| Description |
xii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Accountability and professional practice / Martin Hind -- 2. Ethical dimensions of perioperative practice / Jane Reid -- 3. Risk management / Suzanne Fullbrook -- 4. Leadership and teamwork / Lois Hamlin -- 5. Assuring quality services / Liz Bernthal -- 6. Information management / Paul Whatling -- 7. Infection control principles / Diane Gilmour -- 8. Decontamination of reusable medical devices / David Hurrell -- 9. Research and development / Paul Wicker -- 10. Patient assessment / Amanda Bassett --- 11. Care of the patient undergoing anaesthesia / Melanie Oakley and Melanie van Limborgh -- 12. Care of the patient undergoing surgery / Carol Smith -- 13. Care of the postanaesthetic patient / Jill Yates --14. Day surgery / Roz McMillan -- 15. Surgery in the community / Judy Mewburn -- 16. Surgery outside the operating department / Mark Radford -- 17. Emergency surgery / Caroline MacDonald -- 18. Care of children and adolescents / Jane Donnelly --19. Care of the obstetric patient / Brian Smith, Tom Williams and Josie Williams -- 20. Care of the elderly in the operating department / Rita Hehir -- 21. Care of patients with serious or multisystem disease / Vicki Clark -- 22. Care of patients who have highly infectious disease / Gillian Stevenson -- 23. Care of patients who are immunocompromised / Sarah Hart -- 24. The mental health needs of perioperative patients / Mark Stewart -- 25. Transplantation / Peter Mercer |
| Summary |
"A Textbook of Perioperative Care is a unique text based on principles of care in the perioperative environment. Surgery for patients has changed dramatically over the last few years and this text is ideal for students and practitioners in this specialised environment. It mirrors the dynamics of modern perioperative practice by focusing on the care of patients undergoing surgery and anaesthesia in a variety of environments."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Technique.
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Operating room nursing -- Study and teaching.
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Operating room nursing.
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Postoperative care.
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Preoperative care.
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Surgical nursing.
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Therapeutics, Surgical.
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Operating Room Nursing.
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Perioperative Nursing.
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Perioperative Care.
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| Author |
Wicker, Paul.
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| LC no. |
00002782 |
| ISBN |
044307285X (hbk) |
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