Accident and emergency nursing - Stuart Toulson

This comprehensive text, written by practising A&E nurses,seeks to provide the nurse with a professional overview of currentA&E good practice. Divided into two sections the book coversall the common situations that may occur in an A&E department.Section one concerns itself with the various conditions that arepresented and examines the clinical, practical aspects of thoseconditions. The second section discusses the professional issuesinvolved in A&E nursing such as triage, the role of the NursePractitioner, violence and innappropriate attendance.

Contents

Section 1

• Trauma Resuscitation (ATLS)
• Cardiac Conditions
• Respiratory Conditions
• Surgical Conditions
• Gynaecological Conditions
• Unconsciousness
• Neurological Conditions
• Psychological Conditions
• Orthopaedic Injuries
• Burns
• Paediatric Conditions
• Soft Tissue Injuries
• Opthalmic Conditions
• E.N.T. Conditions

Section 2

• Perceived Innappropriate Attendance
• Triage
• Role of the ENP
• Telephone Triage
• Health Education
• Staff Support/Bereavement
• Violence and Aggression
• Major Accident Plannin