Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care (eBook)

The Pocket NP

Sheila Sanning Shea, Karen Sue Hoyt (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 3., Third Edition, New Edition
208 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
9780826151926 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in its third edition, this quick reference for nurse practitioners and other health care providers continues to provide rapid access to key assessment and management information for adult and gerontology patients. With its concise format, the resource provides current, evidence-based guidelines for the most-commonly encountered problems found in this population in urgent and emergent settings.The pocket guide is arranged in a logical head-to-toe format, and includes the history, physical examination, and essential medical decision-making considerations needed to walk the clinician step-by-step through a typical patient encounter. A variety of templates for dictation/documentation can be mixed and matched as needed to assist the clinician with the development of patient records. The book also contains frequently used anatomical illustrations and templates to assist in identification of normal and abnormal presentations.New to the Third EditionIntegrates new content on geriatric care throughoutDelivers the most current evidence-based guidelinesIncludes ultrasound figures and tablesKey Features:Provides speedy access to patient treatment information with easy-to-use frameworkIncludes templates to assist in identification of normal and abnormal presentationsContains a rapid "e;review of systems"e;Unfolds content in a logical head-to-toe formatPresents figures and anatomic illustrations to assist in diagnosis/management of conditions

Inhalt

Preface

Abbreviations

Dictation/Documentation Guidelines

Adult Medical Template

Adult Trauma Template

Pediatric Medical Template

Pediatric Trauma Template

Review of Systems

Skin

Skin Rashes/Lesions

Burns

Head

Headache

Dizzy/Weak

Altered Mental Status

Head Injury

Eye

Eye Pain

Ear

Earache

NOSE

Nasal Pain/Injury

Face

Facial Pain

Facial Injury

MOUTH/THROAT

Throat Pain

Dental/Intraoral Pain/Trauma

Neck

Cervical Injury

CHEST

Cough/SOB

Chest Pain

Pulmonary Embolus

Abdomen

Abdominal Pain

Gynecologic/Genitourinary

Vaginal Discharge

First Trimester Bleeding

Genitourinary Pain

Testicular Pain

Back

Low Back Pain

Upper Extremities

Shoulder Pain

Elbow Pain

Wrist Pain

Hand Pain

Lower Extremities

Hip Pain

Knee Pain

Leg Anatomy

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Ankle Pain

Foot Pain

Child With Limp

Salter Harris Growth Plate Fractures

Wounds

Lacerations/Puncture Wounds

Cutaneous Abscess/Cellulitis

Miscellaneous

Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency

Maltreatment

Psych Mental Health Emergencies

Diabetes: Hyperglycemic Emergencies

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)

Hyponatremia/Hypernatremia

Toxicologic Emergencies

End-of-Life Care

Disposition/Transition of Care

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Fachpflege
• ISBN-13: 9780826151926 / 9780826151926