Caring for the perioperative patient / / Paul Wicker and Joy O'Neill

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020073203321
• Autore: Wicker Paul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 9781118687178; 1118687175; 9781283869171; 1283869179; 9781118355565; 1118355563; 9781444323306; 144432330X; 9781444323290; 1444323296
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (440 p.)
• Collana: Essential clinical skills
• Altri autori (Persone): O'NeillJoy
• Disciplina: 617/.917
• Soggetti: Operating room nursing; Postoperative care; Preoperative care
• 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