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From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a wide-ranging and succinct overview of the key concepts of emergency care.  Emergency Nursing at a Glance uses the unique and highly visual at a Glance format to convey vital information quickly and efficiently, ensuring that nursing students have access to all the important topics they need for an emergency care placement.  This highly visual, easy-to-read guide is the ideal companion for anyone entering fields involving urgent or unscheduled care.•Includes all aspects of emergency care, including trauma, minor injury, triage processes, patient assessment, common emergency presentations, as well as legal, ethical and professional issues.•Covers care of adults, children, and those with learning disabilities and mental health conditions•Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approachEmergency Nursing at a Glance is an invaluable resource for nursing students, newly qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals working in emergency departments, urgent care centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres.

Everything you need to know about Emergency Nursing… at a Glance!Emergency Nursing at a Glance, Second Edition, remains an essential resource for nursing students and newly qualified practitioners working in emergency and urgent care environments. This concise, visually engaging book provides up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge across a broad range of emergency presentations. Building on the strengths of the first edition, Emergency Nursing at a Glance is fully updated to ensure relevance in today’s clinical landscape. New peer-reviewed content—organised into themed chapters that reflect the diverse nature of emergency nursing—includes infectious diseases, frailty, safeguarding vulnerable adults, and sickle cell crisis.Equipping readers with the knowledge and confidence to provide safe, responsive care in the fast-paced and ever-evolving emergency care setting, Emergency Nursing at a Glance: Addresses a full spectrum of care needs in adults, children, mental health, and people with a learning disabilityIncorporates the latest evidence-based guidance and clinical best practicesSupports understanding of triage, assessment, and common emergency presentations across multiple settingsIncludes updated content on legal, professional, and ethical responsibilitiesPresented in a user-friendly format designed for quick reference, effective learning, and revisionEmergency Nursing at a Glance is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students studying emergency care as part of BSc or MSc Nursing programmes in adult, child, mental health, and learning disability fields. It is also a valuable reference for newly qualified nurses and junior staff in emergency departments, urgent treatment centres, minor injuries units, and a useful resource when undertaking CPD.

Drawing together the best of text, video and interactive material for the definitive guide to adult nursing.

This one-stop-shop will enable students to understand the core aspects of care, learn the essential nursing skills and knowledge that underpin practice, deal with the complexities of the role and apply their learning to common conditions and patient groups. It has been developed in line with the 2018 NMC standards to provide a complete learning resource for adult nursing students.

Key features:

Uses patient centered care and evidence-based practice as guiding principles throughout Clear and engaging features to help students understand the core theory and knowledge, apply it to nursing practice, revise for assessments and exams, and go further in their independent study. 12 months free access to an interactive eBook version, meaning you can access the book anytime.

The book is supported by online resources, including links to up to 100 instructional videos, case studies and accompanying questions, access to selected SAGE journal articles, weblinks, multiple-choice quizzes, and glossary flashcards.

Designed to make learning flexible and fun, leaving students better prepared for practice and ready to thrive in their future careers.

This pocket-sized book provides step-by-step instructions on how to carry out advanced clinical skills such as medicine administration, giving transfusions, catheterisation, and other key skills across both acute and community settings. It is ideal for second and third year students and has been updated for the 2018 NMC standards, including the most up-to-date evidence base for the procedures. Each section features:

Handy checklists detailing the essential equipment and things to consider before starting.Helpful tips and advice on what to watch out for and the relevant action to take for each skill.Care setting considerations exploring patient requirements depending on where care is being given.Clear instructions guiding you step by step through each procedure.

Whether you are revising, practicing, or preparing for a clinical placement, this book will become a trusted companion and daily reference that will help to develop and improve your nursing skills.