Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

“The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. For someone studying for the CNOR, this is a tremendous resource book and study guide.”--The AORN Journal, December 2008This pocket guide presents more than 500 surgical procedures! State-of-the-art revisions familiarize the reader with new standards of excellence for care of the surgical patient in the perioperative environment. For each procedure, you’ll find a definition · discussion · description of the surgery · preparation of the patient · skin preparation · draping technique · instrumentation · supplies · and special notes pertinent to that surgery.Comprehensive patient care is addressed, including psychological care of the patient in surgery · safety measures for the patient and perioperative personnel · the written record of intra-, pre- and postoperative care · The Joint Commission’s Universal Protocol and AORN’s standards and recommended practices, (including correct site and laterality considerations).Its in-depth coverage also encompasses charting as a legal document · patient teaching · detailed surgical patient positioning with drawings · anesthesia and anesthetic agents · laser application · robotics · endoscopy (including laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, thoracoscopic, and arthroscopic procedures) · microsurgery (including microendoscopy and microneuroendoscopy) · harmonic scalpel · argon beam coagulator · special considerations for the pediatric patient in surgery, (including anesthesia modifications and surgical procedures).