Fast facts for the operating room nurse
Subtitle: an orientation and care guide in a nutshell
By: Theresa Criscitelli, EdD, RN, CNOR
Series: Fast facts; Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780826123688; 9780826123695
Subjects: Operating Room Nursing; Methods; Perioperative Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201 - 205) and index.
Table of contents: title: Personal and patient preparation; title: Surgical attire; title: Preoperative considerations; title: Patient positioning; title: Surgical skin preparation; title: Draping the patient for surgery; title: Environment and processing considerations; title: Operating room environment requirements; title: Sterile technique; title: Sterilization and central processing; title: Surgical supplies; title: Surgical basics; title: Basic surgical procedures; title: Surgical instrumentation; title: Electrosurgery; title: Surgical energy and stapling devices; title: Surgical dressings; title: Additional operating room considerations; title: Medications; title: Anesthesia; title: Complications and emergencies in the operating room; title: Legal aspects of operating room practice.