Chapter 10 Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management Jan Odom-Forren The postoperative phase of care begins as soon as the surgical procedure concludes and the patient is transferred to the postanesthesia…
Chapter 16 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Maria Marinelli Manifestations of thyroid glandular diseases include goiter, benign and malignant nodules, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and inflammatory conditions. Goiters have been described since 2700 BCE,…
Chapter 9 Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains Jacqueline R. Bak The ability to heal wounds is one of the most powerful defensive properties humans possess. Wound healing is a complex, highly…
Chapter 30 Integrative Health Practices Complementary and Alternative Therapies Rachael Larner Energy Therapies History and Background An accurate presentation of the history of medicine in the United States needs to include…
Chapter 5 Anesthesia Brian D. Campbell The first medical report of anesthesia was announced to the world on November 18, 1846, by Henry J. Bigelow in the Boston Medical and Surgical…
Chapter 27 Geriatric Surgery Maryann Papanier Wells and Allison Lindsey Flanagan The elderly contingent is growing in leaps and bounds in today’s population, and consequently perioperative nurses must be proficient in…
Chapter 2 Patient Safety and Risk Management Ellen K. Murphy Think about what happens in the perioperative setting. Patients’ natural pain, communication, and reflex and infection defenses are purposefully diminished or…
Chapter 4 Infection Prevention and Control Cynthia Spry Advancements in surgical interventions and the science of infection prevention and control continue to evolve and have become increasingly complex. The complexity is…
Chapter 3 Workplace Issues and Staff Safety Rebecca M. Patton Increasingly there is recognition that patient and employee safety programs should be considered together instead of as two separate programs. The…
Chapter 1 Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing Victoria M. Steelman Overview of Perioperative Nursing Practice Perioperative nursing is the nursing care provided to patients before, during, and after surgical and invasive…
