The Nurse Practitioner Practice Guide - FIFTH EDITION: For Emergency Departments, Urgent Care Centers, and Family Practices - Softcover

Correll, Donald C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1733157522 ISBN 13: 9781733157520

Publisher: Acute Care Horizons, LLC, 2019

Synopsis

This is the Fifth Edition of the first compendium of acute care practice guides created for the Nurse Practitioner and is an update from the Fourth Edition. Over 140 sections with more than 400 concise, fast-reading topics for Nurse Practitioners working in acute care within an emergency department, urgent care center, or family practice. Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, toxicology, neurology, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary disorders, electrolyte and acid/base disturbances, HEENT, trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, gynecology, infectious disease, dermatology, hematology, psychiatric and social, environmental, medications, and disease management, among others. Also includes a NEW Acute Care Ultrasound Chapter. The book provides differential diagnosis, pertinent central clinical facts, and practice guidance in a bulleted outline format, for the purpose of furthering improved patient care and safety. The author Donald Correll, M.D. is a former Emergency Department Medical Director of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Tennessee), which treats 100,000 acute care patients annually.

About this title

About the Author

Donald Correll, M.D. is a former Emergency Department Medical Director of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Tennessee), which treats 100,000 acute care patients annually. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), and has over 30 years experience in emergency department operations and management.

From the Back Cover

Over 140 concise, fast-reading protocols and management guidelines

for Nurse Practitioners working in acute care within an emergency

department, urgent care center, or family practice.

Covers the following areas of acute care:

* Cardiovascular

* Respiratory

* Endocrine

* Toxic Ingestions

* Neurology

* Back

* Gastrointestinal

* Urinary and Male Genitourinary

* Electrolyte and Acid/Base Disturbances

* Head Trauma and Neck Pain

* HEENT

* Trauma

* Extremity Disorders

* Pediatrics

* Geriatrics

* Gynecology

* Infectious Disease

* Dermatology

* Hematology and Oncology

* Psychiatric and Social

* Environmental

* Medications

* Disease Management

* Critical Care

The author Donald Correll, M.D. is a former Emergency Department

Medical Director of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Tennessee),

which treats 100,000 acute care patients annually. He is a

Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP),

and has over 30 years experience in emergency department operations

and management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Acute Care Horizons, LLC
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1733157522
• ISBN 13: 9781733157520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1046