Pocket Guide to the Operating Room
<ul><br /> <li>This guide was written for perioperative nurses, surgical technologists, and students in these disciplines. </li><br /> <li>Features <strong>extensive coverage of minimal access surgery</strong>, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures.</li><br /> <li>Updates the section on <strong>anesthesia </strong>and <strong>anesthetic drugs</strong>.</li><br /> <li>Describes <strong>equipment </strong>and <strong>instrument trays</strong>, including <strong>pediatric trays</strong>.</li><br /> <li>Addresses the roles of the <strong>registered nurse</strong> and the <strong>surgical technologist </strong>in the perioperative environment.</li><br /> <li>Provides <strong>charting/documentation of care </strong>to comply with medicolegal requirements.</li><br /> <li>Includes <strong>a Surgical Assessment </strong>and <strong>Perioperative Checklist</strong><strong>, </strong>and a <strong>Preoperative Care Plan</strong> adaptable to the individual patient, complete with areas that focus on nursing care and desired outcomes.</li><br /> <li>Fits in <strong>a lab coat pocket </strong>for immediate reference.</li><br /> <li>Offers a <strong>Bibliography </strong>that provides sources for <strong>additional reading</strong>, including <strong>websites</strong>.</li><br /></ul>