Puts vital, streamlined information at your fingertips to promote lifesaving care
This concise resource delivers the specific knowledge nurses need in their daily practice to care for trauma patients safely and effectively. Fast Facts for Trauma Nursing provides a detailed overview of key trauma-related care issues while distilling critical elements of emergency and trauma care after resuscitation. Organized in a systems-based format, the book stresses evidence-based treatments and nursing interventions for best practice and patient care.
The resource--written by experienced trauma nurse clinicians--focuses on the approach to and care of the trauma patient from arrival to the hospital through discharge. Included is a review of mechanism of injury issues and traumatic injuries, as well as the key elements of primary, secondary, and tertiary surveys. This new resource highlights the unique physiological and psychological needs of the trauma patient while considering how social determinants of health can bear on trauma in individuals. It also focuses on the maintenance of spinal precautions, preventing secondary brain injuries, and monitoring patients for complications of trauma, including acute kidney injury, adult respiratory distress syndrome, compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis.. With its clear narrative and easy-to-access design and format, this new book will appeal to all levels of nurses who care for trauma patients along with those studying for specialized trauma certification exams. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
Key Features:
Delivers--in quick-access format--information nurses can put to use immediately
Highlights key trauma care knowledge and its practical applications
Offers key guidelines of what and how to communicate with trauma care providers
Provides an overview of specific requirements for hospitals to maintain trauma center status
Edited by:
Dawn Carpenter DNP ACNP-BC CCRN,
Alexander Menard,
DNP,
AGACNP-BC
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780826160942
ISBN 10: 0826160948
Series: Fast Facts
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 23 July 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Section I: General Trauma Principles Chapter 1: Trauma Systems and Trauma Center Preparedness Chapter 2: Risk Factors for Trauma Chapter 3: Mechanism of Injury Section II: Resuscitative Phase of Care Chapter 4: Primary Survey Chapter 5: Secondary Survey Chapter 6: Tertiary Survey Section III: Nursing Care by System/Injuries Chapter 7: Neurologic Injuries and Care Chapter 8: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Injuries and Care Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Injuries and Care Chapter 10: Pulmonary Injuries and Care Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal Injuries and Care Chapter 12: Genitourinary and Gynecological Injuries and Care Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Injuries and Care Chapter 14: Integumentary Injuries and Care Section IV: Post-Resuscitative Phase of Care Chapter 15: Triage, Admission, and Transfer Criteria Chapter 16: Best Practices in the Care of Trauma Patients Section V: Special Populations and Circumstances Chapter 17: Elderly Trauma Patients Chapter 18: Pregnant Trauma Patients Chapter 19: Pediatrics Chapter 20: Veterans Chapter 21: Substance use and toxicology Chapter 22: Disaster Readiness and Response Section VII: Post Hospitalization Chapter 23: Discharge and Follow-up Chapter 24: Trauma Prevention Section VIII: Answer Key Chapter 25: Study Question Answers and Rationale
Dawn Carpenter, DNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate School of Nursing Worcester, Massachusetts
