Geriatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: The Pocket NP

by Sheila Sanning Shea MSN, RN, ANP, Karen Sue Hoyt PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAAN, Reneé Holleran FNP-BC, RN-BC, PhD, CEN, CFRN, CTRN (retired), CCRN (Alumnus), FAEN (Editor)

Overview

Fast-track medical settings call for “at-your-fingertips” information. Here is an easy-to-use, quick-reference guide for nurse practitioners and other health care providers in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and/or primary care settings with family patients. In a concise, optimally organized format that includes current, evidence-based guidelines, the resource delivers a wealth of information for assessment and management of the most commonly encountered problems in these settings.

Concise yet packed with crucial knowledge, The Pocket NP is arranged in a logical head-to-toe format that includes the history and physical examination and essential medical decision-making considerations. The material is organized in a true rapidaccess format, with salient information presented for maximum efficiency and speed of retrieval. A variety of templates for dictation/documentation are provided to assist the clinician with the development of a concise and logical patient record. These templates can be mixed and matched as needed and, using a specific template for focused patient problems (e.g., knee pain), will facilitate assessment fine tuning. Also included are frequently used illustrations for anatomical records as well as templates to assist in identification of normal and abnormal presentations. Additional helpful features include “Tips” and “Don’t Miss” boxes with bullet points of critical information, a rapid “review of systems,” billing information, and a dedicated page for NP “Survival Information” and notes.

Key Features:

• Provides ultra-quick access to patient treatment information
• Offers easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical information
• Presents templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations
• Contains a rapid “review of systems”
• Delivers content in head-to-toe format
• Includes “Tips” and “Don’t Miss” boxes with bullet points of critical information

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826134165
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/20/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	2 MB

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.

Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with nearly 50 years of clinical experience and 20 years as an NP. She is also a professor in the ENP program at the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. In 2006, she established the first Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. Dr. Hoyt has several peer-reviewed books and publications on clinical practice, research, and management/leadership topics. She conceptualized and has implemented a 2-day course for training ENPs and a train-the-trainer course for NP faculty. She has taught minor procedures workshops for NPs/PAs across the country. As a consultant and educator, she has also written ENP continuing education programs. Dr. Hoyt spearheaded The Delphi Study on Competencies for NPs in Emergency Care and serves as an item writer for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). She is the former Chair of the NP Validation Committee for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and a former founding board member. She is a contributing editor to the first Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum. Dr. Hoyt is also a Past President of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and was the lead editor for the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (6th) edition and a previous edition of the Trauma Nursing Core Course. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

Reneé Seminon Holleran, NP-BC, RN-BC, PhD, CEN, CFRN, CTRN (retired), CCRN (Alumnus), FAEN, has practiced for over 30 years in emergency care. Dr. Holleran currently practices in Salt Lake City Utah, where she serves as APRN Anesthesia Chronic Pain at George E. Whalen Veterans’ Health Administration and volunteers at the Hope Free Clinic, where she provides family practice and urgent care to the uninsured and immigrant populations.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Preface

NP Survival Information

Abbreviations

Dictation/Documentation Guidelines

Medical Template

Trauma Template

Review of Systems

Fall Assessment

Geriatric Depression Scale

Medications to Be Avoided

Billing Considerations

Skin

Skin Rashes/Lesions

Head

Headache

Dizzy/Weak

Altered Mental Status

Activities of Daily Living

Mental Status Exam

Head Injury

Eye

Eye Pain

Ear

Earache

Nose

Nasal Pain

Facial Pain

Facial Injury

Mouth/Throat

Mouth/Throat

Dental/Intraoral Pain

Neck

Cervical Injury

Chest

Cough/SOB

Chest Pain

Pulmonary Embolus

Abdomen

Abdominal Pain/Injury

Gynecologic/Genitourinary

Genitourinary Problems

Use of Urinary Catheter

Incontinence: Bowel or Bladder

Back

Low Back Pain

Upper Extremities

Upper Extremity (Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist Pain/Injury)

Hand Pain/Injury

Lower Extremities

Hip/Pelvic Injury

Knee Pain

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Foot/Ankle Pain

Wounds

Lacerations/Wounds

Abscess/Cellulitis

Miscellaneous

Decubitus

Sepsis

Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency

Diabetes: Hyperglycemic Emergencies

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)

Hyponatremia/Hypernatremia

Maltreatment

End-of-Life Care

Disposition/Transition of Care

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer:
Description: This pocket guideline book is logically arranged by major body systems and includes physical and history assessments, plus clinical approaches and documentation. It presents a head-to toe clinical management system for geriatric patients, addressing the associated problems with medical conditions such as pain, fall risk, trauma, transition of care, and end-of-life care.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a quick access resource for nurse practitioners in clinical practice. This book provides excellent information on screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of commonly seen medical conditions in geriatric patients in emergency/urgent or ambulatory care settings.
Audience: Written by three experienced advanced practice nurses, the book is intended for geriatric nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers. This is an excellent guide to the essential diagnosis and patient management tools for daily practice.
Features: The logical head-to-toe format is easy to follow, and each medical condition is addressed in sections from the physical and history to diagnosis, management, and dictation/documentation. The best features are the variety of templates for documentation and the "Tips" and "Don't miss" boxes with critical information. This is an excellent and easy-to-use reference for clinicians who practice in geriatric care settings.
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