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    • Certification Review for PeriAnesthesia Nursing

      • 4th Edition
      • March 9, 2017
      • ASPAN + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 9 4 5 6
      Prepare for your CPAN® or CAPA® exam with the only question-based review of perianesthesia nursing! Certification Review for Perianesthesia Nursing, 4th Edition is written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) — the leading organization for perianesthesia nursing education, research, and practice standards. A total of more than 650 multiple-choice review questions includes case study and clinical application questions, answers, detailed rationales, references to current literature, and an interactive online Review Tool that includes 175 additional questions to use for practice! Edited by Theresa Clifford and Denise O'Brien, this ASPAN review is the most effective way to prepare for your certification exam in hospital postanesthesia or ambulatory perianesthesia nursing.

    • Drain's PeriAnesthesia Nursing

      • 7th Edition
      • January 29, 2017
      • Jan Odom-Forren
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 9 9 8 5 2
      Trusted for 30 years, Drain’s PeriAnesthesia Nursing, A Critical Care Approach, 7th Edition is the only book on the market that provides comprehensive clinical content tailored specifically for perianesthesia nurses. An easy-to-use format with five distinct sections — covering the PACU, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing care, and special considerations — means you get five books in one. Nursing and pharmacologic interventions are integrated with in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, and updated content includes the latest standards and current issues affecting perianesthesia nursing practice. Focusing on research, documentation, and psychosocial considerations, this is the one book that can take you all the way from being a novice nurse in the PACU to preparing for your CPAN® or CAPA® certification!

    • PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum

      • 3rd Edition
      • April 7, 2015
      • ASPAN + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 3 5 6 1 7 6
      Prepare to succeed on the CPAN® and CAPA® exams with this authoritative guide from ASPAN! PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive reference that helps you care for patients before and after anesthesia in all types of settings. There’s no other review like it. Coverage of the full scope of perianesthesia nursing makes it an ideal resource for both in-hospital and ambulatory care. And to keep you current, this edition also describes the newest advances in interventional radiology, robotics, and endoscopy procedures. Written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and edited by respected perianesthesia nurses Lois Schick and Pam Windle, this book will help you develop the skills and expertise you need to excel on your certification exam and in practice.

    • Instrumentation for the Operating Room

      • 9th Edition
      • January 29, 2015
      • Shirley M. Tighe
      • English
      • Spiral-bound
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 3 1 5 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 0 9
      A must-have manual for anyone working with instruments in the clinical environment! Instrumentation for the Operating Room: A Photographic Manual, 9th Edition provides a practical, true-color guide to today’s most commonly used surgical instruments. A reader-friendly format includes clear instructions on preparation, sterilization, and setup, and goes beyond other books in showing not only individual instruments but also instruments in sets according to surgical procedure. This edition includes 13 new chapters as well as many new photographs throughout the book. Written by an experienced perioperative nurse, Shirley Tighe, this resource includes more than 1,000 photographs of instruments and instrument tips in the book and on the Evolve companion website — that’s more than any other manual!

    • Handbook of Anesthesia

      • 5th Edition
      • February 8, 2013
      • John J. Nagelhout + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 1 2 5 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 5 0 8 8 7
      Small enough to keep with you on the job, this well organized and fully updated reference created just for nurse anesthetists helps you find important information quickly. Descriptions of surgical procedures include patient monitoring and assessments that happen before, during, and after. Drugs are listed by generic name, and information on trade names, dosages, indications, adverse effects and more is provided with each. Disease descriptions include key lab results, clinical manifestations, and anesthesia implications. Together, these supply you with what you need to provide the best care for your patients. "...The jobbing anaesthetist can open it at any page, and find something of interest"Reviewed by: C. J. R. Parker on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Nov 2014

    • Advocacy, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7-4
      • November 28, 2012
      • Terrie Goodman
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 9 1 0 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 7 3 0 6
      This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Terri Goodman, PhD, RN, CNOR, will focus on Nurse Advocacy, with article topics including: the Nurse advocate; Patient right to safety; Advocacy through public policy; Advocating for patient families; Advocating for Laryngectomy Patients; Advocating for cancer patients; and Advocating for the patient in industry.

    • Strategies for National Quality and Payment Policy, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7-3
      • August 20, 2012
      • Nancy Girard + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 9 0 9 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 7 2 9 0
      This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Mickey L. Parsons, PhD, MHA, RN, FAAN, and Nancy Girard, PhD, RN, FAAN, will focus on National Quality and Payment Policy: Strategies for Nursing Leadership and Practice, with article topics including: Value Based Purchasing; Leadership and Practice Framework for Success in the Era of Transparency; Evaluating an Innovative Organizational Strategy; Nursing Units as Learning Practice Communities; Healthcare Quality: Implementation of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Role; Teaching Nurses to Utilize Dashboards; Understanding the Patient’s Experience; Healthcare Quality and Ethics; and PACU Nurses and Patient Safety Climate.

    • Burn Care Update, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7-1
      • March 17, 2012
      • Patricia Fortner
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 3 0 4 9
      This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics will include the following topics: History of Burn Care; Pathophysiology of Burns; Perioperative Considerations for the Burn Injured Patient; Surgical Procedures for the Burn Patient; Epicells; Reconstructive/Plast... Surgery; OR/PACU/ICU Hand Off; Pain; Infection Control; Surgical Care of Thermally Injured Patients on the Battlefield; Burn Pressure Ulcer Management in the Perioperative Burn Patient; Conducting Research in the Operating Room; High-Tech, High-Stress Environment for the Burn Nurse; Costs; and Personal Experiences of a Perioperative Burn Nurse in the Military.

    • Collaborative Care of the Facial Injury Patient, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-4
      • November 30, 2011
      • Vivek Shetty + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 1 8 7 1
      This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Vivek Shetty and Grant Marshall, will focus on Collaborative Care of the Facial Injury Patient, with topics such as: Psychosocial issues; Substance Use and Injury; Intimate Partner Violence, and Barriers to Collaborative Care.

    • Robotic Surgery, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-3
      • October 3, 2011
      • John Zender
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 0 4 8 6 6
      This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics will focus on Robotic Surgery. Article topics will include robotic cardiac surgery, robotic urologic surgery, anesthesia with robotic surgery, robotic surgery in a rural hospital, patient positioning, keeping pace with robotic technology, and educational competencies for robotic surgery.

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