Accident & Emergency Nursing

Anne Manton

This book presents an overview of the role of the nurse in emergency (A & E) nursing, in addition to frequently encountered patient issues and clinical problems. Also included are many tables and figures for concise, easy reference. This is the third edition of this book. Published in England, the book is written from the perspective of accident and emergency nursing in the United Kingdom. Although the purpose is not explicitly stated, the content provides the emergency nurse with current clinical knowledge and an understanding of the nursing role in order to provide holistic, individualized, and rational care to emergency patients with a variety of problems. The content, in general, seems most well suited to nurses who are new to emergency nursing or to senior level nursing students. There are, however, numerous content areas that could be useful for more experienced emergency nurses or even advanced practice nurses. There are some unique and positive features of this book. Its beginning section provides information to enhance the nurse's appreciation of the emergency care environment, the nurse's role, and the particular concerns of emergency patients. In addition, the theoretical framework for the book (Orem's self-care deficit theory) is presented in this section. Later sections include a comprehensive discussion of behaviorally related problems of emergency patients in the emergency department and also a discussion of emergency nursing research. Readers outside of the United Kingdom should keep in mind that the book reflects emergency nursing practice in the U.K and, therefore, some of the information and emphases differ from practice in the United States. This book is a welcomeaddition to the emergency nursing literature. In addition to those areas usually discussed in an emergency nursing text, critical care for example, information related to health problems of special populations, such as children, elders, and women, is also presented. The section on the sociology of trauma and illness is particularly enlightening. Practice differences between the U.K and the U.S. result in some areas being presented more thoroughly and some less so than would be found in a book based on emergency nursing practice in the United States, but the book overall is well done and useful for emergency nurses wherever their practice is located.

From The Critics

Reviewer:Anne Manton, RN, PhD, CEN(Fairfield University)
Description:This book presents an overview of the role of the nurse in emergency (A & E) nursing, in addition to frequently encountered patient issues and clinical problems. Also included are many tables and figures for concise, easy reference. This is the third edition of this book. Published in England, the book is written from the perspective of accident and emergency nursing in the United Kingdom.
Purpose:Although the purpose is not explicitly stated, the content provides the emergency nurse with current clinical knowledge and an understanding of the nursing role in order to provide holistic, individualized, and rational care to emergency patients with a variety of problems.
Audience:The content, in general, seems most well suited to nurses who are new to emergency nursing or to senior level nursing students. There are, however, numerous content areas that could be useful for more experienced emergency nurses or even advanced practice nurses.
Features:There are some unique and positive features of this book. Its beginning section provides information to enhance the nurse's appreciation of the emergency care environment, the nurse's role, and the particular concerns of emergency patients. In addition, the theoretical framework for the book (Orem's self-care deficit theory) is presented in this section. Later sections include a comprehensive discussion of behaviorally related problems of emergency patients in the emergency department and also a discussion of emergency nursing research. Readers outside of the United Kingdom should keep in mind that the book reflects emergency nursing practice in the U.K and, therefore, some of the information and emphases differ from practice in the United States.
Assessment:This book is a welcome addition to the emergency nursing literature. In addition to those areas usually discussed in an emergency nursing text, critical care for example, information related to health problems of special populations, such as children, elders, and women, is also presented. The section on the sociology of trauma and illness is particularly enlightening. Practice differences between the U.K and the U.S. result in some areas being presented more thoroughly and some less so than would be found in a book based on emergency nursing practice in the United States, but the book overall is well done and useful for emergency nurses wherever their practice is located.

3 Stars from Doody