Emergency & Trauma Nursing,
Edition 1
By Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHealthcareEthics, MHlthServMgt, Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHealthcareEthics, MHlthServMgt and Julie Friendship
Publication Date:
15 Jun 2007
Description
Emergency and Trauma Nursing is based on the structure of the US book, Sheehy’s Emergency Nursing and is the first text to focus on the needs of Australian and New Zealand emergency nursing students and practitioners. Endorsed by the College of Emergency Nurses Australasia (CENA), this new book will be the text of choice for all those undertaking Emergency and Trauma nursing training in this region.
Using a body systems approach, it provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of adult and paediatric emergency presentations, post resuscitation trauma management, professional practice, universal and practical procedures, , research and evidence based practice, legal, ethical and cultural dimensions and stabilisation and flight transfer considerations. This text will also be a valuable resource for ambulance and paramedic students and professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Using a body systems approach, it provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of adult and paediatric emergency presentations, post resuscitation trauma management, professional practice, universal and practical procedures, , research and evidence based practice, legal, ethical and cultural dimensions and stabilisation and flight transfer considerations. This text will also be a valuable resource for ambulance and paramedic students and professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Key Features
- Written by an interdisciplinary team of nurses, clinicians, academics, clinical nurse consultants, nurse lawyers, nurse practitioners and researchers
- First comprehensive emergency and trauma nursing text written for our region
- Uses body systems approach providing rationale for any nursing intervention
- Physiologic explanations are included for each type of presentation, plus interventions
- Detailed coverage of:
- Professional practice
- All aspects of adult and paediatric emergency presentations
- Blast injury and post resuscitation trauma management
- Stabilization and flight transfer considerations
- Patient assessment; pain management; and mass casualty
- Research and evidence-based practice
- Legal, ethical and cultural dimensions
About the author
By Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHealthcareEthics, MHlthServMgt, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia ; Executive Director Operations, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, NSW, Australia; Clair Ramsden, RN, GradCertCardiol, MHealthcareEthics, MHlthServMgt, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia ; Executive Director Operations, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, NSW, Australia and Julie Friendship, Emergency Nurse Educator, College of Nursing, NSW, Australia
Table of Contents
Part A Foundations of emergency nursing
1 Overview of emergency nursing in Australia and New Zealand, Margaret Fry
2 Nursing and clinical ethics, Sarah Winch
3 Nursing and the law, Ruth Townsend
4 Cultural dimensions, Drew Burgess
5 Management and leadership, Lorraine Ferguson
Part B Professional practice
6 Patient education, Judy Mullan
7 Research for emergency nurses, Judith Donoghue
8 Professional development, Amber van Dreven
Part C Clinical concepts, practices and systems
9 Triage, Margaret Fry
10 Patient assessment and essential nursing care, Lucy Farnsworth, Kate Curtis
11 Stabilisation and transfer, Kevin Holliday, Andrew Pearce
12 Vascular access and fluid replacement, Jacqueline Jones, Catherine Ruff, Shelley Beech
13 Laboratory, imaging, investigations and analysis, Carolyn Keane
14 Wound management, Ron Wilson
15 Pain management Bill Lord, Clair Ramsden
16 Organ and tissue donation. Jane Trellogan
17 Death and dying in the emergency department, Kerri Holzhauser, Julie Finucane
18 Major incident preparedness management, David Koop, Martin Ward
19 Physiology for emergency care, Adrian Verrinder, Leigh Kinsman
Part D Medical and surgical emergencies
20 Respiratory emergencies, Sarah Louise Power
21 Cardiovascular emergencies, Sarah Louise Power
22 Neurologic emergencies, Julie Considine
23 Gastrointestinal emergencies, Ron Wilson
24 Renal and genitourinary emergencies, Ann Bonner
25 Endocrine emergencies, Tracy Lees, Clair Ramsden
26 Infectious and communicable diseases, Kerrie Doolan
27 Environmental emergencies, Jane Mateer
28 Envenomation, Mark Monaghan, Sarah Parkinson, Jason Armstrong, Michael Cadogan
29 Haematological emergencies, Ruth Dunleavey
30 Toxicological emergencies. Mark Monaghan, Sarah Parkinson, Jason Armstrong, Michael Cadogan
31 Gynaecological emergencies, Caroline Homer, Margaret Fry
32 Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies, Lucy Farnsworth
33 Ocular emergencies. Clair Ramsden, Kate Curtis, Julie Seggie, Libby Braybrooks
Part E Unique population groups
34 Obstetric emergencies, Sarah Parkinson
35 Paediatric emergencies, Ella Scott, Clair Ramsden
36 Violence, abuse, assault, Marie Frances Gerdtz
37 The elderly, David Foley
38 Mental health emergencies, Nicholas G Procter
39 Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, Charlotte De Crespigny, Stephen Farquhar
Part F Major trauma
40 An overview of trauma. Nathan Farrow, Erica Caldwell, Kate Curtis
41 Mechanisms of injury, Jacinta Stewart, Patricia Allen
42 Emergency department trauma management. Kellie Gumm
43 Traumatic brain injury, Louise E Niggemeyer, Michelle Srage, Jacqui Morarty
44 Faciomaxillary trauma, Jennifer Leslie, Tony Skapetis
45 Spinal trauma, Jonathan Magill, Kirsten Kennedy
46 Thoracic and neck trauma, Caesar Ursic, Kate Curtis
47 Abdominal and genitourinary trauma, Alastair Simpson, Kate Curtis, Ann Bonner, Adam Brooks
48 Orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma, Celine Hill
49 Burns trauma, Sarah McRae
50 Blast injury, Jane Mateer
1 Overview of emergency nursing in Australia and New Zealand, Margaret Fry
2 Nursing and clinical ethics, Sarah Winch
3 Nursing and the law, Ruth Townsend
4 Cultural dimensions, Drew Burgess
5 Management and leadership, Lorraine Ferguson
Part B Professional practice
6 Patient education, Judy Mullan
7 Research for emergency nurses, Judith Donoghue
8 Professional development, Amber van Dreven
Part C Clinical concepts, practices and systems
9 Triage, Margaret Fry
10 Patient assessment and essential nursing care, Lucy Farnsworth, Kate Curtis
11 Stabilisation and transfer, Kevin Holliday, Andrew Pearce
12 Vascular access and fluid replacement, Jacqueline Jones, Catherine Ruff, Shelley Beech
13 Laboratory, imaging, investigations and analysis, Carolyn Keane
14 Wound management, Ron Wilson
15 Pain management Bill Lord, Clair Ramsden
16 Organ and tissue donation. Jane Trellogan
17 Death and dying in the emergency department, Kerri Holzhauser, Julie Finucane
18 Major incident preparedness management, David Koop, Martin Ward
19 Physiology for emergency care, Adrian Verrinder, Leigh Kinsman
Part D Medical and surgical emergencies
20 Respiratory emergencies, Sarah Louise Power
21 Cardiovascular emergencies, Sarah Louise Power
22 Neurologic emergencies, Julie Considine
23 Gastrointestinal emergencies, Ron Wilson
24 Renal and genitourinary emergencies, Ann Bonner
25 Endocrine emergencies, Tracy Lees, Clair Ramsden
26 Infectious and communicable diseases, Kerrie Doolan
27 Environmental emergencies, Jane Mateer
28 Envenomation, Mark Monaghan, Sarah Parkinson, Jason Armstrong, Michael Cadogan
29 Haematological emergencies, Ruth Dunleavey
30 Toxicological emergencies. Mark Monaghan, Sarah Parkinson, Jason Armstrong, Michael Cadogan
31 Gynaecological emergencies, Caroline Homer, Margaret Fry
32 Dental, ear, nose and throat emergencies, Lucy Farnsworth
33 Ocular emergencies. Clair Ramsden, Kate Curtis, Julie Seggie, Libby Braybrooks
Part E Unique population groups
34 Obstetric emergencies, Sarah Parkinson
35 Paediatric emergencies, Ella Scott, Clair Ramsden
36 Violence, abuse, assault, Marie Frances Gerdtz
37 The elderly, David Foley
38 Mental health emergencies, Nicholas G Procter
39 Alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, Charlotte De Crespigny, Stephen Farquhar
Part F Major trauma
40 An overview of trauma. Nathan Farrow, Erica Caldwell, Kate Curtis
41 Mechanisms of injury, Jacinta Stewart, Patricia Allen
42 Emergency department trauma management. Kellie Gumm
43 Traumatic brain injury, Louise E Niggemeyer, Michelle Srage, Jacqui Morarty
44 Faciomaxillary trauma, Jennifer Leslie, Tony Skapetis
45 Spinal trauma, Jonathan Magill, Kirsten Kennedy
46 Thoracic and neck trauma, Caesar Ursic, Kate Curtis
47 Abdominal and genitourinary trauma, Alastair Simpson, Kate Curtis, Ann Bonner, Adam Brooks
48 Orthopaedic and neurovascular trauma, Celine Hill
49 Burns trauma, Sarah McRae
50 Blast injury, Jane Mateer
Book details
ISBN:
9780729537698
Page Count: 928
Retail Price
:
£100.00
