cover image - Sheehy's Emergency Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323485432
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 09-11-2019
Page Count: 688
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $106.99

Sheehy's Emergency Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 7th Edition

by Emergency Nurses Association

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cover image - Sheehy's Emergency Nursing - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323485432
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 09-11-2019
Page Count: 688
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $106.99
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Written by emergency nurses for emergency nurses, Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition covers the issues and procedures unique to the emergency department. This comprehensive, evidence-based resource is written by the Emergency Nurses Association and includes developments and changes in clinical practice that are incorporated throughout the text. Considered the go-to guide for issues and procedures unique to the emergency department, the user-friendly format features more than 150 high-quality illustrations and tables that highlight essential concepts and offer quick access to vital information. New to this edition is updated key coverage including clinical fundamentals, treatment for trauma and medical-surgical emergencies, the foundations of emergency nursing practice, special populations, and more!

    • Written by the Emergency Nurses Association, ensuring this is the most accurate information on the market.
    • Logically organized, chapters are grouped into six sections for quick access to important content: Foundations of Emergency Nursing, Professional Practice, Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing, Major Trauma Emergencies, Medical and Surgical Emergencies, and Special Patient Populations.
    • A separate unit on special patient populations covers topics such as child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, substance abuse and behavioral/pediatric/obstetrical emergencies.
    • NEW! Coverage includes the latest on topical issues such as ethics, workplace violence, and geriatric trauma.
    • UPDATED Information on non-narcotic use for treatment of pain and increasing rates of addiction.
    • NEW! Discussion of transgender patients covers how to work with this unique population.
    • UPDATED pain guidelines feature the latest pain indicators.
    • UPDATED sepsis guidelines provide essential information on pathophysiology and diagnosis, with valuable guidelines for managing these patients.
    • NEW! Fully revised information on communicable diseases.
    • NEW! Full color photo insert shows details anatomical images to help readers visualize the material.
    • High-quality radiographic and other diagnostic images bring content to life
    • Written by diverse group of contributors from rural, suburban, and urban areas and representing a broad range of clinical positions offer their own unique insights.
    • Tables and boxes highlight and summarize critical and essential information, while 150 illustrations help readers quickly identify and treat frequently encountered conditions.
    • NEW! Coverage includes the latest on topical issues such as ethics, workplace violence, and geriatric trauma.
    • UPDATED pain guidelines feature the latest pain indicators.
    • UPDATED sepsis guidelines provide essential information on pathophysiology and diagnosis, with valuable guidelines for managing these patients.
    • NEW! Fully revised information on communicable diseases.
    • UPDATED Information on non-narcotic use for treatment of pain and increasing rates of addiction.
    • NEW! Discussion of transgender patients covers how to work with this unique population.
    • NEW! Full color photo insert
  • Unit I: Foundations of Emergency Nursing
    1. Emergency Nursing Practice
    2. Legal and Regulatory Considerations
    3. Approaching Diversity

    Unit II: Professional Practice
    4. Evidence-Based Practice
    5. Research
    6. Ethical Considerations
    7. Workplace Violence
     
    Unit III: Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing
    8. Triage
    9. Patient Assessment
    10. Pain
    11. Wound Management
    12. Family Presence During Resuscitation
    13. Management of the Critical Care Patient in the Emergency Department
    14. Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Emergency Department
    15. Organ and Tissue Donation
    16. Air and Surface Patient Transport
    17. Emergency Preparedness
    18. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Threats

    Unit IV: Medical and Surgical Emergencies
    19. Communicable Diseases
    20. Fluids and Electrolytes
    21. Shock Emergencies
    22. Respiratory Emergencies
    23. Cardiovascular Emergencies
    24. Neurologic Emergencies
    25. Gastrointestinal Emergencies
    26. Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies
    27. Gynecologic Emergencies
    28. Endocrine Emergencies
    29. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
    30. Environmental Emergencies
    31. Toxicologic Emergencies
    32. Dental, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Facial Emergencies
    33. Ocular Emergencies
     
    Unit V: Trauma Emergencies
    34. Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Injury
    35. Head Trauma
    36. Maxillofacial Trauma
    37. Spinal Trauma
    38. Thoracic Trauma
    39. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
    40. Orthopedic and Neurovascular Trauma
    41. Burn Trauma
    42. Pediatric Trauma
    43. Obstetric Trauma
    44. Geriatric Trauma
     
    Unit VI: Special Populations
    45. Pediatric Emergencies
    46. Geriatric Emergencies
    47. Behavioral Health Emergencies
    48. Emergency Forensic Considerations
    49. Abuse and Neglect
    50. Substance Abuse
    51. Sexual Assault

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