Alexander's care of the patient in surgery / Care of the patient in surgery [edited by] Jane Rothrock ; associate editor, Donna R. McEwen - 16th edition - xx, 1225 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Unit I: Foundations for practice -- Concepts basic to perioperative nursing -- Patient safety and risk management -- Workplace issues and staff safety -- Infection prevention and control -- Anesthesia -- Positioning the patient for surgery -- Sutures, sharps, and instruments -- Surgical modalities -- Wound healing, dressings, and drains -- Postoperative patient care and pain management -- Unit II: Surgical interventions -- Gastrointestinal surgery -- Surgery of the biliary tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen -- Hernia repair -- Gynecologic and obstetric surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery -- Breast surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery -- Thoracic surgery -- Vascular surgery -- Cardiac surgery -- Unit III: Special considerations -- Pediatric surgery -- Geriatric surgery -- Trauma surgery -- Interventional and image-guided procedures -- Integrative health practices: complementary and alternative therapies -- Appendix A: Laboratory values

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Surgical nursing
Therapeutics, Surgical
Perioperative Nursing--methods.
Nursing Care--methods.
Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.


Print books.

RD99.24 / .A44 2019