Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Protocols - FOURTH EDITION: For Emergency Departments, Urgent Care Centers, and Family Practices

Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Protocols - FOURTH EDITION: For Emergency Departments, Urgent Care Centers, and Family Practices by Correll, Donald C.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780990686040.

This is the Fourth Edition of the first compendium of acute care protocols created for the Nurse Practitioner. Over 140 concise, fast-reading protocols for Nurse Practitioners working in acute care within an emergency department, urgent care center, or family practice. Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, toxicology, neurology, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary disorders, electrolyte and acid/base disturbances, HEENT, trauma, pediatrics, geriatrics, gynecology, infectious disease, dermatology, hematology, psychiatric and social, environmental, medications, and disease management, among others. The book provides 942 pages of differential diagnosis, pertinent central clinical facts, and practice guidance in a bulleted outline format, for the purpose of furthering the relationship between the Nurse Practitioner and the Physician and for improving patient care and safety. The author Donald Correll, M.D. is a former Emergency Department Medical Director of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (Tennessee), which treats over 90,000 acute care patients annually.