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Emergency Nursing at a Glance


Emergency Nursing at a Glance


At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare) 1. Aufl.

von: Natalie Holbery, Paul Newcombe

CHF 39.00

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 21.01.2016
ISBN/EAN: 9781118867655
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 192

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<p>From the publishers of the market-leading <i>at a Glance</i> series comes a wide-ranging and succinct overview of the key concepts of emergency care.  <i>Emergency Nursing at a Glance </i>uses the unique and highly visual <i>at a Glance </i>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.</p> <p>•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.<br />•Covers care of adults, children, and those with learning disabilities and mental health conditions<br />•Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach</p> <p><i>Emergency Nursing at a Glance </i>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.</p>
<p><br /> Contributors vii<br /> Preface viii<br /> Acknowledgements viii<br /> About the Companion Website ix</p> <p><b>Part 1 Initial patient assessment 1</b></p> <p>1 The context of emergency nursing 2</p> <p>2 Pre-hospital care 4</p> <p>3 Triage 6</p> <p>4 The ‘ABCDE’ approach 8</p> <p>5 Track and trigger systems 10</p> <p>6 Pain 12</p> <p><b>Part 2 Airway and breathing 15</b></p> <p>7 Airway assessment and management 16</p> <p>8 Assessment of breathing 18</p> <p>9 Oxygen therapy 20</p> <p>10 Respiratory conditions 22</p> <p><b>Part 3 Circulation 25</b></p> <p>11 Assessment of circulation 26</p> <p>12 Circulation interventions 28</p> <p>13 Shock 30</p> <p>14 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) 32</p> <p>15 Cardiac arrhythmias 34</p> <p>16 Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) 36</p> <p>17 Heart failure 38</p> <p>18 Advanced life support (ALS) 40</p> <p><b>Part 4 Disability 43</b></p> <p>19 Assessment of neurological function 44</p> <p>20 The unconscious patient 46</p> <p>21 Stroke 48</p> <p>22 Seizures 50</p> <p>23 Headache 52</p> <p><b>Part 5 Emergency presentations and conditions 55</b></p> <p>24 Abdominal pain 56</p> <p>25 Gastrointestinal bleed 58</p> <p>26 Genitourinary conditions 60</p> <p>27 Acute kidney injury (AKI) 62</p> <p>28 Diabetic emergencies 64</p> <p>29 Obstetrics and gynaecology 66</p> <p><b>Part 6 Poisoning and overdose 71</b></p> <p>30 Poisoning: Assessment and management 72</p> <p>31 Poisoning: Prescription and non-prescription drugs 74</p> <p>32 Poisoning: Other substances 76</p> <p>33 Alcohol misuse 78</p> <p><b>Part 7 Infectious diseases 81</b></p> <p>34 Infectious diseases 82</p> <p>35 Notifiable diseases 84</p> <p>36 Sexually transmitted infections (STI) 86</p> <p><b>Part 8 Vulnerable patient groups 89</b></p> <p>37 Domestic abuse 90</p> <p>38 Sexual assault 92</p> <p>39 The mental health patient in the emergency department (ED) 94</p> <p>40 Risk assessment, self-harm and suicide 96</p> <p>41 Common mental health problems 98</p> <p>42 The patient with dementia 100</p> <p>43 The patient with an intellectual disability 102</p> <p><b>Part 9 Children in the emergency department 105</b></p> <p>44 Children in the emergency department (ED) 106</p> <p>45 Safeguarding children 108</p> <p>46 Recognising the sick child 110</p> <p>47 Common illnesses in children 112</p> <p>48 Paediatric advanced life support 114</p> <p><b>Part 10 Minor injuries and conditions 117</b></p> <p>49 Minor injuries in children 118</p> <p>50 Lower limb injuries 120</p> <p>51 Upper limb injuries 122</p> <p>52 Wounds 124</p> <p>53 Eye conditions 126</p> <p>54 Ear, nose and throat conditions 128</p> <p><b>Part 11 Major Trauma 131</b></p> <p>55 Trauma in context 132</p> <p>56 Primary survey 134</p> <p>57 Head and spinal injury 136</p> <p>58 Chest trauma 138</p> <p>59 Limb injuries 140</p> <p>60 Abdominal and pelvic trauma 142</p> <p>61 Massive haemorrhage 144</p> <p>62 Burns 146</p> <p>63 Trauma: Special circumstances 148</p> <p>64 Trauma in children 150</p> <p>65 Major incident 152</p> <p><b>Part 12 Patient transfer and end of life care 155</b></p> <p>66 Patient transfer 156</p> <p>67 End of life care 158</p> <p>Further reading/references 161</p> <p>Index 165</p>
<p>This is an excellent resource for emergency nurses of all levels. It highlights common presentations to the emergency department (ED) from wounds to poisoning to cardiac arrests....It should be mandatory reading for all nurses starting a career in the ED (<b>Nursing Standard- Sept 2016</b>)<br /><br /></p>
<p><b>Natalie Holbery</b>, Lecturer/Practitioner Emergency Care, St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston University and St George's, University of London</p> <p><b>Paul Newcombe</b>, Associate Professor, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London</p>
<p>The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a doublepage spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.</p> <p><b>Everything you need to know about Emergency Nursing… at a Glance!</b></p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Includes all aspects of emergency care, including trauma, minor injury, triage processes, patient assessment and common emergency presentations, as well as legal, ethical and professional issues</li> <li>Covers care of adults, children and those with learning disabilities or mental health conditions</li> <li>Available in a range of digital formats – perfect for ‘on the go’ study and revision</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> <p>All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Health Science books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.</p> <p>If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewnursingbooks.com to find out more.</p> <p>This new title is also available as an e-book.</p> <p>For more details, please see <a href="http://www.wiley.com/buy/9781118867679">www.wiley.com/buy/9781118867679</a> or scan the QR code</p> <p>Emergency Nursing at a Glance is also available as a digital textbook.</p> <p>For more details visit</p> <p>http://bit.ly/EMENAAG</p> <p>A companion website is available at <a href="http://www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/emergencynursing">www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/emergencynursing</a> featuring interactive multiple choice questions.</p> <p>For more information on the complete range of Wiley nursing publishing, please visit: www.wileynursing.com</p> <p>To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email</p>

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