Perioperative Nursing
An Introduction
- 2nd Edition - March 15, 2016
- Authors: Sally Sutherland-Fraser, Menna Davies, Brigid M. Gillespie, Benjamin Lockwood
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 4 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 5 5 0 - 7
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Perioperative Nursing 2e has been written by local leaders in perioperative nursing and continues to deliver a contemporary, practical text for Australian and New Zealand perioperative nurses.
Appropriate for nursing students and graduates entering the perioperative environment, Perioperative Nursing, 2e offers a sound foundational knowledge base to underpin a perioperative nursing career. This unique text will also be of value to those undertaking postgraduate perioperative studies, as well as to more experienced perioperative nurses seeking to refresh their knowledge or expand their nursing practice.
This essential title examines the roles and responsibilities of nurses working within a perioperative environment, providing an overview of key concepts in perioperative care. The scope of this book addresses anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthetic recovery care, as well as day surgery and evolving perioperative practices and environments.
- Research boxes where appropriate
- 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.
Chapter 1 - Perioperative nursingChapter 2 - The perioperative team and interdisciplinary collaborationChapter 3 - Perioperative patient safetyChapter 4 - Medico-legal aspects of perioperative nursing practiceChapter 5 - The perioperative environmentChapter 6 - Infection prevention and controlChapter 7 - Assessment and preparation for surgeryChapter 8 - Patient care during anaesthesiaChapter 9 - Intraoperative patient careChapter 10 - Surgical interventionsChapter 11 - Wound healingChapter 12 - Postanaesthesia nursing careChapter 13 - Evolving models of care in perioperative environments
- Edition: 2
- Published: March 15, 2016
- Language: English
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Sally Sutherland-Fraser
Affiliations and expertise
Education Consultant, New South Wales, AustraliaMD
Menna Davies
Affiliations and expertise
Education Consultant, New South Wales, AustraliaBG
Brigid M. Gillespie
Brigid M. Gillespie is Professor of Patient Safety, School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University, QLD, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Patient Safety, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, QLD, AustraliaBL
Benjamin Lockwood
Benjamin Lockwood is a Perioperative Nurse Educator, South Australian Local Health Network (SALHN)Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research (CNMER)Division of Surgical and Perioperative Medicine (SAPOM)Operating Theatre Suite Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Perioperative Nurse Educator, South Australian Local Health Network (SALHN)Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research (CNMER)Division of Surgical and Perioperative Medicine (SAPOM)Operating Theatre Suite Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia