Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care, Second Edition: The Pocket NP

by Sheila Sanning Shea MSN, RN, ANP, Karen Sue Hoyt PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAAN

Overview

Praise for the First Edition:

“This is the best pocket guide in the market. It is easy to use and straight to the point with up to date information. I highly recommend it for anyone practicing in fast-paced settings”

-Pedro Colio DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C, CCRN

Emergency Department Educator/ Nurse Practitioner

El Centro Regional Medical Center

Updated to promote ultra-quick access to current information NPs need daily

Now in its second edition, this reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and/or primary care family settings continues to provide ultra-quick access to key assessment and management information.

The Pocket NP delivers a wealth of information for assessment and management of the most-commonly encountered problems in fast-track settings. Arranged in a logical head-to-toe format, it includes the history, physical examination, and essential medical decision-making considerations needed to walk you step-by-step through a typical patient encounter.

New to the Second Edition:
• Updated medical decision-making sections with documentation templates
• Updated pharmacology and drug administration information
• New ultrasound dictation templates for each section where it is performed
• New tables including eye chart for vision in trauma patients
• New ultrasound images
• New line drawings depicting various conditions
• Updated clinical guidelines

Key Features:
• Provides ultra-quick access to patient treatment information
• Offers easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical knowledge
• Presents templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations
• Delivers content in logical head-to-toe format
• Includes time-tested “Tips” and “Don’t Miss” boxes with bullet points of critical information
• Provides anatomic illustrations that assist in diagnosis/management of conditions
• Contains billing information

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826151735
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Sheila Sanning Shea, MSN, RN, ANP, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with over 40 years of clinical experience. She works for Southern California Emergency Medicine Group in San Pedro, California. Ms. Shea established an emergency clinical fellowship for nurse practitioners and physician assistants that includes both didactic and clinical experiences. Ms. Shea is widely published and is an author and reviewer for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, and was a contributing author to the Emergency Nurses Core Curriculum and Certified Emergency Nurse Review. Ms. Shea has taught NPs locally and nationally on a variety of emergent and urgent care topics. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with nearly 50 years of clinical experience and 20 years as an NP. She is also a professor in the ENP program at the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. In 2006, she established the first Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. Dr. Hoyt has several peer-reviewed books and publications on clinical practice, research, and management/leadership topics. She conceptualized and has implemented a 2-day course for training ENPs and a train-the-trainer course for NP faculty. She has taught minor procedures workshops for NPs/PAs across the country. As a consultant and educator, she has also written ENP continuing education programs. Dr. Hoyt spearheaded The Delphi Study on Competencies for NPs in Emergency Care and serves as an item writer for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). She is the former Chair of the NP Validation Committee for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and a former founding board member. She is a contributing editor to the first Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum. Dr. Hoyt is also a Past President of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and was the lead editor for the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (6th) edition and a previous edition of the Trauma Nursing Core Course. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

Table of Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Dictation/Documentation Guidelines

Adult Medical Template

Adult Trauma Template

Pediatric Medical Template

Pediatric Trauma Template

Review of Systems

Skin

Skin Rashes/Lesions

Burns

Head

Headache

Dizzy/Weak

Altered Mental Status

Head Injury

Eye

Eye Pain

Ear

Earache

NOSE

Nasal Pain/Injury

Face

Facial Pain

Facial Injury

MOUTH/THROAT

Throat Pain

Dental/Intraoral Pain/Trauma

Neck

Cervical Injury

CHEST

Cough/SOB

Chest Pain

Pulmonary Embolus

Abdomen

Abdominal Pain

Gynecologic/Genitourinary

Vaginal Discharge

First Trimester Bleeding

Genitourinary Pain

Testicular Pain

Back

Low Back Pain

Upper Extremities

Shoulder Pain

Elbow Pain

Wrist Pain

Hand Pain

Lower Extremities

Hip Pain

Knee Pain

Leg Anatomy

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Ankle Pain

Foot Pain

Child With Limp

Salter Harris Growth Plate Fractures

Wounds

Lacerations/Puncture Wounds

Cutaneous Abscess/Cellulitis

Miscellaneous

Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency

Maltreatment

Psych Mental Health Emergencies

Diabetes: Hyperglycemic Emergencies

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)

Hyponatremia/Hypernatremia

Toxicologic Emergencies

End-of-Life Care

Disposition/Transition of Care

Index

Editorial Reviews

Day 3 of my new job and I performed my first I&D on a real human! Your pocket NP book was such a good resource for this procedure and documentation. I carry it with me all the time and am always referring back to it…. It has been a little overwhelming, but getting more confident as the days go by. I still hear your voice in the back of my head continually guiding me in my practice.. I just wanted to … share my excitement over my I&D.

Emily Middleton

Reviewer: Anna L. Jarrett, PhD, ACNP, FNP - BC(University of Arkansas)
Description: This is a small, pocket reference for nurse practitioners working in emergency/urgent care settings. It is as if the authors know what one can forget if in a generalist practice.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the authors, is to provide a pocket reference for "don't miss" situations and tips for practice. Their many years of experience are evident.
Audience: The audience is nurse practitioners who manage patients in emergency and urgent care, but any providers working in this area could benefit from the book. It could also be a valuable tool for NP nursing students in clinical rotations in emergency or urgent care settings. Both authors are credible authorities. Subsequent editions may benefit from a collaboration of authors in geographically diverse environments. Experts from the east coast and the midwest experts could add to the value of the guide.
Features: The book covers all body systems, pediatric examinations, and prenatal emergency care, as well as billing information. The illustrations are clear. The best parts of the book are the concise presentation, the graphics, and handy dictation templates. The scarcity of references is the only shortcoming.
Assessment: This is a must-have book for NPs practicing in emergency/urgent care. It replaces the many notes and memory aids they typically use to correctly manage patients.

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