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A Critical Care Approach
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Fifth Edition
By
Cecil Drain, PhD, RN, CRNA, FAAN, FASAHP, Professor & Dean, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA
Jan Odom-Forren, RN, BSN, MS, CPAN, FAAN, Perianesthesia / Perioperative Consultant, Co-Editor, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Louisville, KY
Description
As the touchstone for practicing perianesthesia nurses for 25 years, PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, 5th Edition is
the only book on the market that provides comprehensive clinical content specifically tailored to perianesthesia nurses. The book integrates
nursing and pharmacologic interventions with detailed pathophysiology. Focusing on research, documentation, and psychosocial considerations,
PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach is your complete resource for preparation for ASPAN certification and clinical practice.
Contents
Section I: The Post Anesthesia Care Unit
1. Space Planning and Basic Equipment Systems
2. Perianesthesia
Nursing as a Specialty
3. Management and Policies
4. Patient Safety in PACU: Managing Crises
5. Infection Control
in the PACU
6. Managed Care and its Impact on the PACU
7. Legal Issues in the PACU
8. Ethics of Health Care in the
PACU
9. Research: Evidence Based Clinical Practice
Section II: Physiological Considerations in the PACU
10.
The Nervous System
11. The Cardiovascular System
12. The Respiratory System
13. The Renal System
14. Fluids
and Electrolytes and Blood Component Therapy
15. The Endocrine System
16. The Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal System
17.
The Integumentary System
18. The Immune System
Section III: Concepts in Anesthetic Agents
19. Basic
Principles of Pharmacology
20. Inhalation Anesthesia
21. Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthetics
22. Opioid Intravenous
Anesthetics
23. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
24. Local Anesthetics
25. Regional Anesthesia
Section
IV: Nursing Care in the PACU
26. Transition from the Operating Room to the PACU
27. Assessment and Monitoring
of the Perianesthesia Patient
28. Patient Education and Care of the Perianesthesia Patient
29. Postanesthesia Care Complications
30.
Assessment and Management of the Airway
31. Assessment and management in the PACU
32. Perianesthesia Care of the Ear, Nose,
Throat, Neck, and Maxillofacial Surgical Patient
33. Perianesthesia Care of the Ophthalmic Surgical Patient
34. Perianesthesia
Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
35. Perianesthesia Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient
36. Perianesthesia Care of
the Vascular Surgical Patient
37. Perianesthesia Care of the Orthopedic Surgical Patient
38. Perianesthesia Care of the
Neurosurgical Patient
39. Perianesthesia Care of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgical Patient
40. Perianesthesia Care of
the Gastrointestinal, Abdominal, and Anorectal Surgical Patient
41. Perianesthesia Care of the Genitourinary Surgical Patient
42.
Perianesthesia Care of the Obstetric and Gynecological Surgical Patient
43. Perianesthesia Care of the Breast Surgical Patient
44.
Perianesthesia Care of the Plastic Surgical Patient
45. Perianesthesia Care of the Thermally Injured Patient
46. Perianesthesia
Care of the Ambulatory Surgical Patient
47. Perianesthesia Care and the Laser/Laparoscopic Surgical Patient
Section
V: Special Considerations
48. Perianesthesia Care of the Patient with Chronic Disorders
49. Perianesthesia Care
of the Pediatric Patient
50. Perianesthesia Care of the Geriatric Patient
51. Perianesthesia Care of the Pregnant Patient
52.
Perianesthesia Care of the Substance Using Patient
53. Perianesthesia Care of the Patient with Thermal Imbalance
54. Perianesthesia
Care of the Shock Trauma Patient
55. Bioterrorism and its Impact on the PACU
56. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the PACU
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 888 pages, publication date: JAN-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3474-2
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3474-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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