Trauma Nursing
From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
- 4th Edition - July 9, 2008
- Authors: Karen A. McQuillan, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Eileen Whalen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 1 6 0 - 3 7 7 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 2 6 5 7 - 2
Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge… Read more
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Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty and rural trauma/telemedicine keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field. This practical, evidence-based reference is the most complete resource available for both novice and experienced trauma nurses working in a variety of care settings.
- Comprehensive coverage includes practical, clinically relevant trauma information for nurses at all levels of knowledge and experience working in a variety of settings.
- Evidence-based content ensures that you are using the latest and most reliable information available to provide state-of-the-art care for trauma patients.
- A user-friendly format, logical organization, and helpful tables and illustrations help you find information quickly and clarify key concepts and procedures.
- Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages.
- Special populations coverage prepares you to meet the unique needs of pregnant, pediatric, and elderly patients, as well as bariatric patients, burn victims, patients with substance abuse issues, and organ and tissue donors.
- A section on Clinical Management Concepts gives you a solid understanding of key issues affecting all patients regardless of their injury, including mechanism of injury, traumatic shock, patient/family psychosocial responses to trauma, pain management, wound healing, and nutrition.
Trauma nurses in critical care and emergency
PART I: General Concepts in Trauma Nursing1. Evolution of the Trauma Cycle2. Economic and Administrative Issues in Trauma Care3. Performance Improvement and Patient Safety in Trauma Care4. Ethics in Trauma Nursing5. Legal Concerns in Trauma Nursing6. Injury Prevention7. Prehospital Care of the Trauma Patient8. Trauma in Rural Areas9. Mass Casualty Incidents10. Nursing Practice Through the Cycle of Trauma11. Rehabilitation of the Trauma PatientPART II: Clinical Management Concepts12. Mechanism of Injury13. Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome14. Initial Management of Traumatic Shock15. Infection and Infection Control16. Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Injuries17. Metabolic and Nutritional Management of the Trauma Patient18. Analgesia, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Trauma Patient19. Psychosocial Impact of TraumaPART III: Single System Injuries20. Traumatic Brain Injuries21. Maxillofacial Injuries22. Ocular Injuries23. Spinal Cord Injuries24. Thoracic Injuries25. Abdominal Injuries26. Genitourinary Injuries and Renal Management27. Musculoskeletal InjuriesPART IV: Unique Patient Populations28. The Pregnant Trauma Patient29. Pediatric Trauma30. Trauma in the Elderly31. Trauma in the Bariatric Patient 32. Burn Injuries33. Substance Abuse and Trauma Care34. The Organ and Tissue Donor
- Edition: 4
- Published: July 9, 2008
- Language: English
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Karen A. McQuillan
Affiliations and expertise
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MDMM
Mary Beth Flynn Makic
Mary Beth Flynn Makic has more than 30 years of critical care experience in research, evidence-based practice, and clinical education. She is a Professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing and Program Director for the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist graduate
program. She is also a Research Scientist at a Level I trauma center in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Makic
achieved her BSN from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. She completed her Masters of Science at the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a focus on trauma patient populations and the advanced practice role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Her PhD was conferred in 2007 by the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado. She is active locally and nationally in several professional organizations. She recently served on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She also serves on the editorial board of several critical care journals, has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and is a successor co-author of two Elsevier books on nursing diagnosis. Dr. Makic is well known for her passion for improving patient outcomes and nursing practice through evidence-based practice.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado; Nurse Scientist, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado, USAEW
Eileen Whalen
Affiliations and expertise
Vice President, Trauma, Emergency and Perioperative Services, University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ