Fast Facts for the ER Nurse: Emergency Room Orientation in a Nutshell

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Author(s): Jennifer Buettner RN CEN
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 303

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
1 Tips on Surviving ER Nursing......Page 16
2 Acid-Base Imbalances......Page 22
3 Cardiovascular Emergencies......Page 32
4 Disaster Response Emergencies......Page 50
5 Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Emergencies......Page 68
6 Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances......Page 80
7 Gastrointestinal Emergencies......Page 92
8 Genitourinary Emergencies......Page 106
9 Geriatric Emergencies......Page 114
10 Infectious Disease Emergencies......Page 124
11 Mental Health Emergencies......Page 136
12 Neurological Emergencies......Page 146
13 OB/GYN Emergencies......Page 158
14 Ocular Emergencies......Page 176
15 Orthopedic and Wound Care Emergencies......Page 186
16 Pediatric Emergencies......Page 198
17 Respiratory Emergencies......Page 214
18 Shock and Multisystem Trauma Emergencies......Page 224
19 Substance Abuse and Toxicologic Emergencies......Page 246
Appendices......Page 256
A. Common Emergency Room Lab Values......Page 258
B. Everyday Emergency Room Medications......Page 262
C. List of Important ER Medications......Page 276
D. Abbreviations......Page 278
E. Skills Check-Off Sheets......Page 284
References......Page 290
Index......Page 294
A......Page 296
D......Page 297
F......Page 298
I......Page 299
O......Page 300
R......Page 301
T......Page 302
W......Page 303