ER Facts Made Incredibly Quick (Incredibly Easy! Series®)

Strengthen your emergency nursing know-how, with the newly updated ER Facts Made Incredibly Quick!u00ae , 2nd edition, the indispensable pocket guide that offers on-the-go clarity on ER care essentials.

Thumb quickly to the right topic with the help of brightly colored tabs, then scan the easy-read bulleted text for crucial how-tou2019s 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.

Be expertly guided through ER assessments, devices, and treatment with …
NEW and updated quick-read, bulleted content, tables, and colorful imagesNEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagramsLaminated pages are wipeable for easy notetaking and erasingPocket-sized, spiral-bound format offering on-the-spot access to expert guidanceDozens of colorful diagrams, charts, and images supporting guidance on areas such as:Vital signs chart – neonates to older adultsAdvanced cardiac life support algorithms8-step method for rhythm strip analysisHands-free electrode placement for defibrillationCPR and choking interventions, by age groupAssessment skills and flow charts for assessing individual body systemsStep-by-step direction on triage methods—assessments, procedures, and monitoring, including:Triage criteria for critical trauma assessmentPrimary and secondary assessment – parameters, questions to ask patients, interventionsEmergency Nurses Association and Academy of Emergency Physicians five-level triage scale to determine patient acuityAssessing child and elder abuse and neglectMaternal/neonatal charts – assessing gestational age, maternal hypotension, true versus false labor, fetal distress, preeclampsia, and moreNewborn assessment charts and graphs – neonatal resuscitation, APGAR scoring system, pediatric vital sign normal ranges, pediatric trauma score, and moreAssessment charts and pain measurement scale for scoring pain acuteness, symptoms, and appearanceDisaster and mass casualty triage protocolsTreating special triage populations – pediatric, geriatric, pregnant, LGBTQ patientsCultural considerations in patient careEvidence collection kit materialsPractical guide to patient teaching
About the Clinical Editor

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