BookMark Radford, Maria Kisiel, Alison Smith, editors.
Contents:
1. Introduction to the surgical patient
2. Managing the surgical ward
3. Surgical Care models
4. Pre-operative assessment and preparation
5. Pre-operative optimization
6. Transfer to other departments or theatre
7. Intraoperative care
8. Ward post-operative care
9. Pain management
10. Nutrition and hydration
11. Transfusion of blood products
12. Wound care
13. Skin assessment
14. Infection: prevention, control, and treatment
15. Post-operative complications
16. Surgical Nursing Procedures
17. Opthalmology
18. Upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgery
19. Colorectal and lower gastrointestinal surgery
20. Trauma and orthopaedics
21. Vascular surgery
22. Urology and renal
23. Neurological and spinal surgery
24. Burns and plastic surgery
25. Thoracic surgery
26. Cardiac surgery
27. Breast surgery
28. Gynaecological surgery.