Pocket Guide to the Operating Room (PocketOR) - Reflects completely revised and thoroughly researched ?state of the art? material that will enable the practitioner to elevate his/her level of perioperative patient care to new standards of excellence. Comprehensive patient care is addressed, including psychological care of the patient in surgery, safety measures for the patient and perioperative personnel, the written record of intra-, pre- and postoperative care, The Joint Commission’'s Universal Protocol and AORN’'s standards and recommended practices, (including correct site and laterality considerations).
This invaluable resource presents more than 500 surgical procedures! Each surgical procedure includes a definition, a discussion, and a description of each procedure, as well as notes on preparation of the patient and safe positioning practices, skin preparation, draping techniques, equipment, instrumentation, supplies, and Special Notes pertinent to patient care for each procedure.
Key Features:
Addresses the roles of the registered nurse and the surgical technologist in the perioperative environment.
Covers more than 500 surgical procedures, including more than 100 new and significantly amended procedures.
Features extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures.
New sections on various dental and orthognathic procedures and intraoperative radiotherapy are presented.
Includes a Surgical Assessment and Perioperative Checklist, and a Preoperative Care Plan adaptable to the individual patient, complete with areas that focus on nursing care and desired outcomes.
Included the sections containing the latest information on advanced surgical modalities employing lasers, endoscopy, robotics, microsurgical techniques and instrumentation, the Harmonic® and Plasma® scalpels, the Argon beam coagulator®, and radiofrequency ablation.
Updates the section on anesthesia and anesthetic drugs.
Describes equipment and instrument trays, including pediatric trays.
Provides charting/documentation of care to comply with medicolegal requirements.
Special Notes to alert the circulator and the scrub person to important information that may not necessarily be found elsewhere.
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The Little Black Book of Psychiatry, 3rd Ed. (LBBPsy™) The Little Black Book of Psychiatry
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Thoroughly updated, this reference provides concise, evidence-based information on assessing and managing psychiatric problems
Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference (ClinRx) Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference (ClinRx)
Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference
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Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition (Tabers21™) Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition (Tabers21™) - For more than 68 years, Taber's has provided students and practitioners with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients
The Washington Manual™ Surgery Survival Guide The Washington Manual™ Surgery Survival Guide provides all the essential information that every surgery intern needs from Day 1 on the wards
