Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

<p>Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide safe, effective perioperative nursing care!<b> Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery, 17th Edition </b>is the definitive resource for nurses and surgical technologists training for a career in the operating room. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions cover patient care in more than 400 surgical interventions, including patient positioning, instrumentation, and postoperative care. Along with the latest on robotic surgery and a review of evidence-based guidelines, this edition includes new coverage of COVID-19 and gender affirmation surgery. From well-known educator Jane C. Rothrock — and with every chapter authored by an expert nurse — <b>Alexander’s </b>gives you the tools you need to pass the CNOR<SUP>©</SUP> certification exam and succeed in the surgical setting.</p><ul><b> <li>Comprehensive coverage </b>includes basic perioperative nursing<b> </b>principles, such as patient and environmental safety, infection prevention, patient positioning, anesthesia and pain management, and the unique needs of special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients. </li> <li><b>Coverage of more than 400 general and specialty surgical interventions </b>includes minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical procedures, whether performed in a hospital, ambulatory surgery setting, or in a doctor's office.</li> <li><b>Perioperative nursing considerations</b> are presented within the nursing process framework and include assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation, discharge planning, and patient and family education.</li> <li><b>More than 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations </b>show surgical anatomy, procedures, methods, and equipment.</li> <li><b>Sample plans of care</b> include nursing diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions.</li> <li><b><i>Research Highlight</i> and</b> <b><i>Evidence for Practice</i> boxes</b> discuss recommendations for applying current scientific research to patient care.</li> <li><b><i>Robotic-Assisted Surgery</b></i> <b>boxes</b> highlight a rapidly expanding surgical modality.</li> <li><b><i>Enhanced Recovery After Surgery</b></i> <b>boxes </b>promote protocols to improve outcomes, reduce the length of stay, and reduce the patient’s cost of care. </li> <li><b><i>Patient Engagement</b> <b>Exemplar</b></i> <b>boxes</b> optimize surgical outcomes by addressing AORN guidelines on the issues of patient care and involvement of the patient’s family.</li> <li><b><i>Patient Safety</i> boxes </b>highlight practices and initiatives for patient safety in the surgical setting. </li> <li><b><i>Patient, Family, and Caregiver Education</i> boxes</b> include specific guidelines for preprocedural and/or postprocedural care, potential complications, home care, discharge instructions, and psychosocial care.</li> <li><i><i>Ambulatory Surgery Considerations</i><b> </i>boxes</b> highlight patient selection criteria, special anesthesia considerations, and patient assessment implications for outpatient surgical procedures.</li> <li><b><i>Surgical Pharmacology</i> tables</b> summarize the drugs most commonly used for each surgical specialty, including generic and trade names, indications, and pharmacokinetics.</li> <li><b><i>Critical Thinking</i> questions</b> at the end of each chapter let you assess your understanding of important material.</li> <li><b>Exam-style practice questions </b>on the Evolve website include answers and rationales<b>.</b></li> <li><b>References to AORN Guidelines and toolkits </b>are discussed as relevant to the topic.</li></ul><ul><b> <li>NEW! Additional content on infection prevention </b>includes coverage of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus<i> 2</i> (SARS-CoV-2), <i>Candida auris.</i></li> <li><b>NEW! Coverage of discharge planning</b> <b>and gender affirmation surgery</b> is added to this edition.</li></ul>