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Alexander's care of the patient in surgery / [edited by] Jane C. Rothrock ; associate editors, Dale A. Smith, Donna R. McEwen.
Holman Biotech Commons Oversize RD99 .M387 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surgical nursing.
- Therapeutics, Surgical.
- Perioperative Nursing.
- Operating Room Nursing.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.
- Nursing Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Perioperative Nursing.
- Operating Room Nursing.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.
- Nursing Care.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 1409 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Twelfth edition.
- Other Title:
- Care of the patient in surgery
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, [2003]
- Summary:
- Developed to assist perioperative personnel to meet the individual needs of surgical patients, this comprehensive reference delivers state-of-the-art information that reflects quality contemporary practice. This new edition continues this tradition with up-to-the-minute information to help readers provide safe, cost-effective, and efficient patient care.
- Contents:
- Foundations for practice
- Concepts basic to perioperative nursing
- Patient and environmental safety
- Surgical modalities
- Infection prevention and control
- Positioning the patient for surgery
- Sutures, needles, and instruments
- Anesthesia
- Postoperative patient care and pain management
- Wound healing, dressings, and drains
- Patient education and discharge planning
- Surgical interventions
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Surgery of the liver, biliary tract, pancreas, and spleen
- Repair of hernias
- Gynecologic surgery and cesarean birth
- Genitourinary surgery
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Breast surgery
- Ophthalmic surgery
- Otologic surgery
- Rhinologic and sinus surgery
- Laryngologic and head and neck surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Cardiac surgery
- Special considerations
- Ambulatory surgery
- Pediatric surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Complementary and alternative therapy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0323016227
- OCLC:
- 50333760
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