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"Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: The Pocket NP is the result of three decades of our experiences as emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs). We often found our pockets filled with scribbled notes that included tidbits of things "not to miss," important "tips to remember," and essential information to include in the history and physical documentation. Although we had many excellent medical reference textbooks, we identified the need for a quick reference guide that had an easy-to-use framework for the most commonly encountered problems seen in the emergency, medical screening, fast-track, and/or primary care settings"--
List of contents
PrefaceAbbreviationsDictation/Documentation GuidelinesMedical TemplateTrauma TemplateSkinNeonatal Jaundice
Skin Rashes/Lesions
Burns
HeadHeadache
Head Injury
EyeEye Pain
EarEarache
Foreign Bodies: Ear/Nose
FaceFacial Pain/Injury
MOUTH/ThroatThroat Pain
Dental/Intraoral Pain
NeckNeck/Cervical Pain/Injury
ChestCough/SOB
Chest Pain
Congenital Heart Disease
AbdomenAbdominal Pain
Vomiting and Diarrhea
Foreign Body Ingestion
Gynecologic/GenitourinaryGenitourinary Pain
Vaginal Discharge
First Trimester Bleeding
BackBack Pain
Upper ExtremitiesShoulder Pain
Elbow Pain
Wrist Pain
Hand Pain
Lower ExtremitiesHip/Pelvic Pain
Knee Pain
Ankle Pain
Foot Pain
Child With Limp
Salter Harris Growth Plate Fractures
WoundsLacerations/Wounds
Cutaneous Abscess/Cellulitis
MiscellaneousPain
Fever
Maltreatment
Syncope
Seizures
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Sickle Cell Disease
Hematologic/Oncologic Disorders
Toxicologic Disorders
Index
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.
