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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139386603321

Autore

Wicker Paul

Titolo

Caring for the perioperative patient [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Wicker and Joy O'Neill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-118-68717-5

1-283-86917-9

1-118-35556-3

1-4443-2330-X

1-4443-2329-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills

Altri autori (Persone)

O'NeillJoy

Disciplina

617.9192

617/.9192

Soggetti

Operating room nursing

Postoperative care

Preoperative care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Caring for thePerioperative Patient; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Section 1: Core Issues; 1: Perioperative Homeostasis; 2: Managing Perioperative Equipment; 3: Perioperative Pharmacology; 4: Perioperative Communication; 5: Managing Perioperative Risks; Section 2: Perioperative Practice; 6: A Route to Enhanced Competence in Perioperative Care; 7: Preoperative Preparation of Perioperative Patients; 8: Patient Care During Anaesthesia; 9: Patient Care During Surgery; 10: Patient Care During Recovery; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Caring for the Perioperative Patient is a practical, evidence-based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients.  Divided into two sections, the first explores core perioperative issues, such as pharmacology, communication,



homeostasis, and equipment.  The second part of the book looks at more specific perioperative practice issues, including enhanced competence, patient preparation, and care of the patient during anaesthesia, surgery, and recovery.  This updated new edition is sk