Caring for the perioperative patient / Paul Wicker and Joy O'Neill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Mary Moore -- Section 1: Core issues. Perioperative homeostasis / Paul Wicker -- Managing perioperative equipment / Joy O'Neill -- Perioperative pharmacology / Paul Wicker and Africa Bocos -- Perioperative communication / Joy O'Neill -- Managing perioperative risks / Joy O'Neill -- Section 2: Perioperative practice. Route to enhanced competence in perioperative care / Paul Wicker and Jill Ferbrache -- Preoperative preparation of perioperative patients / Paul Wicker -- Patient care during anesthesia / Joy O'Neill -- Patient care during surgery / Paul Wicker and Adele Nightingale -- Patient care during recovery / Paul Wicker and Felicia Cox.

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 anesthesia, 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, anesthetic 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 students. Emphasises holistic patient centered care. Focused on key skills and knowledge required by practitioners. Explores the evidence-base for safe and effective practice--From publisher description.

This concise, practical guide focuses on key skills and knowledge required by practitioners. The text identifies key perioperative competencies and emphasises patient-centred care.