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ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY
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Thirteenth Edition

By
Jane Rothrock, RN, DNSc, CNOR, FAAN, Professor and Director, Perioperative Programs, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA

Description
For more than 60 years, ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY has been an essential, reliable resource for perioperative nursing. The detailed, state-of-the-art information in this edition reflects current procedures and promotes the delivery of comprehensive patient care. This text provides nurses with the tools needed to deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.

Contents


Unit 1: Foundations for Practice

1. Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing
2. Patient and Environmental Safety
3. Infection Prevention and Control
4. Anesthesia
5. Positioning the Patient for Surgery
6. Sutures, Needles, and Instruments
7. Surgical Modalities
8. Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains
9. Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management
10. Patient Education and Discharge Planning


Unit 2: Surgical Interventions

11. Gastrointestinal Surgery
12. Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, and Spleen
13. Repair of Hernias
14. Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
15. Genitourinary Surgery
16. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
17. Breast Surgery
18. Ophthalmic Surgery
19. Otologic Surgery
20. Rhinologic and Sinus Surgery
21. Laryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery
22. Orthopedic Surgery
23. Neurosurgery
24. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
25. Thoracic Surgery
26. Vascular Surgery
27. Cardiac Surgery


Unit 3: Special Considerations

28. Ambulatory Surgery
29. Pediatric Surgery
30. Geriatric Surgery
31. Trauma Surgery
32. Integrated Health Practices: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1280 pages, publication date: NOV-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03927-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-03927-8
Imprint: MOSBY


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