Acute nursing care : recognising and responding to medical emergencies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46229
Ian Peate and Helen Dutton.
(2nd ed.)
--London, UK:
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
, c2021.
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- Location
- Online
Using a body systems approach, and fully updated in light of new NEWS2 and NMC future nurse standards, as well as acknowledging the challenges faced by people with delirium in acute care settings, the second edition of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in this important subject. Topics covered include recognition and identification of physiological and mental deterioration in adults; identification of disordered physiology that may lead to a medical emergency …
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- Author
- Peate, Ian
- Other Authors
- Dutton, Helen
- Responsibility
- Ian Peate and Helen Dutton
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Publisher
- Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9781138352001
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergencies - nursing
- Emergency Nursing - methods
- Nursing Assessment
- Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
- Nursing
- Abstract
- Using a body systems approach, and fully updated in light of new NEWS2 and NMC future nurse standards, as well as acknowledging the challenges faced by people with delirium in acute care settings, the second edition of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in this important subject. Topics covered include recognition and identification of physiological and mental deterioration in adults; identification of disordered physiology that may lead to a medical emergency linked to deterioration of normal function; relevant anatomy and physiology; pathophysiological changes and actions that need to be taken; immediate recognition and response; investigations, diagnosis and management issues; and teaching and preventative strategies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Compact clinical guide to critical care, trauma and emergency pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31318
Liza Marmo, Yvonne D'Arcy ; series editor Yvonne D’Arcy.
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2013.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Marmo, Liza
- Other Authors
- D’Arcy, Yvonne
- Responsibility
- Liza Marmo, Yvonne D'Arcy ; series editor Yvonne D’Arcy
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 360 p.)
- Series Title
- Compact clinical guide series
- ISBN
- 9780826108081
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergencies - nursing
- Evidence-Based Nursing
- Pain management - nursing
- Wounds and Injuries - nursing
- Contents
- The problem of pain in the critically ill -- Physiologic response and metabolic response to pain -- The art and science of pain assessment -- Assessment tools for the critically ill patient -- Assessment of pain in specialty populations -- Medication management with nonopioid medications -- Opioid analgesics -- Coanalgesics for additive pain relief -- The effect of opioid polymorphisms and patient response to medications -- Complementary and integrative therapies for pain management -- Surgical and procedural pain management -- Using patient controlled analgesia (PCA) in critical care -- Regional techniques and epidural analgesia for pain relief in critical care -- Managing pain in cardio-thoracic critical care patients -- Managing patient pain in the medical ICU -- Managing pain in the patient presenting to the emergency department -- Managing pain in the injured patient -- Special pain populations -- Pain, addiction, and opioid dependency in critical care patients.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Fast facts for the ER nurse : guide to a successful emergency department orientation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46227
Jennifer R. Buettner.
(4th ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2022.
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- Location
- Online
This is a book designed for real emergency department (ED) nurses by a real ED nurse. It is a quick reference book intended to aid your day-to-day ED orientation process with your preceptor and to guide you through the most common illnesses seen in the ED.
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- Author
- Buettner, Jennifer R.
- Responsibility
- Jennifer R. Buettner
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Fast facts for the emergency room nurse
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2022
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780826152169
- Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
- Nursing
- Abstract
- This is a book designed for real emergency department (ED) nurses by a real ED nurse. It is a quick reference book intended to aid your day-to-day ED orientation process with your preceptor and to guide you through the most common illnesses seen in the ED.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
ICU/ER facts made incredibly quick
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25221
Moreau, David.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
, c2011.
- Call Number
- WY 49 I61 2011
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WY 49 I61 2011
- Author
- Moreau, David
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- ISBN
- 9781608310999
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - Handbooks
- Emergencies - nursing - Handbooks
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46228
edited by Judy Brook, Caroline McGraw and Val Thurtle.
(3rd ed.)
--Oxford, UK:
Oxford University Press
, c2021.
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- Location
- Online
Concise and comprehensive, this handbook provides the reader with both evidence-based clinical knowledge as well as the organizational structure of community health services. Chapters range from common adult and child health problems, to more specific targeted advice for service users with extra needs and people with long-term conditions.
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- Other Authors
- Brook, Judy
- McGraw, Caroline
- Responsibility
- edited by Judy Brook, Caroline McGraw and Val Thurtle
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Alternate Title
- Oxford handbook of primary care & community nursing
- Primary care and community nursing
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, UK
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 878 p.
- Series
- Oxford handbook in nursing
- ISBN
- 9780198831822
- Abstract
- Concise and comprehensive, this handbook provides the reader with both evidence-based clinical knowledge as well as the organizational structure of community health services. Chapters range from common adult and child health problems, to more specific targeted advice for service users with extra needs and people with long-term conditions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Sheehy's emergency nursing : principles and practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21190
Newberry, Lorene.
(5th ed.)
--Saint Louis, MO:
Mosby
, 2003.
- Call Number
- WY 154 N534s 2003
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WY 154 N534s 2003
- Author
- Newberry, Lorene
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Saint Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Date of Publication
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 833 p.
- ISBN
- 0323016847
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergencies - nursing
- Emergency Nursing
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Trauma nursing : from resuscitation through rehabilitation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54574
[edited by] Virginia D. Cardona...[et al.].
--Philadelphia, PA:
W.B. Saunders
, 1988.
- Call Number
- WY 154 T777 1988 RES
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Call Number
- WY 154 T777 1988 RES
- Author
- Cardona, Virginia D.
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Virginia D. Cardona...[et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders
- Date of Publication
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 900 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 721625584
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emergencies - nursing
- Wounds and Injuries - nursing
- Notes
- Valerie Eden's personal copy.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
