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Books in Anesthesia

  • Research, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-3
    • August 13, 2009
    • Robin D. Froman
    • English
    The Research issue, Guest Edited by Robin Froman, focuses on Quantitative Design; Qualitative Methods; Theory; Statistics; Measurement; QI vs Research; Recruitment and Retention; Intervention Studies; Clinical Studies; Monitoring In-Hospital Studies; Geriatric Applications; Cultural Concerns; and Complementary and Alternative Methods.

  • Education, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-2
    • May 29, 2009
    • Jane C. Rothrock
    • English
    To provide a safe environment, perioperative nurses need to have a broad knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiological alterations and risk factors. Employment of Perioperative Nurses is increasing with the demand for more healthcare and the educational needs for the novice nurse are growing. This new issue of Clinics in Perioperative Nursing focuses on Education and is Guest Edited by Jane Rothrock, an expert in the field. Some topics that are explored include: Using simulation to teach undergraduate nursing students, Educating novice perioperative nurses, and Diversity in education.

  • Handbook of Nurse Anesthesia

    • 4th Edition
    • February 10, 2009
    • John J. Nagelhout + 1 more
    • English
    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.

  • Patient Safety, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3-4
    • December 10, 2008
    • Donna S. Watson
    • English
    Perioperative nursing encompasses caring for the patient as a whole being, taking into account physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual issues. The perioperative nurse is responsible for patient safety throughout the surgery. This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics focuses on topics such as essential components for an effective patient safety strategy, initiatives to improve quality and safety in health care, medication error prevention in perioperative services, fire prevention, bloodless surgery and patient safety issues, moderate sedation, and preventative measure to reduce incidence of a retained foreign body.

  • Perianesthesia Patient Care for Uncommon Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • January 4, 2008
    • Joseph A. Joyce
    • English
    This portable handbook provides comprehensive, clinically relevant information on nearly 100 uncommon diseases. It places all the information you need for expert care in a concise, easy-to-use format, right at your fingertips. This new title contains knowledge of these disorders that is crucial to ensuring safe and effective patient care and anesthesia administration.

  • Practical Guide to Moderate Sedation/Analgesia

    • 2nd Edition
    • March 9, 2005
    • Jan Odom-Forren + 1 more
    • English
    When it comes to managing the care of a patient receiving conscious sedation/analgesia during a short-term therapeutic, diagnostic, or surgical procedure, this easy-to-follow book is an ideal clinical reference. It covers everything you need to know – from practice guidelines for administering sedation, to pre-sedation requirements, intra-procedure monitoring and documentation, and discharge criteria. Detailed sections discuss the basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge, as well as separate chapters on pediatric and geriatric sedation. The book also provides practical learning tools such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback, and questions and answer sections.

  • Moderate Sedation/Analgesia

    Core Competencies for Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • February 27, 2004
    • Michael Kost
    • English
    This 2nd edition focuses on the preprocedural, procedural, and postprocedural care of the moderately sedated patient. It is designed for any clinician involved in the administration of moderate sedation and written by a clinician involved in the practice on a daily basis. The primary focus of this new edition is to provide all the content and tools necessary to demonstrate competency in moderate sedation/analgesia.

  • Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings

    • 1st Edition
    • February 8, 2001
    • Barbara Gruendemann + 1 more
    • English
    Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings is a handbook that provides easy access to guidelines for infection control in various surgical settings. It specifically addresses the needs of nurses practicing in perioperative, PACU, ambulatory surgery, endoscopy, or other surgical settings who need access to current guidelines to meet OSHA and JCAHO requirements.Infecti... Prevention contains procedure guidelines for preparation of the patient, surgical equipment, personnel, and surgical practices. Each procedure contains a brief description, followed by rationales for the principles outlines in the procedure. Each rationale is referenced to AORN standards, CDC guidelines, and other resources.

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