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Author Hamlin, Lois, author

Title Perioperative nursing : an introduction / editors Lois Hamlin, Menna Davies, Marilyn Richardson-Tench, Sally Sutherland-Fraser
Edition Second edition
Published Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia, [2016]
Chatswood, NSW : Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd), [2016]
©2016
©2016

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Description xv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Contents note continued: Anaesthetic considerations for the bariatric patient -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 9 Intraoperative patient care -- Introduction -- Patient positioning -- Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism -- Prevention and management of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia -- Surgical complications and the elderly -- Ensuring correct patient/site of surgery -- Tourniquets -- The management of accountable items used during surgery -- Collection of specimens -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Video resources -- ch. 10 Surgical intervention -- Introduction -- Historical surgical perspective -- Sequence of surgery -- Instruments -- Sutures and needles -- Sharps safety -- Minimally invasive surgery -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Video resources -- ch. 11 Wound healing -- Introduction -- Skin anatomy -- Wounds -- Surgical incisions -- Wound classification -- The phases of wound healing -- Types of wound healing -- Factors affecting wound healing --
Contents note continued: Asepsis and aseptic technique -- Instrument cleaning, decontamination and sterilisation -- Sterilisation -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Video resources -- ch. 7 Assessment and preparation for surgery -- Introduction -- Pre-admission -- Patient education and information -- Factors affecting selection for surgery -- Cultural sensitivity -- Special population considerations -- Preparation in the immediate preoperative period -- Preoperative care in the operating suite -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 8 Patient care during anaesthesia -- Introduction -- Medical pre-anaesthetic assessment of the patient -- Types of anaesthetics -- Procedure for general anaesthesia -- Airway emergencies and management -- Other types of anaesthesia -- Haemodynamic monitoring during anaesthesia -- Fluid and electrolyte balance -- Anaesthetic emergencies -- Paediatric considerations in anaesthesia -- Anaesthetic considerations for the elderly patient --
Contents note continued: Medication management -- Clinical audit -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 4 Medico-legal aspects of perioperative nursing practice -- Introduction -- Accountability and advocacy -- Statutes and common law -- Regulatory action and disciplinary hearings -- Confidentiality and privacy -- Social media -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 5 The perioperative environment -- Introduction -- Operating suite design -- Traffic patterns -- Operating suite zones -- Operating suite layout -- Technological advances in the operating suite -- Operating suite environmental controls -- Electrical safety -- Laser -- Workplace health and safety -- Preparation of the operating room -- Waste management -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 6 Infection prevention and control -- Introduction -- Classification and types of microorganisms -- Risk management of microorganisms -- Normal body defences -- Infection as an adverse event -- Infection prevention and control practices --
Contents note continued: Postoperative nursing care following endoscopic and endovascular procedures -- Post-discharge -- Patient safety and risk management -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Video resources
Contents note continued: Surgical haemostasis -- Wound closure -- Wound care -- Technological advances in wound management -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Video resources -- ch. 12 Postanaesthesia nursing care -- Introduction -- The role of the nurse and function of the PACU -- PACU design features -- Clinical handover from anaesthetist to nurse -- Patient management in the PACU -- Postanaesthesia and postsurgical complications -- Management of pain in the PACU -- Special populations -- Discharge criteria -- Patient handover from PACU nurse to ward nurse -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 13 Evolving models of care in perioperative environments -- Introduction -- Growth of day surgery, endoscopy and interventional radiography -- The patient journey in ambulatory care settings -- Special populations and ambulatory settings -- Advances in procedures performed in ambulatory care settings -- Preoperative patient preparation --
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Perioperative nursing -- Introduction -- The history and philosophy of perioperative nursing -- The patient journey -- Cultural safety -- Patient advocate -- Perioperative nursing roles -- The regulatory environment -- Influences for change in nursing practice -- Informal and continuing professional development -- Formal development -- The role of professional associations -- Research and evidence-based practice -- The future of perioperative nursing practice -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 2 The perioperative team and interdisciplinary collaboration -- Introduction -- The interdisciplinary team -- The perioperative team and professional hierarchy -- The culture and context of the perioperative environment -- Human factors -- Conclusion -- Resources -- ch. 3 Perioperative patient safety -- Introduction -- Clinical governance -- Patient safety and risk management in the perioperative environment -- Safety and quality -- Use of checklists --
Summary "The scope of this book addresses anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthetic recovery care, as well as day surgery and evolving perioperative practices and environments. This edition includes research boxes where appropriate and feature boxes on special populations such as paediatric, geriatric and bariatric patients. Emphasis is placed on the concept of the patient journey, working within interprofessional teams, communication, teamwork, patient and staff safety, risk management strategies and medico-legal considerations." -- Publisher
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Operating room nursing -- Australia.
Operating room nursing.
Post anesthesia nursing -- Australia.
Post anesthesia nursing.
Postoperative care.
Surgical nursing -- Australia.
Surgical nursing.
Perioperative Nursing.
Perioperative Nursinig
Operating Room Nursing.
Perioperative Care.
Postanesthesia Nursing.
Postoperative Care.
Operating Room Nursing.
Perioperative Nursing.
Postanaesthesia nursing
Postanesthesia Nursing.
SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author Davies, Menna, author
Richardson-Tench, Marilyn, author
Sutherland-Fraser, Sally, author
Australian College of Operating Room Nurses.
ISBN 9780729542333