BookTerri Goodman, PhD, RN, CNOR, Terri Goodman & Associates, Dallas, Texas, Cynthia Spry, MA, MS, RN, CNOR, CSIT, Independent Clinical Consultant, New York, New York.
Summary: This guide to the operating room orientation process is an educational companion tool designed to provide a framework for developing an educational program or supplementing an existing one, a resource to facilitate independent study, and an on-going reference for OR nursing staff. Each chapter provides an outline, lesson content, programmed instructional exercises, test, references, and information that is basic, significant, and essential to each topic. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction to perioperative nursing
Preparing the patient for surgery
Prevention of infection : instrument processing
Aseptic practices : preparing the sterile field and the patient for surgery
Prevention of injury : positioning the patient for surgery
Prevention of retained surgical items
Prevention of injury : hemostasis, tourniquets, and electrosurgical equipment
Effective management of surgical instrumentation
Prevention of injury : wound management
Prevention of injury : anesthesia and medication safety
Environment of care and life safety.
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