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Title

Sheehy's emergency nursing : principles and practice / edited by Lorene Newberry.

Publication

St. Louis : Mosby, 1998.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Newberry, Lorene
• Sheehy, Susan Budassi, 1948-

Description

xv, 828 p. : ill.; 29 cm.

Alternative Title

Emergency nursing

Subject

• Emergency nursing
• Emergency Nursing

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Emergency nursing : principles and practice / edited by Susan Budassi Sheehy. 3rd ed. 1992.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• I. Foundations of Emergency Nursing. 1. Overview of Emergency Nursing. 2. Emergency Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis. 3. Emergency Nursing Certification. 4. Legal and Regulatory Constructs. 5. Cultural Dimensions -- II. Professional Practice. 6. Emergency Department Management. 7. Patient Education. 8. Quality Improvement. 9. Case Management. 10. Research -- III. Clinical Foundations of Emergency Nursing. 11. Triage. 12. Patient Assessment. 13. Air and Ground Transport. 14. Vascular Access and Fluid Replacement. 15. Laboratory Specimen Collection. 16. Pain Management. 17. Wound Management. 18. Emergency Operations Preparedness. 19. Tissue and Organ Donation -- IV. Major Trauma Emergencies. 20. Emergency Department Trauma Management. 21. Epidemiology of Trauma. 22. Mechanisms of Injury. 23. Head Trauma. 24. Spinal Trauma. 25. Thoracic Trauma. 26. Gastrointestinal Trauma. 27. Renal and Genitourinary Trauma.
• 28. Orthopedic and Neurovascular Trauma. 29. Burns. 30. Maxillofacial Trauma. 31. Pediatric Trauma. 32. Elder Trauma. 33. Obstetric Trauma -- V. Medical and Surgical Emergencies. 34. Respiratory Emergencies. 35. Cardiovascular Emergencies. 36. Shock Emergencies. 37. Neurologic Emergencies. 38. Gastrointestinal Emergencies. 39. Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies. 40. Fluids and Electrolytes. 41. Endocrine Emergencies. 42. Infectious and Communicable Diseases. 43. Environmental Emergencies. 44. Hematologic Emergencies. 45. Toxicologic Emergencies. 46. Gynecologic Emergencies. 47. Dental, Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies. 48. Ocular Emergencies -- VI. Special Patient Situations. 49. Obstetric Emergencies. 50. Pediatric Emergencies. 51. Child Abuse and Neglect. 52. Domestic Violence. 53. Elder Abuse and Neglect. 54. Mental Health Emergencies. 55. Substance Abuse. 56. Sexual Assault.

ISBN

0815176783

LCCN

97017575

OCLC

• 36995362
• ocm36995362
• SCSB-4784061

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries