RN, PGDipHCL, MSc Nursing, PGCE is Director of Pre-qualifying Undergraduate Studies, College of Human & Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. Her current research interests include the nurse's role in acute medical admissions and the experiences of first year paramedic students. External activities include involvement with the Thematic Network for Emergency and Unscheduled Care (TRUST) within the Clinical Collaboration Research Wales group, and membership of the British Critical Care Nursing Association and the British Paramedic Association. She has written a number of journal articles.
Content
The Nurse and emergency departments
Holistic Care
Initial assessment in ED
Shock
Trauma & Musculoskeletal emergencies
Cardiac emergencies
Respiratory emergencies
Neurological emergencies
Gastrointestinal emergencies
Genitourinary, gynaecological and childbirth emergencies
Maxillofacial and ophthalmic emergencies
Environmental emergencies
Glossary
References
Index
Holistic Care
Initial assessment in ED
Shock
Trauma & Musculoskeletal emergencies
Cardiac emergencies
Respiratory emergencies
Neurological emergencies
Gastrointestinal emergencies
Genitourinary, gynaecological and childbirth emergencies
Maxillofacial and ophthalmic emergencies
Environmental emergencies
Glossary
References
Index