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Description

Woodhead and Wicker's new text will be the foremost reference source for all perioperative practitioners. The content mirrors the dynamics of modern perioperative practice by focusing on surgical interventions in all the environments in which it is currently practised, including A&E departments, general practice clinics, intensive care units, and at the site of serious accidents. Theatre practice is becoming increasingly specialist; this book does not attempt to to reflect the needs of all specialties, but instead concentrates on the principles of practice, applicable to any setting and any specialty. It has a very practical focus - it aims to be the book that nurses and ODPs reach for in order to answer their practical questions - but is not be procedure-driven. Instead, it sets out the principles of perioperative practice, from which practitioners will be able to develop their own practice techniques.

Reviews

This textbook serves as both an excellent introduction and as a thorough reference source for more experienced staff. It is attractively structured, with a mix of photographs, charts and bullet points offering a variety of routes to the information... This book does much to demonstrate that the professional practitioner provides holistic care for the perioperative patient... An excellent chapter on leadership discusses bullying and harassment, as well as management strategies to combat them.
Anne Mottram, Lecturer in Nursing, Salford University
Nursing Standard, Volume 20, No 41

Key Features

• Reflects principles of practice, applicable to any perioperative environment
• Strong practical focus
• Edited by two of the biggest 'names' in the international perioperative nursing sphere, with contributions from other well-known and authoritative sources
• Excellent opportunities to develop links with the National Association of Theatre Nurses and the European Operating Room Association
• The team of contributors are experienced practitioners working directly with perioperative patients or in perioperative education
• An original model for ethical practice is proposed: the Reid model is the first such ethical model to be proposed for the perioperative environment
• Includes one of the only chapters in any perioperative book which specifically focuses on the care of the elderly.
• The research chapter encourages the use of evidence based practice and the development of perioperative research
• The unique chapter on care of the mentally ill will support practitioners who are not qualified in psychiatry to care for mentally ill patients. This is an area where there is a great information deficit

New to this Edition

Key points listed for each chapter

Sections have been completely revised from previous edition - key subject areas now stand-alone chapters rather than sections within much larger chapters - creates ease of access for user

Change of editorship

Recognises the diversity of perioperative environments much more explicitly than previous edition.

Companion Products

• A Textbook of Perioperative Care
• A Textbook of Perioperative Care E-Book : A Textbook of Perioperative Care E-Book
• A Textbook of Perioperative Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)

Readership

Perioperative Practitioners in the UK working in practice - Trusts, hospitals, private hospitals and clinics

Student ODPs studying in colleges of higher education and other training centres.
Perioperative Practitioners studying at universities for specialist further education

The following courses:
Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice
Perioperative modules of Diploma in Nursing
A variety of post registration courses in perioperative care at both diploma and degree level.

Nurses and practitioners of Perioperative nursing in English speaking nations internationally.

Perioperative Practitioners and students in Europe

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Kate Woodhead, Independent Operating Theatre Consultant, President, International Federation of Perioperative Nurses; Past Chairman, National Association of Perioperative Nurses 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; Edited by Kate Woodhead, Independent Operating Theatre Consultant, President, International Federation of Perioperative Nurses; Past Chairman, National Association of Perioperative Nurses 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