This pocket-sized resource delivers current, evidence-based information in all the key areas of perioperative nursing with updated standards and techniques. Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs, this guide is organized to provide quick access to essential information on basic preparation, safety guidelines, and day-to-day practice in the OR. Beginning with surgery preparation, chapters then address the practice environment and surgical supplies, followed by basic surgical procedures.
New to the Third Edition:
• Updated with 2021 AORN guidelines and regulatory standards
• Revised with new evidence-based information on surgical attire, telehealth visits, cleaning of equipment, sterile technique, use of hybrid operating rooms, anesthesia, and ACLS prool
• New chapter: Emergency Preparedness for Disaster
• New chapter: Lifelong Learning and Professional Development
Key Features:
•Provides essential knowledge for new nurses and their preceptors• Keeps experienced perioperative nurses up to date on changing operating room standards
• Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs for speedy information retrieval
• Includes Fast Facts boxes with self-assessment questions and clinical pearls
This pocket-sized resource delivers current, evidence-based information in all the key areas of perioperative nursing with updated standards and techniques. Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs, this guide is organized to provide quick access to essential information on basic preparation, safety guidelines, and day-to-day practice in the OR. Beginning with surgery preparation, chapters then address the practice environment and surgical supplies, followed by basic surgical procedures.
New to the Third Edition:
• Updated with 2021 AORN guidelines and regulatory standards
• Revised with new evidence-based information on surgical attire, telehealth visits, cleaning of equipment, sterile technique, use of hybrid operating rooms, anesthesia, and ACLS prool
• New chapter: Emergency Preparedness for Disaster
• New chapter: Lifelong Learning and Professional Development
Key Features:
•Provides essential knowledge for new nurses and their preceptors• Keeps experienced perioperative nurses up to date on changing operating room standards
• Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs for speedy information retrieval
• Includes Fast Facts boxes with self-assessment questions and clinical pearls
Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse, Third Edition: An Orientation and Care Guide
226
Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse, Third Edition: An Orientation and Care Guide
226Paperback(3rd ed.)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780826156075 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication date: | 10/18/2021 |
| Series: | Fast Facts |
| Edition description: | 3rd ed. |
| Pages: | 226 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d) |