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Author Holland, Karen, author

Title Placement learning in surgical nursing : a guide for students in practice / [by]Karen Holland and Michelle Roxburgh
Published Edinburgh : Baillière-Tindale, 2012
Edinburgh : Baillière-Tindall, 2012
©2012

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 WATERFT HEALTH  617.0231 Hol/Pli  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 201 pages ; 19 cm
Series Placement learning
Placement learning
Contents Section 1 Preparation for practice placement experience -- ch. 1 Surgical nursing in context -- ch. 2 Introduction to the principles of surgical nursing -- ch. 3 Types of surgical nursing opportunities and clinical placements -- ch. 4 Preparation for learning in practice -- Section 2 Placement learning opportunities -- ch. 5 Pre-admission assessment of the patient and discharge planning -- ch. 6 Preparation of the patient for surgery: the hospital experience -- ch. 7 Preparation for and undergoing an anaesthetic prior to surgery -- ch. 8 Undergoing surgery: the operating theatre experience -- ch. 9 Recovery from surgery -- ch. 10 Going home from hospital -- Section 3 The patient experience of undergoing surgery -- ch. 11 Case study 1: caring for a patient in a day care unit -- ch. 12 Case study 2: caring for a patient in a general surgical ward -- ch. 13 Case study 3: caring for a patient requiring emergency surgery -- Section 4 Consolidating learning -- ch. 14 What have I learnt in a surgical nursing placement?
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Nursing.
Operating room nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Surgical nursing -- Study and teaching.
Surgical nursing.
Perioperative Nursing.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Author Roxburgh, Michelle, series editor
Roxburgh, Michelle.
ISBN 9780702043055 (paperback)
Other Titles Surgical nursing : a guide for students in practice