Author : Katherine Gaberson
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 18,90 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781437718577
This volume on the topic of surgical instruments includes article topics such as the history of surgical instruments, the nursing role in creating new instruments, best practices related to instrument counts, innovations in instrument care, medical evidence bases and much more.
Author : George Allen
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1455700541
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by George Allen, features subject topics such as: OR Attire's Potential for Infection Transmission; Strategies for Preventing Sharps Injuries; Managing Patients with MDROs – Implementing Isolation Procedures in the Perioperative Setting; Anesthesia Care Providers – Identifying/Mitigating Potential for Infection Transmission; Urinary Catheter Insertion and Care in the Perioperative Setting; Hand Hygiene and the Surgical Team; Outlining Effective Strategies for Preventing SSI; Environmental Sanitation – Review of New Technologies; Reprocessing Instruments: Focus on Eye Surgery and TASS (Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome); Skin Prepping to Maximize Positive Outcomes; Improving the process of supplying instruments from central processing to the OR using the LEAN method; Using Performance Improvement Methodology in Finding the Cause of Increase Biological Cultures in the Operating Room and Solutions for Corrections.
Author : Debbie Hickman Mathis
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 23,54 MB
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 145570945X
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Debbie H. Mathis RN, MS, CNOR, RNFA, will focus on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, with topics including: The role of interruptions in the OR; Surgical site infections; Special considerations for history and physical for plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive patients; History and assessment requirement for ambulatory plastic and reconstructive surgery; and Skin assessment.
Author : Joy Don Baker
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,82 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 145574428X
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Joy Don Baker, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CNOR, NEA-BC, will focus on Informatics with topics including: Distance education; computer science and cognitive science; role of the perioperative nurse as informaticist; cyber diving: literature search; website evaluation; bibliographic software; relational database programs; virtual learning environments; digital divide; and social networking legality.
Author : Terrie Goodman
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1455747300
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Terri Goodman, PhD, RN, CNOR, will focus on Nurse Advocacy, with article topics including: the Nurse advocate; Patient right to safety; Advocacy through public policy; Advocating for patient families; Advocating for Laryngectomy Patients; Advocating for cancer patients; and Advocating for the patient in industry.
Author : Patricia Fortner
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 23,2 MB
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1455743046
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics will include the following topics: History of Burn Care; Pathophysiology of Burns; Perioperative Considerations for the Burn Injured Patient; Surgical Procedures for the Burn Patient; Epicells; Reconstructive/Plastic Surgery; OR/PACU/ICU Hand Off; Pain; Infection Control; Surgical Care of Thermally Injured Patients on the Battlefield; Burn Pressure Ulcer Management in the Perioperative Burn Patient; Conducting Research in the Operating Room; High-Tech, High-Stress Environment for the Burn Nurse; Costs; and Personal Experiences of a Perioperative Burn Nurse in the Military.
Author : Kerm Henriksen
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 29,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN :
v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.
Author : Melodee Harris
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2022-06-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323919979
In this issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, guest editors Melodee Harris, Ann Kolanowski, and Sherry Greenberg bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Nursing Leadership in Long-Term Care. Leadership in nursing and long-term care is crucial to inspire, influence, and motivate staff to provide high-quality care in an interprofessional manner. Leaders must not only identify areas for improvement but act and support team members toward common goals. In this issue, leading geriatric nursing scholars provide an in-depth understanding of what is needed to ensure effective professional nursing leadership in long-term care communities and the policy changes necessary to support quality care. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including COVID-19 infection in long-term care; hospice and palliative care in nursing home residents with dementia; social isolation in long-term care; intraprofessional practice and delivery of nursing care; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on nursing leadership in long-term care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author : Haile T. Debas
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 19,92 MB
Release : 2015-03-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1464803676
Essential Surgery is part of a nine volume series for Disease Control Priorities which focuses on health interventions intended to reduce morbidity and mortality. The Essential Surgery volume focuses on four key aspects including global financial responsibility, emergency procedures, essential services organization and cost analysis.
Author : Pauline Paul
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 2580 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781799899
This is the Second Edition of the popular Canadian adaptation of Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Day, Paul, and Williams. Woven throughout the content is new and updated material that reflects key practice differences in Canada, ranging from the healthcare system, to cultural considerations, epidemiology, pharmacology, Web resources, and more. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC
