Surgical Notes: A Pocket Survival Guide for the Operating Room

Surgical Notes: A Pocket Survival Guide for the Operating Room

<ul><br /> <li><strong>Full-color</strong> <strong>photographs</strong> and line illustrations showing…<br /> <ul><br /> <li>scrubbing, gowning and gloving</li><br /> <li>instruments, equipment and supplies</li><br /> <li>anatomy </li><br /> <li>positioning and draping</li><br /> <li>medications</li><br /> <li>sutures</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li><strong>Basic set up</strong> for a <strong>laparoscopic</strong> and an <strong>open procedure</strong>.</li><br /> <li><strong>Aseptic technique</strong> refresher.</li><br /> <li>A variety of <strong>sutures</strong>, their basic materials, and uses.</li><br /> <li><strong>Prepping guidelines</strong> as well as a comparison of <strong>clipping</strong> and <strong>shaving</strong>. </li><br /> <li><strong>Procedures</strong> for <strong>basic draping, </strong>including AORN draping standards.</li><br /> <li>Suggestions and tips on <strong>how to communicate effectively</strong> in the OR, including how to handle difficult events and people.</li><br /> <li><strong>Write-on/wipe off pages </strong>that let you keep track of <strong>surgeon’s preferences </strong>at <strong>various clinical sites</strong>.</li><br /></ul>