Thumb quickly to the right topic with the help of brightly colored tabs, then scan the easy-read bulleted text for crucial how-to's on trauma assessments, CPR, medications and IV, and treating multiple trauma, breathing difficulties, and gunshot wounds, and more. This is vital clinical support for, nurses and all ER healthcare professionals.

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• NEW and updated quick-read, bulleted content, tables, and colorful images
NEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagrams
• Laminated pages are wipeable for easy notetaking and erasing
• Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format offering on-the-spot access to expert guidance
• Dozens of colorful diagrams, charts, and images supporting guidance on areas such as:
  • Vital signs chart - neonates to older adults
  • Advanced cardiac life support algorithms
  • 8-step method for rhythm strip analysis
  • Hands-free electrode placement for defibrillation
  • CPR and choking interventions, by age group
  • Assessment skills and flow charts for assessing individual body systems
  Step-by-step direction on triage methods--assessments, procedures, and monitoring, including:
  • Triage criteria for critical trauma assessment
  • Primary and secondary assessment - parameters, questions to ask patients, interventions
  • Emergency Nurses Association and Academy of Emergency Physicians five-level triage scale to determine patient acuity
  • Assessing child and elder abuse and neglect
  • Maternal/neonatal charts - assessing gestational age, maternal hypotension, true versus false labor, fetal distress, preeclampsia, and more
  • Newborn assessment charts and graphs - neonatal resuscitation, APGAR scoring system, pediatric vital sign normal ranges, pediatric trauma score, and more
  • Assessment charts and pain measurement scale for scoring pain acuteness, symptoms, and appearance
  • Disaster and mass casualty triage protocols
  • Treating special triage populations - pediatric, geriatric, pregnant, LGBTQ patients
  • Cultural considerations in patient care
  • Evidence collection kit materials
  Practical guide to patient teaching

Joyce Foresman-Capuzzi, MSN, APRN, CCNS, is a Clinical Nurse Educator at Lankenau Medical Center at the Crozer Keystone Health System in Chester, Pennsylvania.