Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6e (Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Jordan)) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 1416037551 | ISBN-13: 978-1416037552 | Publication Date: August 6, 2007 | Edition: 6

Whether you are a new or an experienced emergency nurse, you'll find that the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is an essential tool for your practice. Authored by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), this highly-respected resource will help you build and verify your knowledge, develop practice standards, improve quality of care, and educate nursing staff as well as patients and families. The Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is also the ideal resource to help you prepare for the Certification for Emergency Nurses (CEN) exam.

• Authored by ENA, you can rely on this text to be the most authoritative and up-to-date resource available.
• The text's outline format and alphabetical listing of the Clinical Emergencies chapters mean you can find the information you need - fast!

• The most recent CEN examination content is included to ensure that you're prepared and confident.
• Nine new chapters incorporate the latest information about:
• Triage
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies
• Cultural Dimensions and Emergency Nursing
• End-of-Life Issues in the Emergency Department
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies
• Mechanism of Injury
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Forensic Nursing Practice
• A new unit on trauma emergencies reorganizes information from the previous edition to help you more easily find the facts you need.
• More illustrations and tables are included to enhance your understanding of key information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1152 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 6 edition (August 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416037551
• ISBN-13: 978-1416037552
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Emergency

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ED Veteran Review Manual, October 30, 2007

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Jane Reader (Albemarle, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6e (Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Jordan)) (Paperback)

This book is great for the verteran ED nurse with outline coverage of pertinent topics. But, if you're new to the ED, be aware that this book doesn't offer in-depth explanations.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Core content for Emergency Nurses, May 18, 2008

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Mark Boswell "Mark Boswell CEN CFRN CTRN CPEN... (Southeast USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6e (Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Jordan)) (Paperback)

I would consider this the "Bible" of Emergency Nursing. It is respectable in that it is written and published by the ENA (Emergency Nurses Association). It has DOZENS of contributing authors from many different clinical/specialty backgrounds of Emergency Nursing.

This book looks at the "core" knowledge base of Emergency Nurses and puts it in one place. While it's not a "casual" read, it is thorought. It's not written like some of those difficult "outline" books - there are actually paragraphs devoted to each topic. The index is pretty good also so you can look up specific references in the main text.

It is a bit big and heavy. Probably not the best to carry in your work bag, but definitely worthy of taking up the needed space on your desk.

Of course all the "traditional" content is here: cardiac, respiratory, neurology etc. Then there are more specific sections such as: Professionalism, Toxicology, Distasters, Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault and Forensics.

One of the BEST things about this book (besides it being FRESH off the press as of Summer 2007) is that it was written FOR Emergency Nurses BY Emergency Nurses - people who are actively involved in Emergency Nursing care.

Many of the listed authors and contributors I am familiar with via my dealings with the ENA and I can speak to these people's authority on their given topics.

Finally, this book is so comprehensive that I have used it as my main outline when I wrote and developed my own 2-Day CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) exam review course. I believe this manual (in addition to others I used) gives the most comprehensive view/curriculum/core content for Emergency Nurses and thus it is my "Bible" as well for the CEN classes I teach. [...]

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, October 6, 2008

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Cheryl L. Wainright "Cheryllw" (Orange Park, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6e (Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (Jordan)) (Paperback)

This book is a good companion for others, but it is not very easy to read since the entire book is written in outline form.