NURSING PRACTICE THROUGH THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA
10 NURSING PRACTICE THROUGH THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA Kathryn Truter Von Rueden Because of the uniqueness and complexity of patients with multiple injuries, trauma nursing has evolved as a highly…
RURAL TRAUMA
8 RURAL TRAUMA Daniel G. Judkins, John Bleicher, Rifat Latifi Two 19-year-olds are driving home from a party at a Forest Service campground 10 miles outside a town of about…
ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN TRAUMA CARE
2 ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN TRAUMA CARE Eileen Whalen Trauma exerts financial stresses on patients, hospitals, and society. According to 2001 data, for all age groups, unintentional injuries continue…
ETHICS IN TRAUMA NURSING
4 ETHICS IN TRAUMA NURSING Joan M. Pryor-McCann Many ethical questions confront nurses in their everyday practice. Trauma nurses, however, face a unique set of problems that make the resolution…
EVOLUTION OF THE TRAUMA CYCLE
1 EVOLUTION OF THE TRAUMA CYCLE Mary Beachley Incidents of trauma occur in epidemic proportions in our society today; however, this is not a new phenomenon. Traumatic injury has been…
LEGAL CONCERNS IN TRAUMA NURSING
5 LEGAL CONCERNS IN TRAUMA NURSING Robert W. Heilig Trauma nursing has undergone a rapid evolution, as is evident by the nursing, medical, and scientific content of this book. Before…
REHABILITATION OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT
11 REHABILITATION OF THE TRAUMA PATIENT Valerie Summerlin The evolution of the specialty of trauma during the past 30 years has been accompanied by great strides in medical technology. Emergency…
Aerobic Metabolism during Exercise
Chapter 4 Aerobic Metabolism during Exercise Stephanie Petterson, Christopher Kuchta, Lynn Snyder-Mackler LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Describe cardiovascular…
Anaerobic Metabolism during Exercise
Chapter 3 Anaerobic Metabolism during Exercise* Sharon Ann Plowman, Denise Louise Smith LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Describe the…
Understanding Muscle Contraction
Chapter 2 Understanding Muscle Contraction* Denise Louise Smith, Sharon Ann Plowman LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Describe the functions…
