This comprehensive text, written by practising A&E nurses, seeks to provide the nurse with a professional overview of current A&E good practice. Divided into two sections the book covers all the common situations that may occur in an A&E department. Section one concerns itself with the various conditions that are presented and examines the clinical, practical aspects of those conditions. The second section discusses the professional issues involved in A&E nursing such as triage, the role of the Nurse Practitioner, violence and innappropriate attendance.
Contents
Section 1
- Trauma Resuscitation (ATLS)
- Cardiac Conditions
- Respiratory Conditions
- Surgical Conditions
- Gynaecological Conditions
- Unconsciousness
- Neurological Conditions
- Psychological Conditions
- Orthopaedic Injuries
- Burns
- Paediatric Conditions
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Opthalmic Conditions
- E.N.T. Conditions
Section 2
- Perceived Innappropriate Attendance
- Triage
- Role of the ENP
- Telephone Triage
- Health Education
- Staff Support/Bereavement
- Violence and Aggression
- Major Accident Plannin
