Description
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Critical Care- Emergency Nursing, 2023****Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Emergency Care**Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, 8th Edition 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.- Quick-reference format is ideal for updating emergency nursing knowledge and improving patient care.- Detailed discussions for each condition include signs and symptoms, diagnosis/diagnostic testing, treatment/interventions, age/developmental considerations, and patient/family education/discharge instructions.- Authorship from the Emergency Nurses Association for more than 30 years ensures this book is a mainstay for best practices in emergency nursing.- Content presented in a bulleted format provides quick and easy access to vital information.- Practice points highlighted in special boxes offer quick reference to important content.- NEW! Restructured table of contents presents anatomically related medical and trauma chapters sequentially for quick reference.- NEW! Considerations for critical care in the ED.- NEW! Considerations for the transgender patient.- NEW! Section on human trafficking in the Interpersonal Violence and Abuse chapter.- NEW! Section on violent risk assessment in the Workplace Violence chapter.- NEW! Color photos insert visually highlights and clarifies key content.- EXPANDED! Substance Abuse and Addiction Emergencies chapter covers methamphetamines, bath salts, marijuana edibles, opioid abuse/prescription drug abuse, heroin/Narcan, and substance abuse disorder.- EXPANDED! Chapter on end-of-life includes information on palliative care considerations.- UPDATED! Infectious Diseases chapter addresses coronavirus 19 (COVID-19), Ebola, and vector-borne malaria.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Basic Emergency Issues1 Legal Considerations2 Ethical Considerations3 Workplace Violence4 Patient Safety5 Disaster Considerations6 Infectious Diseases7 Triage8 Care of the Patient With Pain9 Forensic Considerations10 Patient Care ManagementSECTION 2 Medical and Traumatic Emergencies11 Respiratory Emergencies12 Cardiovascular Emergencies13 Cardiopulmonary Arrest14 Chest Trauma15 Shock Emergencies16 Neurologic Emergencies17 Head, Neck, and Vertebral Column Trauma18 Facial, Ocular, ENT, and Dental Emergencies19 Facial, Ocular, ENT, and Dental Trauma20 Abdominal and Genitourinary Emergencies21 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma22 Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies23 Obstetric and Gynecologic Trauma24 Sexually Transmitted Infections25 Musculoskeletal Trauma26 Wound Management27 Burn Trauma28 Interpersonal Violence and Abuse29 Sexual Assault30 Environmental Emergencies31 Bite and Sting Emergencies32 Metabolic Emergencies33 Hematologic, Oncologic, and Immunologic Emergencies34 Toxicologic Emergencies35 Substance Abuse and Addiction EmergenciesSECTION 3 Special Population Considerations36 Critical Care in the Emergency Department37 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Considerations38 Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Considerations39 Mental Health Emergencies40 Considerations for the Patient With Morbid Obesity41 Considerations for the Gender-Diverse Patient42 Geriatric Emergency and Trauma ConsiderationsIndex
