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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785408703321

Autore

Campo Theresa M

Titolo

Essential procedures for practitioners in office, urgent, and emergency care settings [[electronic resource] ] : a clinical companion / / Theresa M. Campo, Keith Lafferty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

1-78268-170-1

1-282-96678-2

9786612966781

0-8261-1879-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LaffertyKeith A

Disciplina

610.73092

Soggetti

Nurse practitioners

Physicians' assistants

Medical protocols

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Procedures for airway management -- 3. Managing pain using injectable anesthetics -- 4. Skin and wound management procedures -- 5. Procedures for the management of nail and nailbed injuries -- 6. Incision and drainage procedures -- 7. Procedures for examination and treatment of common eye injuries -- 8. Procedures for managing common nose conditions -- 9. Procedures for managing common ear injuries -- 10. Procedures for examination and management of common dental injuries -- 11. Procedures for managing common musculoskeletal conditions and injuries -- 12. Procedures for managing common gastrointestinal conditions -- 13. Procedures for managing common genitourinary conditions -- 14. Procedures for performing skin biopsy.

Sommario/riassunto

""This user-friendly, easy to understand, procedurally focused resource offers the necessary background information, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions for providing safe and efficient treatment to patients in these care settings to not only the novice but to experts in emergent and urgent care."" K. Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN,



FAANP. St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, CA. Elda G. Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP. University of Texas Health Center Houston. (From the Foreword). This companion is a highly accessible and comprehensive clinical guide to performing procedures i