Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!

by Edwards, Mark; Griffiths, Pauline

• ISBN13: 9781901831122
• ISBN10: 1901831124
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-27
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!covers the fundamental aspects of emergency care nursing. Presented in a logical and user-friendly manner, the book has been adapted fully so that the content is placed firmly in the UK context for education and practice Following a systems-based approach, Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!will ensure nurses have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care. The book covers the basics of triage, such as the evidence-based triage process, and holistic care issues, such as cultural andpsychological support considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on physiological systems, covering shock, trauma & musculoskeletal, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gynaecological & childbirth, maxillofacial and ophthalmic, and general environmental emergencies. Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!is essential reading for pre-registration nursing students. It will also be of interest to post-registration A&E nurses looking to refresh their skills, and to paramedics.

Author Biography

Mark Edwards, ENP, tHE, BSc, DipN, RGN is Advanced Practice Team Coordinator, College of Human & Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.  He is also the lead in Emergency Nursing in the school, and is a module leader of the Paramedic programme.  He has been part of a team that has lead to the successful development of the Diploma (HE) pre-registration programme for paramedics undertaken in liaison with the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST).  He is a member of the Association of Advanced Nurse Practitioners (AANPE) and the Welsh Emergency Departments Federation (WEDFed). He has written a number of journal articles. Pauline Griffiths, PhD, RN, PGDipHCL, MSc Nursing, PGCE is Director of Pre-qualifying Undergraduate Studies, College of Human & Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. Her current research interests include the nurse\u2019s role in acute medical admissions and the experiences of first year paramedic students. External activities include involvement with the Thematic Network for Emergency and Unscheduled Care (TRUST) within the Clinical Collaboration Research Wales group, and membership of the British Critical Care Nursing Association and the British Paramedic Association.  She has written a number of journal articles.

Table of Contents

The Nurse and emergency departments                                  Holistic Care                                                                                                       Initial assessment in ED                                                                               Shock                                                                                                       Trauma & Musculoskeletal emergencies                                               Cardiac emergencies                                                                           Respiratory emergencies                                                   Neurological emergencies                                                                             Gastrointestinal emergencies                                                                        Genitourinary, gynaecological and childbirth emergencies                       Maxillofacial and ophthalmic emergencies                                                   Environmental emergencies                                                                         Glossary                                                                                                                 References                                                                                                               Index