| Description |
xviii, 686 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
I. Perioperative Nursing: Specialists in Caring. 1. Introduction to Perioperative Nursing. 2. The Surgical Setting / Sandra L. Hunter Sword. 3. Standards for Perioperative Nursing Practice -- II. Biophysical Sciences. 4. Microbiology and the Surgical Patient. 5. Surgical Pharmacology. 6. Anesthesia and Perioperative Nursing Implications / Alfredo Ferrari. 7. Intravascular Homeostasis and Hemodynamics / James Mulchay -- III. Asepsis and the Surgical Environment. 8. Operating Room Theory and Techniques. 9. Foundations of Surgery -- IV. Perioperative Nursing Practice. 10. Perioperative Nursing Process / Kathleen Blais. 11. Patient Care Management. 12. Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Perioperative Nursing Practice /Linda Cruz Agustin Simunek -- V. Implementing Perioperative Nursing Care. 13. Anatomic Structures and Terminology. 14. Surgical Anthology and Nursing Considerations. 15. Topics and Issues Affecting Practice |
| Summary |
Perioperative Nursing: Principles and Practice, Second Edition, offers the succinct yet comprehensive coverage you need to learn - and stay up to date - on current perioperative nursing practices. The material contained in this book is endorsed by the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) as a useful component in the ongoing education process of perioperative nurses. For its second edition, Perioperative Nursing: Principles and Practice has been thoroughly updated and revised, including current AORN standards and record practices. This edition also offers expanded coverage of perioperative nursing research and the nursing practice model |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Perioperative nursing / Susan F. Fairchild. c1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Operating room nursing.
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Operating Room Nursing.
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Operating Room Nursing.
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| Author |
Fairchild, Susan S.
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| LC no. |
95050442 |
| ISBN |
0316259691 |
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