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Emergency Nurse Practitioner Handbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Emergency Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management - Softcover

Pascal, Tom

 
9798191729862: Emergency Nurse Practitioner Handbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Emergency Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management

Synopsis

When the emergency department gets busy, you need the right information fast.

The Emergency Nurse Practitioner ENP Handbook is a concise, practical quick-reference guide designed to help Emergency Nurse Practitioners rapidly assess, recognize, investigate, and manage high-priority emergency presentations without searching through a lengthy textbook.

Built around real-world emergency department decision-making, this handbook focuses on the information clinicians are most likely to need at the point of care.

Inside, you’ll find practical guidance covering:

  • Rapid emergency assessment and the unstable patient
  • Common emergency presentations, including chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, headache, altered mental status, syncope, and gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Life-threatening emergencies, including acute coronary syndrome, stroke, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection, cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, and acute respiratory failure
  • Trauma and acute injuries, including burns, fractures, wounds, head injuries, and chest trauma
  • Metabolic and toxicologic emergencies, including DKA, HHS, electrolyte abnormalities, acid-base disorders, overdose, and antidotes
  • Special populations, including pediatric, pregnancy-related, geriatric, and psychiatric emergencies
  • Emergency diagnostics, including ECGs, critical laboratory values, chest X-ray findings, and point-of-care testing
  • Rapid clinical references, including emergency medications, resuscitation medications, antidotes, algorithms, and disposition considerations

Rather than overwhelming you with lengthy explanations, this handbook emphasizes high-yield clinical information, rapid navigation, and practical emergency care.

Whether you're managing a new patient, reassessing a deteriorating patient, reviewing a differential diagnosis, or preparing for your next clinical decision, this handbook is designed to keep essential emergency information close at hand when every minute matters.

A practical bedside reference for Emergency Nurse Practitioners who need to assess faster, recognize danger sooner, and act with confidence.

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