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Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse : An Orientation and Care Guide, Paperback / softback Book

Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse : An Orientation and Care Guide Paperback / softback

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With essential information needed daily to provide optimal care to every patient, the guide condenses volumes of operating room content into one pocket-sized companion.

The second edition of this nursing mentor-for novice perioperative nurses in orientation and their preceptors-is newly updated to reflect the 2017 AORN guidelines with current, evidence-based clinical practice knowledge in an easy-to-use format.

A well-organized text with evidence-based directives on current perioperative standards, this handy resource covers patient safety, the surgical environment, critical thinking, immediate decision-making, and perioperative skills. Complex skills and techniques are broken down into a simple, easy-to-follow bulleted format encompassing all key knowledge areas for perioperative nurses.

Each chapter introduces concepts and sets clear, learning objectives.

The guide reinforces requisite knowledge with self-assessment questions, and the Fast Facts feature offers bite-size tips and tricks highlighted for easy access. New to the Second Edition:Fully updated in accordance with 2017 AORN GuidelinesHand hygieneMinimally invasive surgeryPatient information managementSurgical smoke safetySafe use of energy-generating devicesHypothermiaSterilization and Central Processing regarding Flexible Endoscopic ProcessingRobotic surgeryModerate sedation for RNsSurgical attireKey Features:Provides must-have OR information for new nurses and their preceptorsContains key knowledge on patient preparation, aseptic technique, surgical procedures, anesthesia considerations, and much morePublished in convenient pocket size for information at a moment's noticeIncludes Fast-Facts-in-a-Nutshell feature reinforcing key orientation informationBased on the most up-to-date evidence in the literature

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