Description
- Aligned to the 2020 ACORN Standards- Engaging patient scenarios woven through the text, include patient histories and indications for surgery- Information on managing surgery during pandemics, including COVID 19- Details of the extended roles available in perioperative practice
Table of Contents
1. Perioperative Nursing2. Human Factors and the Perioperative Team3. Medico-legal aspects of Perioperative nursing practice4. Perioperative patient quality and safety5. The Perioperative Environment and Staff Safety6. Asepsis, infection prevention and Sterilisation7. Patient Assessment and Preparation for Surgery8. Patient Care during anaesthesia9. Intraoperative patient care10. Surgical intervention11. Wound healing, haemostasis and wound closure12. Postanaesthesia nursing care13. Perioperative practice in non-traditional environments
