Indispensable resource for the novice perioperative nurse
The most up-to-date resource about perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand. Perioperative Nursing: An Introduction provides an in-depth, standards-based overview for those undertaking specialist training.
The text examines the roles and responsibilities of nurses working in perioperative care, including specialty areas such as anaesthesia, intraoperative patient care, post-anaesthesia care and day surgery. It brings theory to life by following the patient experience along their surgery journey.
The fourth edition of this invaluable book has been updated by clinical experts to incorporate the most current national and international standards and guidelines around perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand.
1. Perioperative Nursing: An Introduction - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Foreword by Jed Duff - p. ix 7. Foreword by Edwina Eaton - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Editors - p. xv 10. Contributors - p. xvii 11. Reviewers - p. xix 12. Introduction: How to use this book - p. xxi 13. List of Illustrations - p. xxiii 14. List of Tables - p. xxiv 15. 1. Perioperative nursing - p. 1 16. 2. Human factors and the perioperative team - p. 35 17. 3. Medico-legal aspects of perioperative nursing practice - p. 57 18. 4. Perioperative patient quality and safety - p. 83 19. 5. The perioperative environment and staff safety - p. 115 20. Introduction - p. 115 21. Operating suite design - p. 116 22. Operating suite layout - p. 120 23. Operating suite environmental controls - p. 125 24. Patient scenarios - p. 129 25. Patient scenarios - p. 141 26. Patient scenarios - p. 143 27. Patient scenarios - p. 147 28. Patient scenarios - p. 153 29. Patient scenarios - p. 154 30. References - p. 155 31. Further reading - p. 164 32. 6. Infection prevention and control - p. 167 33. 7. Patient assessment and preparation for surgery - p. 215 34. 8. Patient care during anaesthesia - p. 271 35. 9. Intraoperative patient care - p. 321 36. 10. Surgical intervention - p. 367 37. 11. Wound healing, haemostasis and wound closure - p. 405 38. 12. Postanaesthesia nursing care - p. 437 39. 13. Pain management - p. 465 40. 14. Perioperative practice in non-traditional environments - p. 481 41. Glossary - p. 499 42. Index - p. 509
Indispensable resource for the novice perioperative nurse
The most up-to-date resource about perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand. Perioperative Nursing: An Introduction provides an in-depth, standards-based overview for those undertaking specialist training.
The text examines the roles and responsibilities of nurses working in perioperative care, including specialty areas such as anaesthesia, intraoperative patient care, post-anaesthesia care and day surgery. It brings theory to life by following the patient experience along their surgery journey.
The fourth edition of this invaluable book has been updated by clinical experts to incorporate the most current national and international standards and guidelines around perioperative nursing in Australia and New Zealand.
1. Perioperative Nursing: An Introduction - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Foreword by Jed Duff - p. ix 7. Foreword by Edwina Eaton - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Editors - p. xv 10. Contributors - p. xvii 11. Reviewers - p. xix 12. Introduction: How to use this book - p. xxi 13. List of Illustrations - p. xxiii 14. List of Tables - p. xxiv 15. 1. Perioperative nursing - p. 1 16. 2. Human factors and the perioperative team - p. 35 17. 3. Medico-legal aspects of perioperative nursing practice - p. 57 18. 4. Perioperative patient quality and safety - p. 83 19. 5. The perioperative environment and staff safety - p. 115 20. Introduction - p. 115 21. Operating suite design - p. 116 22. Operating suite layout - p. 120 23. Operating suite environmental controls - p. 125 24. Patient scenarios - p. 129 25. Patient scenarios - p. 141 26. Patient scenarios - p. 143 27. Patient scenarios - p. 147 28. Patient scenarios - p. 153 29. Patient scenarios - p. 154 30. References - p. 155 31. Further reading - p. 164 32. 6. Infection prevention and control - p. 167 33. 7. Patient assessment and preparation for surgery - p. 215 34. 8. Patient care during anaesthesia - p. 271 35. 9. Intraoperative patient care - p. 321 36. 10. Surgical intervention - p. 367 37. 11. Wound healing, haemostasis and wound closure - p. 405 38. 12. Postanaesthesia nursing care - p. 437 39. 13. Pain management - p. 465 40. 14. Perioperative practice in non-traditional environments - p. 481 41. Glossary - p. 499 42. Index - p. 509
