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Elsevier Health Sciences A Textbook of Perioperative Care 1e by Kate Woodhead Paul Wicker
Woodhead and Wickers new text will be the foremost reference source for all perioperative practitioners. This new text is unique in its approach to focus on the principles of perioperative care in a wide variety of different surgical environments. Surgery for patients has changed dramatically over the last few years and a text such as this is needed for students and practitioners in this specialised environment. The content mirrors the dynamics of modern perioperative practice by focusing on surgical interventions in all the environments in which it is currently practised including A&E departments general practice clinics intensive care units and at the site of serious accidents.Reflects principles of practice applicable to any perioperative environmentStrong practical focusEdited by two of the biggest names in the international perioperative nursing sphere with contributions from other well-known and authoritative sourcesExcellent opportunities to develop links with the National Association of Theatre Nurses and the European Operating Room AssociationThe team of contributors are experienced practitioners working directly with perioperative patients or in perioperative educationAn original model for ethical practice is proposed: the Reid model is the first such ethical model to be proposed for the perioperative environmentIncludes one of the only chapters in any perioperative book which specifically focuses on the care of the elderly.The research chapter encourages the use of evidence based practice and the development of perioperative researchThe unique chapter on care of the mentally ill will support practitioners who are not qualified in psychiatry to care for mentally ill patients. This is an area where there is a great information deficitKey points listed for each chapterSections have been completely revised from previous edition - key subject areas now stand-alone chapters rather than sections within much larger chapters - creates ease of access for userChange of editorshipRecognises the diversity of perioperative environments much more explicitly than previous editionshow more