Goldman Maxine A. (ed.) Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

3rd edition. — F. A. Davis Company, 2008. — 1279 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8036-1226-6The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. Comprehensive patient care is addressed, including psychological care of the patient in surgery, safety measures for the patient and perioperative personnel, the written record of intra-, pre- and postoperative care, The Joint Commission's Universal Protocol and AORN's standards and recommended practices, (including correct site and laterality considerations).Its in-depth coverage also encompasses charting as a legal document; patient teaching, detailed surgical patient positioning with drawings; anesthesia and anesthetic agents; laser application; robotics; endoscopy (including laparoscopic, hysteroscopic, thoracoscopic, and arthroscopic procedures); microsurgery (including microendoscopy and microneuroendoscopy); harmonic scalpel; argon beam coagulator; special considerations for the pediatric patient in surgery; (including anesthesia modifications and surgical procedures).Perioperative Considerations: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care, Including Psychological Support of the Surgical Patient
Anesthesia: General Information
Technological Adjuncts to Surgery
Surgical Procedures
Instrument Trays