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Accident and Emergency Nursing
Contributor(s): Toulson (Author)
ISBN: 1861561903     ISBN-13: 9781861561909
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $80.70  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2001
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Annotation: 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

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Nursing - Emergency
Dewey: 610.736
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.08" W x 8.97" (1.6 lbs) 528 pages
 
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Publisher 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