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Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

ISBN: 9780803612266, Title: Pocket Guide to the Operating Room
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  • Author: Goldman, Maxine A.
  • Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007
  • ISBN-13: 9780803612266
  • ISBN-10: 0803612265
"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).
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