Table of Contents
UNIT I Foundations for Practice
1 Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing
2 Patient Safety and Risk Management
3 Workplace Issues and Staff Safety
4 Infection Prevention and Control
5 Anesthesia
6 Positioning the Patient for Surgery
7 Sutures, Sharps, and Instruments
8 Surgical Modalities
9 Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains
10 Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management
UNIT II Surgical Interventions
11 Gastrointestinal Surgery
12 Surgery of the Biliary Tract, Pancreas, Liver, and Spleen
13 Hernia Repair
14 Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
15 Genitourinary Surgery
16 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
17 Breast Surgery
18 Ophthalmic Surgery
19 Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery
20 Orthopedic Surgery
21 Neurosurgery
22 Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
23 Thoracic Surgery
24 Vascular Surgery
25 Cardiac Surgery
UNIT III Special Considerations
26 Pediatric Surgery
27 Geriatric Surgery
28 Trauma Surgery
29 Integrative Health Practices
APPENDIX A Laboratory Values
Illustration Credits
Index
Special Features
