Accident and Emergency Nursing
- ISBN-10
- 1861561903
- ISBN-13
- 9781861561909
- Category
- Medical / Critical Care
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-10-22
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- Stuart Toulson
Description
This comprehensive text, written by practising A&E nurses, seeks to provide the nurse with a professional overview of current A&E good practice. Divided into two sections the book covers all the common situations that may occur in an A&E department. Section one concerns itself with the various conditions that are presented and examines the clinical, practical aspects of those conditions. The second section discusses the professional issues involved in A&E nursing such as triage, the role of the Nurse Practitioner, violence and innappropriate attendance. Contents Section 1 Trauma Resuscitation (ATLS) Cardiac Conditions Respiratory Conditions Surgical Conditions Gynaecological Conditions Unconsciousness Neurological Conditions Psychological Conditions Orthopaedic Injuries Burns Paediatric Conditions Soft Tissue Injuries Opthalmic Conditions E.N.T. Conditions Section 2 Perceived Innappropriate Attendance Triage Role of the ENP Telephone Triage Health Education Staff Support/Bereavement Violence and Aggression Major Accident Plannin
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