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    Terri 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.
    Digital Access R2Library 2017
    Limited to 1 simultaneous user