Lippincott’s Q & A
Certification Review
Emergency
Nursing
,
,Lippincott’s Q & A
Certification Review
Emergency
Nursing
, Staff
Executive Publisher The clinical procedures described and recommended in this pub-
lication are based on research and consultation with medical and
Judith A. Schilling McCann, RN, MSN
nursing authorities. To the best of our knowledge, these proce-
Editorial Director dures reflect currently accepted clinical practice; nevertheless,
they can’t be considered absolute and universal recommenda-
H. Nancy Holmes
tions. For individual application, treatment recommendations
Clinical Director must be considered in light of the patient’s clinical condition and,
before administration of new or infrequently used drugs, in light
Joan M. Robinson, RN, MSN
of the latest package-insert information. The authors and the pub-
Senior Art Director lisher disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects resulting di-
rectly or indirectly from the suggested procedures, from any un-
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detected errors, or from the reader’s misunderstanding of the text.
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Clinical Editors
Lippincott's Q & A certification review : emergency nursing.
Tamara M. Kear, RN, MSN, CNN; Suzanne Kenyon, RN, BSN p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copy Editors 1. Emergency nursing—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Title:
Kimberly Bilotta (supervisor), Tom DeZego, Heather Ditch, Emergency nursing. II. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
[DNLM: 1. Emergency Nursing—methods—Examination Ques-
Amy Furman, Dona Hightower Perkins, Lisa Stockslager, tions. WY 18.2 L765 2005]
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Certification Review
Emergency
Nursing
,
,Lippincott’s Q & A
Certification Review
Emergency
Nursing
, Staff
Executive Publisher The clinical procedures described and recommended in this pub-
lication are based on research and consultation with medical and
Judith A. Schilling McCann, RN, MSN
nursing authorities. To the best of our knowledge, these proce-
Editorial Director dures reflect currently accepted clinical practice; nevertheless,
they can’t be considered absolute and universal recommenda-
H. Nancy Holmes
tions. For individual application, treatment recommendations
Clinical Director must be considered in light of the patient’s clinical condition and,
before administration of new or infrequently used drugs, in light
Joan M. Robinson, RN, MSN
of the latest package-insert information. The authors and the pub-
Senior Art Director lisher disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects resulting di-
rectly or indirectly from the suggested procedures, from any un-
Arlene Putterman
detected errors, or from the reader’s misunderstanding of the text.
Art Director
© 2005 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. This
Mary Ludwicki
book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced,
Electronic Project Manager stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or other-
John Macalino
wise — without prior written permission of the publisher, except
Editorial Project Manager for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews and
testing and evaluation materials provided by publisher to instruc-
Jennifer Pierce Kowalak
tors whose schools have adopted its accompanying textbook.
Clinical Project Manager Printed in China. For information, write Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 323 Norristown Road, Suite 200, Ambler, PA 19002.
Beverly Ann Tscheschlog, RN, BS
Editor LQ&ACREN010504—091209
Elizabeth Jacqueline Mills
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Clinical Editors
Lippincott's Q & A certification review : emergency nursing.
Tamara M. Kear, RN, MSN, CNN; Suzanne Kenyon, RN, BSN p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Copy Editors 1. Emergency nursing—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Title:
Kimberly Bilotta (supervisor), Tom DeZego, Heather Ditch, Emergency nursing. II. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
[DNLM: 1. Emergency Nursing—methods—Examination Ques-
Amy Furman, Dona Hightower Perkins, Lisa Stockslager, tions. WY 18.2 L765 2005]
Kelly Taylor, Pamela Wingrod RT120.E4L576 2005
616.02'5'076—dc22
Digital Composition Services ISBN13: 978-1-58255-343-6
ISBN10: 1-58255-343-2 (pbk., hardcover : alk. paper) 2004003985
Diane Paluba (manager), Joyce Rossi Biletz, Donna S. Morris
Manufacturing
Patricia K. Dorshaw (director), Beth J. Welsh
Editorial Assistants
Megan L. Aldinger, Tara L. Carter-Bell, Linda K. Ruhf
Indexer
Barbara Hodgson
RRS0910
