Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care

The Pocket NP

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Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care

The Pocket NP

Third Edition

Authors

Sheila Sanning Shea, MSN, RN, ANP

Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAAN

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Description

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. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Third Edition

Integrates new content on geriatric care throughout
Delivers the most current evidence-based guidelines
Includes ultrasound figures and tables

Key Features:

Provides speedy access to patient treatment information with easy-to-use framework
Includes templates to assist in identification of normal and abnormal presentations
Contains a rapid "review of systems"
Unfolds content in a logical head-to-toe format
Presents figures and anatomic illustrations to assist in diagnosis/management of conditions

Contents

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

Authors

Sheila Sanning Shea, MSN, RN, ANP, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with over 40 years of clinical experience. She works for Southern California Emergency Medicine Group in San Pedro, California. Ms. Shea established an emergency clinical fellowship for nurse practitioners and physician assistants that includes both didactic and clinical experiences. Ms. Shea is widely published and is an author and reviewer for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, and was a contributing author to the Emergency Nurses Core Curriculum and Certified Emergency Nurse Review. Ms. Shea has taught NPs locally and nationally on a variety of emergent and urgent care topics. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with nearly 50 years of clinical experience and 20 years as an NP. She is also a professor in the ENP program at the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. In 2006, she established the first Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. Dr. Hoyt has several peer-reviewed books and publications on clinical practice, research, and management/leadership topics. She conceptualized and has implemented a 2-day course for training ENPs and a train-the-trainer course for NP faculty. She has taught minor procedures workshops for NPs/PAs across the country. As a consultant and educator, she has also written ENP continuing education programs. Dr. Hoyt spearheaded The Delphi Study on Competencies for NPs in Emergency Care and serves as an item writer for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). She is the former Chair of the NP Validation Committee for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and a former founding board member. She is a contributing editor to the first Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum. Dr. Hoyt is also a Past President of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and was the lead editor for the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (6th) edition and a previous edition of the Trauma Nursing Core Course. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

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