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Pocket Guide to the Operating Room, 3rd Edition
By
Maxine A. Goldman, BS, RN, previously Instructor, Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, and Clinical Educator, Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana, California; Consultant to Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th and 20th Editions.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1226-6
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1226-5
1,252 pp.
11 ill.
Two-color.
Soft cover.
©2008
Available now.
$49.95
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“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.”
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The AORN Journal, December 2008
This 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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- This guide was written for perioperative nurses, surgical technologists, and students in these disciplines.
- Features extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures.
- Updates the section on anesthesia and anesthetic drugs.
- Describes equipment and instrument trays, including pediatric trays.
- Addresses the roles of the registered nurse and the surgical technologist in the perioperative environment.
- Provides charting/documentation of care to comply with medicolegal requirements.
- Includes a Surgical Assessment and Perioperative Checklist, and a Preoperative Care Plan adaptable to the individual patient, complete with areas that focus on nursing care and desired outcomes.
- Fits in a lab coat pocket for immediate reference.
- Offers a Bibliography that provides sources for additional reading, including websites.
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Part 1: Perioperative Considerations: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care, Including Psychological Support of the Surgical Patient
- Perioperative Care of the Patient
- Protection of the Patient in Surgery/Patient Safety
- Safety Measures for Operating Room Personnel
Part 2: Anesthesia: General Information
- Anesthesia Modalities
- General Anesthesia
- Conduction Anesthesia
Part 3: Technological Adjuncts to Surgery
- Laser Technology
- Endoscopy: A Minimal Access Approach
- Robotics
- Microsurgery
- Harmonic Scalpel and Plasma Scalpel
- Argon Beam Coagulator
- Radiofrequency Ablation
Part 4: Surgical Procedures
- Integumentary and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Breast Surgery
- Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiac Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Neurological Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Neck Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Surgery
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- Dental Surgery
- Radiation Therapy/Radiotherapy Procedures
- Pediatric Surgery
Part 5: Instrument Trays
- General Surgery Instrument Trays
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Trays
- Genitourinary Trays
- Thoracic Instrument Trays
- Cardiovascular Procedures Instrument Trays
- Orthopedic Instrument Trays
- Neurosurgical Procedures Instrument Trays
- Plastic Surgery Instrument Trays
- Otorhinolaryngologic (ENT) Instrument Trays
- Ophthalmic Procedures Trays
- Dental Instrument Trays
- Pediatric Instrument Trays
Bibliography
Index
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