5. Evidence-Based Practice
CHAPTER 5. Evidence-Based Practice Vicki A. Keough Every nurse can be proud to know that evidence-based practice (EBP) began with the founder of professional nursing practice, Florence Nightingale. 24,25 When…
50. Elder Abuse and Neglect
CHAPTER 50. Elder Abuse and Neglect Nancy Stephens Donatelli Elder abuse and neglect take different forms; however, the common denominator is harm or threatened harm to the health or welfare…
49. Intimate Partner Violence
CHAPTER 49. Intimate Partner Violence Mary Jagim Although recognizing, assessing, and intervening with victims of intimate partner violence in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging, the emergency nurse has…
41. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
CHAPTER 41. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies Daun A. Smith The hematologic system (blood components and the organs that form them) plays a vital role in maintaining homeostasis of the whole…
39. Influenza: Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic
CHAPTER 39. Influenza: Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic Sherri-Lynn Almeida Historically, influenza has caused outbreaks of respiratory illness for centuries, including three pandemics (worldwide outbreaks of disease) in the twentieth century….
38. Communicable Diseases
CHAPTER 38. Communicable Diseases Sherri-Lynne Almeida An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. Three factors form the chain of infection: agent, host, and…
17. Emergency Preparedness
CHAPTER 17. Emergency Preparedness Kathy S. Robinson Disasters—natural and manmade events that dramatically affect life and property to catastrophic proportions—are fortunately rare, largely unpredictable, and yet inevitable. Historic events such…
14. Organ and Tissue Donation
CHAPTER 14. Organ and Tissue Donation Nancy Bonalumi Every hour another person in the United States dies because of the lack of an organ to provide a lifesaving transplant. In…
18. Nuclear, Biologic, and Chemical Agents of Mass Destruction
CHAPTER 18. Nuclear, Biologic, and Chemical Agents of Mass Destruction Knox Andress WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: THE THREAT Emergency nursing requires preparation for many types of disasters and mass casualty…
