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Alexander's care of the patient in surgery / [edited by] Jane Rothrock ; associate editor, Donna R. McEwen.
LIBRA - Running Press Collection WY 161 A3756 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Surgical nursing.
- Therapeutics, Surgical.
- Perioperative Nursing--methods.
- Nursing Care--methods.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.
- Medical Subjects:
- Perioperative Nursing--methods.
- Nursing Care--methods.
- Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 1225 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- 16th edition.
- Other Title:
- Care of the patient in surgery
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2019]
- Contents:
- Unit I: Foundations for practice
- Concepts basic to perioperative nursing
- Patient safety and risk management
- Workplace issues and staff safety
- Infection prevention and control
- Anesthesia
- Positioning the patient for surgery
- Sutures, sharps, and instruments
- Surgical modalities
- Wound healing, dressings, and drains
- Postoperative patient care and pain management
- Unit II: Surgical interventions
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Surgery of the biliary tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen
- Hernia repair
- Gynecologic and obstetric surgery
- Genitourinary surgery
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
- Breast surgery
- Ophthalmic surgery
- Otorhinolaryngologic surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Cardiac surgery
- Unit III: Special considerations
- Pediatric surgery
- Geriatric surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Interventional and image-guided procedures
- Integrative health practices: complementary and alternative therapies
- Appendix A: Laboratory values.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780323479141
- 0323479146
- OCLC:
- 1008770758
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