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JONES AND BARTLETT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Essentials of Peroperative Nursing 4th Edn. (With CD) by Cynthia Spry
Essentials of Perioperative Nursing Fourth Edition gives new perioperative nurses a head start on achieving perioperative competency as well as serving as an excellent refresher for the experienced nurses to test his or her knowledge of fundamental OR practice. Unique for its self-learning format this text includes objectives course outlines testing tools competency checklists and end-of-chapter tests that identify additional learning needs. The Fourth Edition includes evidence-based practice and has been revised to reflect current research findings literature reviews and the most recent AORN standards. Essentials of Perioperative Nursing Fourth Edition is a user-friendly resource that allows readers to progress at their own pace in order to function safely and appropriately during any procedure! Key topics: ??? An introduction to perioperative nursing ??? Preparing the patient for surgery ??? Prevention of infection preparation of instruments and items used in surgery and sterilization and disinfection ??? Prevention injury ??? Workplace safety ??? A free CD- ROM is included containing questions to help readers prepare for certification Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to Perioperative Nursing ??? Phases of the Surgical Experience ??? Preoperative ??? Intraoperative ??? Postoperative ??? Nursing Process Throughout the Perioperative Period ??? Assessment ??? Nursing Diagnoses ??? Planning ??? Intervention ??? Evaluation ??? Perioperative Nursing Data Set ??? Patient Outcomes: Standards of Perioperative Care ??? Roles of the Perioperative Nurse ??? Expanded and Advanced Practice Roles ??? Practice Settings ??? Members and Responsibilities of the Surgical Team Chapter 2: Preparing the Patient for Surgery ??? Nursing Diagnoses ??? Desired Patient Outcomes ??? Preoperative Preparation ??? Preoperative Assessment and Interventions ??? Overview ??? Sources of Patient Information ??? Assessment Parameters ??? Physiologic ??? Psychosoci