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"Family 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- "Don't Miss!" items and important "Tips" 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 setting"--
List of contents
PrefaceAbbreviationsDictation/Documentation GuidelinesAdult Medical TemplateAdult Trauma TemplatePediatric Medical TemplatePediatric Trauma TemplateReview of SystemsSkinSkin Rashes/Lesions
Burns
HeadHeadache
Dizzy/Weak
Altered Mental Status
Head Injury
EyeEye Pain
EarEarache
NOSENasal Pain/Injury
FaceFacial Pain
Facial Injury
MOUTH/THROATThroat Pain
Dental/Intraoral Pain/Trauma
NeckCervical Injury
CHESTCough/SOB
Chest Pain
Pulmonary Embolus
AbdomenAbdominal Pain
Gynecologic/GenitourinaryVaginal Discharge
First Trimester Bleeding
Genitourinary Pain
Testicular Pain
BackLow Back Pain
Upper ExtremitiesShoulder Pain
Elbow Pain
Wrist Pain
Hand Pain
Lower ExtremitiesHip Pain
Knee Pain
Leg Anatomy
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Ankle Pain
Foot Pain
Child With Limp
Salter Harris Growth Plate Fractures
WoundsLacerations/Puncture Wounds
Cutaneous Abscess/Cellulitis
MiscellaneousHypertensive 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
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.
