ER Nurse Quick Book: A Pocket Clinical Reference for the New Emergency Nurse | Vitals, Labs, EKG, ACLS, Drips, Sepsis, Stroke, Trauma & More: 1 (ClinicalGridER Emergency Nurse Library) - Softcover

Curiel MHA, BSN, RN, CEN, Melissa J

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798181596962

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Survive your first shifts. Master your worst ones.

The ER moves fast. New grad emergency nurses, nurse residency students, and travel nurses orienting to a new department need clinical information at their fingertips — not buried in a textbook. The ER Nurse Quick Book is a pocket-sized clinical reference designed to live in your scrub pocket, on your badge clip, or beside your brain sheet.

Written by an emergency nurse with MHA, BSN, RN, and CEN credentials, this 64-page color-coded reference gives you the protocols, drugs, and numbers you need — fast.

WHAT'S INSIDE (15 SECTIONS):

FOUNDATIONS — Shift mindset, first 15 minutes of shift, SBAR hand-off template, charting cheat codes, pre-discharge checklist

ASSESSMENT — Adult & pediatric vitals, geriatric considerations, head-to-toe rapid assessment, AVPU, GCS, BE FAST, pain scales (Numeric, FLACC, Wong-Baker, PQRST)

TRIAGE — ESI Levels 1-5, red flag chief complaints, chest pain triage, pediatric fever triage

LABS & DIAGNOSTICS — Critical lab values (electrolytes, troponin, lactate, BNP, D-dimer), ABG interpretation with
ROME method, UA quick read, imaging guide

CARDIAC — EKG rhythm recognition (NSR through V-fib, PEA, asystole), STEMI localization & lead mapping, MONA-B for ACS, ACLS algorithms, heart failure, hypertensive crisis
RESPIRATORY — Asthma/COPD exacerbation, PE Wells Score, RSI drugs & ETT sizing, vent settings

NEURO — Stroke protocol, tPA criteria, seizure/status epilepticus, altered mental status workup (AEIOU TIPS)

SEPSIS & SHOCK — Sepsis 1-hour bundle, qSOFA, shock types, vasopressor selection guide

TRAUMA — ABCDE primary survey, AMPLE secondary survey, massive transfusion protocol, burn assessment (Rule of 9s, Parkland formula)

TOXICOLOGY — Overdoses & antidotes, toxidromes (cholinergic, anticholinergic, opioid, sympathomimetic), CIWA

OB / PEDS / PSYCH — OB emergencies, peds code doses per kg, psychiatric holds & de-escalation

MEDICATIONS — Code drugs, common ER meds, vasopressor drips, sedation drips, antibiotics, reversal agents

PROCEDURES — IV access tips, foley/NG/OG, wound care, splinting

FORMULAS — MAP, anion gap, peds weight, Parkland, drip rates, ETT sizing, common abbreviations, fillable phone numbers

SELF-CARE — After-a-bad-shift reset, new grad affirmations

PERFECT FOR:
• New graduate ER nurses
• Nurse residency / preceptorship programs
• Nursing students on ED clinical rotations
• Travel nurses orienting to a new emergency department
• Tech-to-RN transitions into the ER
• A meaningful gift for nursing school graduation, NCLEX pass, or first ER job

BOOK DETAILS:
• 64 pages
• Pocket size (6 × 9 inches)
• Color-coded section tabs for fast flipping
• Bleed-edge tabs visible from page edge
• Quick-reference tables, algorithms, and red-flag callouts throughout
• Includes a fillable phone numbers page

Educational reference only — always follow your facility's protocols and provider orders.

From ClinicalGridER — built by nurses, for nurses.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798181596962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 66