Family Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care

Sheila Sanning Shea, MSN, RN, ANP, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with over 40 years of clinical experience. She works for Southern California Emergency Medicine Group in San Pedro, California. Ms. Shea established an emergency clinical fellowship for nurse practitioners and physician assistants that includes both didactic and clinical experiences. Ms. Shea is widely published and is an author and reviewer for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, and was a contributing author to the Emergency Nurses Core Curriculum and Certified Emergency Nurse Review. Ms. Shea has taught NPs locally and nationally on a variety of emergent and urgent care topics. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED. Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN, is an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) with nearly 50 years of clinical experience and 20 years as an NP. She is also a professor in the ENP program at the University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. In 2006, she established the first Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. Dr. Hoyt has several peer-reviewed books and publications on clinical practice, research, and management/leadership topics. She conceptualized and has implemented a 2-day course for training ENPs and a train-the-trainer course for NP faculty. She has taught minor procedures workshops for NPs/PAs across the country. As a consultant and educator, she has also written ENP continuing education programs. Dr. Hoyt spearheaded The Delphi Study on Competencies for NPs in Emergency Care and serves as an item writer for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). She is the former Chair of the NP Validation Committee for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and a former founding board member. She is a contributing editor to the first Emergency Nurse Practitioner Core Curriculum. Dr. Hoyt is also a Past President of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and was the lead editor for the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum (6th) edition and a previous edition of the Trauma Nursing Core Course. She serves as a consultant and educator for her company EmergeED.

Preface


Abbreviations


Dictation/Documentation Guidelines


Adult Medical Template


Adult Trauma Template


Pediatric Medical Template


Pediatric Trauma Template


Review of Systems


Skin


Skin Rashes/Lesions


Burns


Head


Headache


Dizzy/Weak


Altered Mental Status


Head Injury


Eye


Eye Pain


Ear


Earache


NOSE


Nasal Pain/Injury


Face


Facial Pain


Facial Injury


MOUTH/THROAT


Throat Pain


Dental/Intraoral Pain/Trauma


Neck


Cervical Injury


CHEST


Cough/SOB


Chest Pain


Pulmonary Embolus


Abdomen


Abdominal Pain


Gynecologic/Genitourinary


Vaginal Discharge


First Trimester Bleeding


Genitourinary Pain


Testicular Pain


Back


Low Back Pain


Upper Extremities


Shoulder Pain


Elbow Pain


Wrist Pain


Hand Pain


Lower Extremities


Hip Pain


Knee Pain


Leg Anatomy


Deep Vein Thrombosis


Ankle Pain


Foot Pain


Child With Limp


Salter Harris Growth Plate Fractures


Wounds


Lacerations/Puncture Wounds


Cutaneous Abscess/Cellulitis


Miscellaneous


Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency


Maltreatment


Psych Mental Health Emergencies


Diabetes: Hyperglycemic Emergencies


Hypothyroidism


Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)


Hyponatremia/Hypernatremia


Toxicologic Emergencies


End-of-Life Care


Disposition/Transition of Care


Index