TY - BOOK ED - Emergency Chaos, TI - Emergency nursing : : the essential basics / SN - 9798366935197 [paperback] PY - 2024/// CY - Las Vegas, NV : PB - Emergency Chaos, KW - Emergency nursing N1 - Welcome to the emergency department -- Disclaimer -- Target audience -- Table of contents -- Purpose emergency department and role of the ER nurse -- Patient arrival: initial impression & ABC's -- Common complaints -- Sepsis workup -- Quick & easy conditions -- Key questions for emergency services -- History taking: questions and information gathering -- ER nursing in 1 2 3 : 3 steps -- Focused assessments -- How to be a safe ER nurse? -- What should a new ER nurse focus on? -- Advice you should hear to least once! -- Cardiorespiratory arrest (full arrest): my experiences -- Intubations (rapid sequence intubation-RSI): what is our role as the nurse? -- Code stroke -- IV tips -- How to give report? -- Starting the day with critical patients -- Labs you must know -- Common conditions to really familiarize yourself with! -- Medications -- Staying organized: the brain -- ECG's -- Practice questions -- Tips for 12 hour shifts and thriving as a nurse -- Be proactive, not reactive.; Adult N2 - "Emergency nursing may be among the hardest endeavors you undergo, yet its incredibly rewarding. I share what I've learned while working as an ER nurse, with the hope of giving you fundamental knowledge that will set you up for success. In this book, we cover: Common conditions: brain bleeds, CHF, DKA, afib, hyperkalemia, asthma etc., airway breathing circulations (ABC's), workups: chest pain, SOB, abdominal pain, and sepsis, CODES, rapid sequence intubation, strokes, assessments and information gathering, IV tips, care of critical patiets, giving report, advice, and much more!." --Provided by the publisher ER -