Emergency nursing : a physiologic and clinical perspective. [edited by] Stephanie Kitt ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

UNIT 1: The Scope of Emergency Services:- 1. Emergency Medical Services--2. Interfacility Transfer--3. Triage--4. Mass Casualty Management--UNIT 11: Emergency Nursing Care: A Physiologic Approach:- 5. Shock--6. Multiple Trauma--7. Vascular Emergencies--8. Maxillofacial Trauma and Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies--9. Ocular Emergencies--10. Cardiac Emergencies--11. Pulmonary Emergencies--12. Gastrointestinal Emergencies--13. Abdominal Trauma--14. Genitourinary Emergencies--15. Emergencies in Gynecology and Obstetrics--16.Musculoskeletal Emergencies--17. Neurologic Emergencies--18. Head Trauma--19. Spinal Trauma--20. Endocrine Emergencies--21. Hematologic Emergencies--UNIT 111: Selected Topics in Emergency Nursing:- 22. Pediatric Medical Emergencies--23. Pediatric Trauma--24. Psychiatric Emergencies--25. Family Violence--26. Poisoning and Drug Overdose--27. Infectious Diseases--28. Hypertension and Hypertensive Disorders--29. Environmental Emergencies--30.Burn Injuries--31. Surface Trauma--32. Oncologic Emergencies--33. Long-term Central Venous Catheters--34. Organ and Tissue Donation in the Emergency Department--UNIT IV: Leadership in Emergency Nursing:- 35. Fiscal Considerations in a Competitive Environment--36. Quality Management in an Emergency Department--37. Emergency Nursing Productivity Issues--38. Legal and Legislative Considerations in Emergency Practice--39. Research in Emergency Nursing.

This reference has been updated, revised and expanded to incorporate advances in nursing care and management issues affecting emergency nursing. Clinical chapters are organized by physiologic systems. Management chapters focus on fiscal considerations and quality programme administration.