Mosby's Emergency Nursing Reference

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MOSBY'S EMERGENCY NURSING REFERENCE provides busy emergency nurses and student nurses with a comprehensive, easy-to-use emergency resource. Organized into three units, the first unit includes a reference guide with the 27 most frequently used tools of the trade, such as quick-reference tables, algorithms, formulas, and assessment guidelines. The second unit covers need-to-know information on the 21 most common clinical conditions. The third unit includes the 32 most common procedures performed in the emergency department in a convenient, step-by-step format.

Presents clinical conditions in alphabetical order to facilitate quick retrieval of

information in a busy ED setting.

Provides step-by-step guidelines for the most frequently performed emergency

procedures.

Describes measurable expected patient outcomes.

Organizes triage information around symptom clustering and red flags to help

prioritize care.

Alerts readers to crucial must do or must know information with Nursing Alert

boxes.

Features, such as a flexible binding, portable handbook size, and thumb tabs make

information easily and quickly accessible.

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Provides a nuts-and-bolts guide to blood-product administration for adult and pediatric

patients.

Outlines and explains transfusion reactions.

Describes the effect of different types of fluids used in resuscitation.

Includes formulas used in fluid administration.

Provides the most up-to-date information about oxygen delivery devices.

Presents information on how to help a Spanish-speaking child identify his/her level of

pain.

Includes the pediatric coma scale.

Features the pediatric trauma score which is used to help evaluate the severity of injury.

Provides information about domestic violence in the Mental Health Conditions chapter.

Includes a section on the role of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and the

latest findings on sexual assault.

Presents additional information on mammalian bites and anaphylactic shock.

Highlights major points of care for quick reference with bold or italicized text.

Presents pediatric and adult content separately in the reference section of the book for

fast and easy access.

Includes stroke and hypothermia algorithms.

Covers the latest information on conscious sedation according to JCAHO standards,

including a table on deep sedation.

Features several new and updated tables which include the following information:

conversion of Centigrade and Fahrenheit, updated normal lab values, updated medication

tables, etc.

Spanish version of 1st edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-319-4

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  Mosby's Emergency Nursing Reference

  • 2005
  • 1001 pages
  • Paperback
  • Elsevier Mosby

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