Essentials of Perioperative Nursing, Fifth Edition is the ideal reference for new perioperative nurses as well as experienced nurses who need a refresher. Featuring objectives, course outlines, testing tools, and competency checklists, it is succinct and easy to use. Completely updated and revised, this new edition includes an introduction to the current clinical environment, elements of a culture of safety, and patient care unique to the ambulatory care setting. Essentials of Perioperative Nursing, Fifth Edition is perfect for operating room nurses, nurses studying to become operating room nurses, current operating room nurses needing to refresh and test their knowledge, and perioperative nursing students.Included with each new print book is an Access Code for a Companion Website featuring self-test questions, section questions, post-test questions, and additional study questions

This guide to the operating room orientation process is an educational companion tool designed to provide a framework for developing an educational program or supplementing an existing one, a resource to facilitate independent study, and an on-going reference for OR nursing staff. Each chaper provides an outline, lesson content, programmed instructional exercises, test, references, and information that is basic, significant, and essential to each topic.

Perioperative Services: Administration, Resource Management, and Patient Care provides detailed information for improving your operating room, making it more economical, efficient, and compliant. You'll get fast access to valuable tools and quality support materials, such as policies and procedures, legal forms, guidelines, job descriptions, patient documentation, and more to help you formulate the best approaches to the fast-changing health care marketplace. With Perioperative Services, you'll have: Standards and guidelines for providing efficient and cost-effective care Complete job descriptions for a wide selection of perioperative care professions Hundreds of ready-to-use forms, checklists, and tools that help streamline procedures Expert analysis on hot topics, such as Infection Control, Disaster Planning, Research Utilization, New Technology Purchasing, and more Perioperative Services provides expert policies, procedures, forms, guidelines, and more, help you: Survive the accreditation process Protect your facility from lawsuits and liability Prepare for renovation Tackle budgeting responsibilities Deal with staffing and personnel issues Ensure quality patient care and management Keep pace with advances in infection control And much more! Perioperative Services has been updated to include: Retrospective, four past and current editors of this publication reflect on the changes, challenges, and opportunities in the field of perioperative services since 2000 and postulate on what the future may hold. Staffing, incorporates recent research and changes in staffing practices in Perioperative Services Departments and includes an appendix that discusses the benefits of implementing a Scrub fellowship. Evidence-Based Practice, examines popular EBP models, presents a step-by-step view of the EBP process, and delves into staff culture to determine obstacles to EBP implementation and potential solutions. Competence in Perioperative Nursing, expands on the subject with an insightful section on the intertwined nature of competence, subspeciality education, and professional development. Preventing Retained Surgical Items, focuses on surgical team interaction, obstacles to correct counts, and the danger of short cuts in OR nursing. Communication Between OR Personnel and the Radiologist, written from the radiologistand’s perspective, discusses the importance of identifying and reducing the incidence of retained surgical items.