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.
