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Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum

  • 7th Edition - July 27, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Emergency Care**Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 7th Edition, presents a clear, co… Read more

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Emergency Care**

Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 7th Edition, presents a clear, concise, and thorough overview of emergency nursing. Authored by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), this new edition includes updated information on cancer guidelines, diabetes, HIPAA information and more! Building upon the strengths of previous editions, new photographs and illustrations make content more accessible, bringing essential concepts to life This edition provides nurses with an invaluable resource for certification review. Used by practicing emergency nurses at all levels, this highly-respected resource is essential for gaining knowledge, developing practice standards, and improving quality of care.

Key features

  • Authored by ENA, you can rely on this text to be the most authoritative and up-to-date resource available
  • The text's outline format and alphabetical listing of the Clinical Emergencies chapters mean you can find the information you need - fast!

Readership

Practicing emergency nurses and other emergency personnel

Table of contents

Part One: Clinical Foundations

1. Nursing Assessment and Resuscitation

2. Triage

3. Abuse and Neglect

4. Complementary/Alternative Therapies

5. Palliative and End of Life Care

6. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

7. Organ and Tissue Donation

8. Pain Management

9. Isolation and Personal Protective Equipment

10. Children with Special Health Needs (CSHN)

Part Two: Clinical Emergencies

11. Abdominal Emergencies

12. Cardiovascular Emergencies

13. Dental, Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies

14. Endocrine Emergencies

15. Environmental Emergencies

16. Facial and Ocular Emergencies

17. Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities

18. Genitourinary Emergencies

19. Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies

20. Communicable and Infectious Disease Emergencies

21. Medical Emergencies

22. Neurologic Emergencies

23. Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies

24. Orthopedic Emergencies

25. Pre-and Post-Transplant Emergencies

26. Toxicologic Emergencies

27. Psychiatric/Psychosocial Emergencies

28. Respiratory Emergencies

29. Shock Emergencies

30. Wounds and Wound Management

Part Three: Trauma Emergencies

31. Mechanism of Injury

32. Nursing Assessment and Trauma Resuscitation

33. Abdominal and Urologic Trauma

34. Burn Trauma

35. Neurologic Trauma

36. Ocular and Maxillofacial Trauma

37. Obstetric Trauma

38. Orthopedic Trauma

39. Thoracic Trauma

40. Sexual Assault

Part Four: Professional Components

41. Disaster Preparedness and Response

42. Education; Professional, Patient, and Community

43. Emergency Patient Transfer and Transport

44. Forensic Aspects of Emergency Nursing

45. Legal and Regulatory Issues

46. Professionalism and Leadership

47. Research and Evidence-Based Practice

48. Violence in the Emergency Care Setting

Appendices
A. Coma Scales
B. Age-Specific Vital Signs
C. Infant Pain Scales
D. Revised Trauma Score

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 8, 2017
  • Language: English