Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

"The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. For someone studying for the CNOR, this is a tremendous resource book and study guide." -- The AORN Journal, December 2008 This pocket guide presents more than 500 surgical procedures! State-of-the-art revisions familiarize the reader with new standards of excellence for care of the surgical patient in the perioperative environment. For each procedure, you'll find a definition * discussion * description of the surgery * preparation of the patient * skin preparation * draping technique * instrumentation * supplies * and special notes pertinent to that surgery. 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). Its in-depth coverage also encompasses charting as a legal document * patient teaching * detailed surgical patient positioning with drawings * anesthesia and anesthetic agents * laser application * robotics * endoscopy (including laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, thoracoscopic, and arthroscopic procedures) * microsurgery (including microendoscopy and microneuroendoscopy) * harmonic scalpel * argon beam coagulator * special considerations for the pediatric patient in surgery, (including anesthesia modifications and surgical procedures).