ReadyRN: Handbook for Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness

Veenema PhD MPH MS CPNP FNAP, Tener Goodwin

ISBN 10: 0323063616 / ISBN 13: 9780323063616

Published by Mosby, 2008

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Synopsis:

This color-coded, rapid-reference text includes all of the essential information you need to manage any disaster or emergency with mass casualties. Coverage of each category of disaster-weather-related, public health, infectious disease, chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive-offers vital content on dealing with the injuries and nursing protocols for each scenario. Plus, information on disaster sites and clinical management prepares you to take action at the scene or in the hospital setting. Provides the need-to-know information on emerging infectious diseases, such as Swine Flu, including: Distinguishing Pandemic Influenza from annual seasonal influenza. Assessing and managing patients with quarantinable infectous diseases. Preventing further transmission. Critical Info feature highlights the most important points from each chapter.Assessment illustrations show characteristic symptoms and make it easy to identify signs of illness quickly. Icons alert you to important information to consider before approaching a patient, including personal risk, contagion, and reporting obligations. Color-coded sections and coordinated thumb tabs make it easy to find important information at a glance. Chapter outlines provide page references for each major section within the chapter. Glossary and Acronyms section includes the most commonly used acronyms and terms you'll need in emergency situations. Family Disaster Plan appendix offers vital information on creating a personal disaster plan, and Family Risk icons alert you to dangers that may be carried to your family. Contacts appendix provides federal agency contact information, as well as space for you to fill in local emergency contacts for increased efficiency in a disaster.

Synopsis: "Ready RN: Handbook for Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness" is a color-coded, rapid-reference text intended for use during a mass-casualty event. After a brief overview of the nature of disasters, levels of response, and government agencies involved in disaster response, the text addresses each category of disaster: natural, public health, infectious disease, chemical, biological, radiological/nuclear, and explosive. The fourth section addresses personal protection, triage, and decontamination methods. A section devoted to clinical management covers burn management, victim assessment, on-scene management, psychological considerations, disaster settings, mass immunization, and legal implications.

Bibliographic Details

Title: ReadyRN: Handbook for Disaster Nursing and ...
Publisher: Mosby
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: spiral_bound
Condition: Fine
Edition: 2nd Edition