Optimized Pocket Guide for Nurse Practitioners in Fast-Paced Settings

By CEN Sanning Shea, Sheila, MSN, RN, ANP, FAAN and Karen Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAENP

A Comprehensive Reference for Nurse Practitioners and Healthcare Providers

This updated second edition of The Pocket NP continues to provide rapid access to essential assessment and management information for nurse practitioners and healthcare providers working in emergency, medical, screening, fast track, and primary care family settings.

With its logical head-to-toe format, this pocket guide covers the history, physical examination, and critical medical decision-making considerations needed to navigate a typical patient encounter. The revised edition features:

• Updated medical decision-making sections with documentation templates
• Revised pharmacology and drug administration information
• New ultrasound dictation templates for each section where it is performed
• New tables, including an eye chart for vision in trauma patients
• New ultrasound images
• New line drawings depicting various conditions
• Updated clinical guidelines

This indispensable resource offers a range of valuable features, including:

• Rapid access to patient treatment information
• An easy-to-use framework for quickly locating critical knowledge
• Templates for identifying normal and abnormal presentations
• Time-tested Tips and Don’t Miss boxes with bullet points of critical information
• Anatomic illustrations to assist in diagnosis and management of conditions
• Billing information

Praise for the First Edition:

“This is the best pocket guide in the market. It is easy to use and straight to the point with up-to-date information. I highly recommend it for anyone practicing in fast-paced settings.” – Pedro Colio DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C, CCРН Emergency Department Educator/Nurse Practitioner, El Centro Regional Medical Center

Updated to provide the most current information, The Pocket NP is an essential tool for nurse practitioners and healthcare providers seeking to deliver high-quality patient care in fast-paced settings.