Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses: Chief Complaints with High Risk Presentations

Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses: Chief Complaints with High Risk Presentations

<p>From the award-winning authors of <i>Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse!</i></p><p><i>The vital information you need to quickly identify acutely ill or injured patients.</i></p><p><i><b>Rapid Access Guide for Triage and Emergency Nurses: Chief Complaints With High-Risk Presentations</b></i> is the first pocket-sized clinical manual focusing on patient-driven chief complaints. Designed to assist in rapidly recognizing potential life-threatening or life-altering conditions, this guide can be used in a variety of healthcare settings.</p><p>Content covers each body system and its most common chief complaints along with first-line questions, assessments, and interventions to prompt the user. Red flag findings, easily identified by the flag icon, denote critical signs and symptoms, while a light bulb icon helps the user locate key tips.</p><p>The guide includes evidence-based practice guidelines, reference tables, and checklists for at-a-glance retrieval of information. Most chapters contain space for taking notes, inscribing important phone numbers, or pasting facility specific policies and procedures.</p><p><b>Key Features:</b></p><ul><li>Common chief complaints with essential tips</li><li>Unique patient presentations</li><li>Triage processes, clinical red flags, screening tools</li><li>Pediatric and older adult considerations</li><li>Disaster response</li><li>Active shooter or violent situation action steps</li></ul>