Principles of Perioperative Practice

Description

Principles of Perioperative Practice takes a practical look at the multifaceted role of the perioperative nurse. Basing their reflections on experience, the authors of each chapter take the reader through the main issues influencing perioperative practice today. Ranging from risk assessment and health and safety to ethics, quality and new technology, the authors have managed to capture the very essence of the challenges of working in the high impact environment of the perioperative field. The focus on the multi-disciplinary team ensures that these topics are discussed in the context of day-to-day work in perioperative practice.

Reviews

"I would recommend that every theatre department has a copy, as an invaluable reference source." Dina Plowes, British Journal of Perioperative Nursing,Vol 11, No 2, February 2001

Key Features

Expanding role of the nurse

Clear links between theory and practice

Emphasize perioperative role of nurse

First book to focus on the holistic approach to perioperative patient care.

Readership

Perioperative Nurses, professionals working in operating departments, GP surgeries and day surgery units.

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Martin Hind, Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth, UK and Paul Wicker, BSc, RGN, RMN, CCNS(Operating Department Nursing), PG Cert in Teaching and Learning, RNT, Programme Leader, Operating Department Practice, Edge Hill College of Higher Education, Liverpool; Past Editor of the British Journal of Perioperative Nursing; Past Chairman, Editorial Board, National Association of Theatre Nurses; External Examiner, University of Teeside, UK