| Description |
ix, 664 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction. Nursing in emergency care / Gary Jones -- Part I. Trauma management -- 1. Pre-hospital care / Tim Kilner -- 2. Trauma life support / Lynda Holt -- 3. Major incidents / Tim Kilner -- Part II. Trauma care -- 4. Head injuries / Karen Lesley Sanders -- 5. Skeletal injuries / Mary Dawood & Lynda Holt -- 6. Spinal injuries / Mike Paynter -- 7. Thoracic injuries / Barbara Warncken -- 8. Abdominal injuries / Valerie Small -- 9. Facial injuries / Elspeth Hair -- 10. Burns / Charlotte Douglas -- Part III. Psychological dimensions -- 11. Violence and aggression / Barbara L. Neades & Kirsty Jack -- 12. Stress and stress management / Heather Josland -- 13. Care of the bereaved / Brian Dolan -- 14. Psychiatric emergencies / Barbara Warncken & Brian Dolan -- Part IV. Life continuum -- 15. Infants / Donna McGeary -- 16. The pre-school child / Julie Flaherty & Brian Dolan -- 17. Age 5 to puberty / Anita Tyler -- 18. Adolescence / Lynda Holt -- 19. Young adults / Judy Davies -- 20. Middle years / Brian Boag -- 21. Older people / Antonia Lynch -- |
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Part V. Physiology for ED practice -- 22. Physiology for ED practice / Marion Richardson -- 23. Wound care / Elaine Cole, Antonia Lynch & Tanya Reynolds -- 24. Pain and pain management / Marion Richardson -- 25. Local and regional anaesthesia / Paula (Polly) Grainger -- Part VI. Emergency care -- 26. Cardiac emergencies / Jamie Walthall -- 27. Medical emergencies / Tim Kilner -- 28. Surgical emergencies / Valerie Small -- 29. Gynaecological and obstetric emergencies / Orlo Devereux -- 30. Ophthalmic emergencies / Janet Marsden -- 31. Ear, nose and throat emergencies / Tim Kilner -- Part VII. Practice issues in emergency care -- 32. People with learning disabilities / Margaret Sowney & Michael Brown -- 33. Health promotion / Stewart Piper -- 34. Triage / Janet Marsden -- Part VIII. Professional issues in ED -- 35. Leadership / Lynda Holt & Andrew Cook -- 36. Clinical decision-making / Emma Tippins -- 37. Ethical issues / Rosie Wilkinson -- 38. Law / Nicola Meeres -- 39. Health & safety / Sheelagh Brewer -- Appendix |
| Summary |
"This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The book shows nurses why they are doing what they do rather than just how for a wide range of conditions presenting in the emergency department. Potential problem areas such as paediatrics and treating the mentally ill patient in the emergecny department are also covered. It has A&P sections to help practitioners to refresh their knowledge. This book is the authoritative guide to the clinical and professional needs of emergency nurses caring for patients across the lifespan." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: Edinburgh: Baillière Tindall, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency nursing.
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Intensive care nursing.
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Emergencies.
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Emergency Nursing.
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Wounds and Injuries.
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Emergency Nursing -- methods.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Emergency Treatment -- nursing.
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Wounds and Injuries -- nursing.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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| Author |
Dolan, Brian.
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Holt, Lynda.
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| ISBN |
0702026840 (paperback) |
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9780702026843 (paperback) |
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