Perioperative Nursing (Paperback)

Part I. Basic principles of perioperative care: 1. Nursing perspectives Ann Tanner and Maria Anderson; 2. Patient perspectives Linda Shields and Ann Tanner; Part II. Environmental safety: 3. Infection control Helen Werder, Maria Anderson, Annabel Herron and Linda Shields; 4. Instruments Maria Anderson; 5. Safety measures Helen Werder; 6. Patient positioning Helen Werder and Maria Anderson; Part III. Perioperative care of the adult patient: 7. Anaesthesia Andrea Thompson; 8. Perioperative care of adults Helen Werder; Part IV. Perioperative care of children: 9. Psychosocial care of children in the perioperative area Linda Shields and Lee-Anne Waterman; 10. Surgical procedures on children Annabel Herron, Ann Tanner, Lee-Anne Waterman and Linda Shields; Part V. Perioperative midwifery: 11. Procedures conducted within the obstetric operating theatre environment Amanda Silvey.