Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery
13th Edition
Published on 1. November 2006
Book
Hardback
1280 pages
978-0-323-03927-7 (ISBN)
Description
For more than 60 years, "Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery" has been an essential, reliable resource for perioperative nursing. The detailed, state-of-the-art information in this edition reflects current procedures and promotes the delivery of comprehensive patient care. This text provides nurses with the tools needed to deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.
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Edition
13th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 1050 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-03927-7 (9780323039277)
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Content
Unit 1: Foundations for Practice 1. Concepts Basic to Perioperative Nursing 2. Patient and Environmental Safety 3. Infection Prevention and Control 4. Anesthesia 5. Positioning the Patient for Surgery 6. Sutures, Needles, and Instruments 7. Surgical Modalities 8. Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains 9. Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management 10. Patient Education and Discharge Planning Unit 2: Surgical Interventions 11. Gastrointestinal Surgery 12. Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, and Spleen 13. Repair of Hernias 14. Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery 15. Genitourinary Surgery 16. Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery 17. Breast Surgery 18. Ophthalmic Surgery 19. Otologic Surgery 20. Rhinologic and Sinus Surgery 21. Laryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery 22. Orthopedic Surgery 23. Neurosurgery 24. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 25. Thoracic Surgery 26. Vascular Surgery 27. Cardiac Surgery Unit 3: Special Considerations 28. Ambulatory Surgery 29. Pediatric Surgery 30. Geriatric Surgery 31. Trauma Surgery 32. Integrated Health Practices: Complementary and Alternative Therapies