Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care

Description

Thoroughly revised and featuring a more efficient and streamlined design, the new 7th edition of Sheehy's trusted emergency care resource offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the essentials emergency nurses need to know. Each condition commonly seen in the emergency setting is thoroughly addressed, from signs and symptoms, to diagnosis, treatment, developmental considerations, patient education, and more. Updated material and easy-to-reference contents make this resource a must-have for current practice.

Key Features

• Comprehensive content presents thorough discussion of signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, age/developmental considerations, and patient/family education for each condition.
• Authorship from the Emergency Nurses Association ensures this book contains the best practices in emergency nursing.
• Quick-reference format uses a consistent layout to help you find information quickly and easily.

New to This Edition

• NEW! 2-column format features new Tricks of the Trade boxes to give you a professional's perspective on common issues in emergency nursing.
• NEW! Fully revised content from the ENA and a broad panel of expert contributors includes up-to-date, practical information on topics such as critical care in the ED, time management, the morbidly obese patient, electronic medical records, disaster nursing, forensic nursing, and workplace violence.

Table of Contents

Part I: BASIC EMERGENCY ISSUES
1. Legal Issues for Emergency Nurses
2. Workplace Violence and Disruptive Behaviors
3. Mass Casualty Incidents
4. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department
5. Ethical Dilemmas in Emergency Nursing
6. Forensics

Part II: BASIC CLINICAL ISSUES
7. Triage
8. Airway Management
9. Cardiopulmonary Arrest
10. Intravenous Therapy
11. Care of the Patient with Pain
12. Substance Abuse
13. Alcohol Abuse
14. Wound Management
15. Procedural Sedation
16. Laboratory Specimens and Radiologic Examinations
17. End-of-Life Issues for Emergency Nurses

Part III: COMMON NON-TRAUMATIC EMERGENCIES
18. Respiratory Emergencies
19. Cardiovascular Emergencies
20. Shock
21. SIRS/Sepsis
22. Infectious Diseases
23. Hematologic and Immunologic Emergencies
24. Stroke
25. Neurologic Emergencies
26. Facial, ENT, and Dental Emergencies
27. Ocular Emergencies
28. Abdominal Pain
29. Metabolic Emergencies
30. Toxicology Emergencies
31. Environmental Emergencies
32. Bite and Sting Emergencies
33. Genitourinary Emergencies
34. Sexually Transmitted Infections

Part IV: TRAUMA
35. Assessment and Stabilization of the Trauma Patient
36. Head Trauma
37. Spinal Cord/Neck Trauma
38. Chest Trauma
39. Abdominal Trauma
40. Musculoskeletal Injuries
41. Facial, Ocular, ENT, and Dental Trauma
42. Burns
43. Obstetrical Trauma
44. Pediatric Trauma
45. Geriatric Trauma

Part V: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
46. Obstetric Emergencies
47. Gynecologic Emergencies
48. Mental Health Emergencies
49. Abuse and Neglect
50. Intimate Partner Violence
51. Sexual Assault
52. Pediatric Considerations in Emergency Nursing
53. Geriatric Considerations in Emergency Nursing
54. Considerations for Patient with Morbid Obesity