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Essentials of perioperative nursing / Terri Goodman, Cynthia Spry.

By: Goodman, Terri [author.].
Contributor(s): Spry, Cynthia [author.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2017]Edition: Sixth edition.General Notes: Available through the R2 Digital Library, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 375 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781284079838.Subject(s): Operating room nursing -- Programmed instructionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 617.9/17 Online resources: Access full text materials at no charge.
Contents:
Introduction to perioperative nursing -- Preparing the patient for surgery -- Prevention of infection : instrument processing -- Aseptic practices : preparing the sterile field and the patient for surgery -- Prevention of injury : positioning the patient for surgery -- Prevention of retained surgical items -- Prevention of injury : hemostasis, tourniquets, and electrosurgical equipment -- Effective management of surgical instrumentation -- Prevention of injury : wound management -- Prevention of injury : anesthesia and medication safety -- Environment of care and life safety.
Summary: This guide to the operating room orientation process is an educational companion tool designed to provide a framework for developing an educational program or supplementing an existing one, a resource to facilitate independent study, and an on-going reference for OR nursing staff. Each chapter provides an outline, lesson content, programmed instructional exercises, test, references, and information that is basic, significant, and essential to each topic. -- Provided by publisher.
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Available through the R2 Digital Library, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to perioperative nursing -- Preparing the patient for surgery -- Prevention of infection : instrument processing -- Aseptic practices : preparing the sterile field and the patient for surgery -- Prevention of injury : positioning the patient for surgery -- Prevention of retained surgical items -- Prevention of injury : hemostasis, tourniquets, and electrosurgical equipment -- Effective management of surgical instrumentation -- Prevention of injury : wound management -- Prevention of injury : anesthesia and medication safety -- Environment of care and life safety.

This guide to the operating room orientation process is an educational companion tool designed to provide a framework for developing an educational program or supplementing an existing one, a resource to facilitate independent study, and an on-going reference for OR nursing staff. Each chapter provides an outline, lesson content, programmed instructional exercises, test, references, and information that is basic, significant, and essential to each topic. -- Provided by publisher.

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