{"product_id":"fast-facts-for-the-er-nurse-fourth-edition-guide-to-a-successful-emergency-department-orientation-9780826152169","title":"Fast Facts for the ER Nurse, Fourth Edition: Guide to a Successful Emergency Department Orientation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis bestselling resource has successfully prepared thousands of ER nurses to provide safe, effective, and high-quality care to their patients. This new edition is updated with guidelines from the American Heart Association, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, American Stroke Association, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, and Trauma Nurse Core Course. This guide presents the most current information on medications, street drugs, the opioid crisis, and intraosseous access. Chapters are replete with new case studies, updated photos, and time-tested tips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eFast Facts\u003c\/em\u003e guide is written in bullet-point format and is alphabetically organized by disease and disorder within each body system to emphasize easy access and at-a-glance viewing. All chapters list relevant materials, equipment and drugs; and each diagnosis includes its definition, causes, signs and symptoms, and interventions. Helpful appendices display common abbreviations and lab values, EKG rhythms, frequently used medications, and updated alphabetized skills checklists for self-examination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Fourth Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew content on administering Alteplase, coronaviruses, decompression sickness, high altitude illness, human trafficking, influenza, lightning injuries, osteomyelitis, parasitic and insect infestations, post-birth warning signs, post-cardiac arrest care, rhabdomyolysis, status asthmaticus, and triage legal issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdates on infectious disease emergencies, disaster response emergencies, environmental emergencies, and OB\/GYN emergencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew information on fluid and electrolyte imbalance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShock and Multisystem Trauma divided into two expanded chapters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated with useful tricks of the trade and 'survival tips'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew knowledge on street drugs including vaping, concentrated marijuana, and the opioid crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEducates new ER nurses and their preceptors on the most common injuries and illnesses they will encounter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComes in handy pocket size for reference on the go\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides easy referral to equipment, medications, procedures, and specialty care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelivers hands-on teaching strategies for instructors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuettner, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer R. Buettner, RN, CEN, \u003c\/b\u003e currently serves as the nurse educator for the emergency department (ED) at DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale, Lithonia, Georgia. In this role, Mrs. Buettner works to advance the careers of emergency nurses through education and evidence-based practice. She finds great joy in helping others grow professionally and cultivate their inner gifts and talents. She has developed ED orientation processes and education courses for several local hospitals in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. In her 17 years of ED nursing experience, she has spent several years precepting new emergency nurses and has served as a legal nurse consultant. Mrs. Buettner holds certifications in basic disaster life support (BDLS), advanced disaster life support (ADLS), and as a certified emergency nurse (CEN), and serves as an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructor. She is a course coordinator for the trauma nursing core course (TNCC) and emergency nursing pediatric course (ENPC). She is a current member of the Emergency Nurses Association and an advocate for the Board Certified Emergency Nursing exam. She received the Faculty Award from the Virginia Beach School of Practical Nursing, for the graduate who \"has achieved excellence in both the academic and clinical settings and who best exemplifies the total integration of program philosophy to professional performance\" (March 1999). In 2010, Mrs. Buettner was nominated as nurse of the year by the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a finalist for the 2016 Atlanta March of Dime's Nurse of the Year Award. 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