(Ebook) Caring for the Perioperative Patient, Second Edition by Paul Wicker, Joy O'Neill ISBN 9781405188500, 9781444323290, 1405188502, 1444323296

(Ebook) Caring for the Perioperative Patient, Second Edition by Paul Wicker, Joy O'Neill ISBN 9781405188500, 9781444323290, 1405188502, 1444323296

Caring for the Perioperative Patient is a practical, evidence-based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients.  Divided into two sections, the first explores core perioperative issues, such as pharmacology, communication, homeostasis, and equipment.  The second part of the book looks at more specific perioperative practice issues, including enhanced competence, patient preparation, and care of the patient during anaesthesia, surgery, and recovery.  This updated new edition is skills-focused and uses examples of techniques or procedures to illustrate how skills can be applied in perioperative practice.  It is essential reading for nurses or operating department practitioners (ODPs) who perform scrub, circulating, anaesthetic and recovery roles whilst caring for perioperative patients, as well as nursing and ODP students working in perioperative care.New edition of a successful text for perioperative practitioners and studentsEmphasises holistic patient centred careFocused on key skills and knowledge required by practitionersExplores the evidence-base for safe and effective practice Content: Chapter 1 Perioperative Homeostasis (pages 1–50): Paul WickerChapter 2 Managing Perioperative Equipment (pages 51–100): Joy O'NeillChapter 3 Perioperative Pharmacology (pages 101–133): Paul Wicker and Africa BocosChapter 4 Perioperative Communication (pages 134–178): Joy O'NeillChapter 5 Managing Perioperative Risks (pages 179–227): Joy O'NeillChapter 6 A Route to Enhanced Competence in Perioperative Care (pages 229–246): Paul Wicker and Jill FerbracheChapter 7 Preoperative Preparation of Perioperative Patients (pages 247–270): Paul WickerChapter 8 Patient Care during Anaesthesia (pages 271–338): Joy O'NeillChapter 9 Patient Care during Surgery (pages 339–378): Paul Wicker and Adele NightingaleChapter 10 Patient Care during Recovery (pages 379–412): Paul Wicker and Felicia Cox