Author Description
Emergency nursing requires rapid assessment and decision-making. Often nurses are required to make sense of considerable amounts of information and act on it. The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing provides an essential resource when time is short and the need for practical clinical guidance is paramount. This second edition has been fully updated to reflect new guidelines and approaches which have impacted emergency nursing in recent years. This handbook provides clear, focussed information that will aid all areas of patient assessment and management in emergency care. The concise format will enable the reader to quickly locate the information needed and provides alerts regarding critical 'must-dos' for ill adults and children. The skills section provides a quick summary of the many clinical skills needed in emergency care, ideal as an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for skills performed infrequently. Additionally, this second edition has been expanded to cover nursing in major trauma and emergencies in the elderly. This handbook will empower nurses to deliver excellence in emergency care. Written by practising nurses and subject experts, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for qualified and student nurses, and to all health care professionals working in the emergency care setting.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This handbook addresses the core challenge of providing rapid, accurate clinical decision-making support for nurses working in high-pressure emergency care environments. The authors, consisting of practicing nurses and subject matter experts, utilize current clinical guidelines and evidence-based protocols to create a portable, structured framework for patient assessment and management. The text serves as a practical resource designed to facilitate quick information retrieval during critical care scenarios.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Clinical assessment and management protocols for adult and pediatric patients
- A dedicated skills section covering common and infrequent emergency procedures
- Updated guidelines for major trauma and geriatric emergency care
Scope Limits
- Does not provide exhaustive theoretical background or long-form medical research
- Is not intended as a substitute for institutional policy or localized clinical governance
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and practitioners frequently cite this text as a reliable, high-density reference for both students and qualified nurses in the emergency department. The concise, alert-driven format is widely recognized for its utility in time-sensitive clinical settings.
Page Count:
806
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
ISBN-10:
0192519549
ISBN-13:
9780192519542
Clinical Reference
Health Care
Nursing
Emergency medicine
Allied Health
Medical
Emergency