Overview
The Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice offers readers practical, easily accessible, concise and up-to-date evidence-based information on the essential elements of perioperative practice. It provides a thorough introduction to the principles and practice of anaesthetics, intraoperative care and recovery nursing, focussing on the patients' journey before, during and after surgery.Containing many helpful illustrations and diagrams to guide the reader, along with references to national and international guidelines, the Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice assists practitioners in meeting the individual needs of surgical patients while ensuring safe and efficient care delivery. It enables readers to easily locate information about essential skills, patients' medical conditions, and perioperative and surgical patient management.The book is clearly laid out, and written in an easily readable note-based style. Blank pages are included for the reader, so that notes, observations, and local protocols can be included, thereby individualising the Handbook.Written by teaching staff and clinicians from the fields of nursing, operating department practice and pharmacy, the Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice offers an inter-disciplinary and inter-professional approach to perioperative practice for those studying the subject and those practising within the perioperative environment.
Full Product Details
Author: Suzanne Hughes (Lecturer/Project Manager, Learning and Teaching, Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK) ,
Andy Mardell (Practice educator, Main Theatres, University Hospital of Wales, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 10.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 18.00cm
Weight: 0.308kg
ISBN: 9780199239641
ISBN 10: 0199239649
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 30 July 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Written for nurses and operating theatre pratitioners, this handbook is an easy-to-read guide to all aspects of peri-operative care...useful in the clinical area, as well as being a good revision guide for exams Anne Mottram, University of Salford
This book offers instant access to perioperative information that practitioners' will find useful within their clinical practice... It indeed provides a valuable guide and I would recommend it to student nurses and operating department practitioners. Open Forum Written for nurses and operating theatre pratitioners, this handbook is an easy-to-read guide to all aspects of peri-operative care...useful in the clinical area, as well as being a good revision guide for exams Anne Mottram, University of Salford
Author Information
Suzanne Hughes Suzanne works as a lecturer in the Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies at Cardiff University. She is involved in teaching and curriculum development for both pre and post registration nurses. She also acts as a project manager for learning and teaching within the university, where she leads the evaluation strand. Her research interests are in nurse education and perioperative education, through which she keeps up-to-date with current developments in perioperative practice. Andy Mardell Andy has been an operating theatre nurse in the scrub area for over twenty years, and has worked in a number of surgical specialties. He is now involved with education and training at the Main Theatre Department at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, and also still practices in clinical settings.
