cover image - Perioperative Safety, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323069854
Copyright: 2011
Publication Date: 03-08-2010
Page Count: 424
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $48.95

Perioperative Safety, 1st Edition

by Donna S. Watson, RN, MSN, CNOR, ARNP-BC, FNP-C

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cover image - Perioperative Safety, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780323069854
Copyright: 2011
Publication Date: 03-08-2010
Page Count: 424
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $48.95
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    • Unique! The only book devoted to the increasingly important issue of perioperative safety, where small errors can lead to life-threatening complications.
    • Unique! Highly qualified writers are some of the leading experts in the perioperative field, so material is up to date and emphasizes the most important information.
    • Unique! Clinical Points boxes call attention to key points in promoting safety for both patients and staff in the perioperative setting.
    • Unique! Case studies describe real-life scenarios related to promoting patient safety.
    • Figures and tables are used to support important content.
  • Unit I:  Overview of Perioperative Safety

    1. Essential Components for a Patient Safety Strategy

    2. Initiatives to Improve Patient Safety

    3. Use of MEDMARX Data for the Support and Development of Perioperative Medication Policy

    4. Competence, Nursing Practice, and Safe Patient Care

    Unit II:  Patient Safety

    5. Perioperative Safe Medication Use: A Focused Review

    6. Fire Prevention in the Perioperative Setting: Perioperative Fires Can Occur Everywhere

    7. Bloodless Surgery and Patient Safety Issues

    8. Perioperative Patient Safety and Procedural Sedation

    9. Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis in the Surgical Patient Population and Prophylactic Measures to Reduce Occurrence

    10. Preventative Measures for Wrong Site, Wrong Person and Wrong Procedure Errors in the Perioperative Setting

    11. To Count or Not to Count: A Surgical Misadventure

    12. Anesthesia and Perioperative Safety

    13. Preventing Surgical Site Infections

    14. Prevention of Positioning Injuries

    15. Normothermia Management: Prevention of Harm from Perioperative Hypothermia

    16. Electrosurgery

    Unit III:  Workplace Safety

    17. Workplace Safety Current Issues & Trends

    18. Hazards from Surgical Smoke: Decreasing Your Risk

    19. Bloodborne Pathogens

    20. Laser Risks and Preventive Measures for Staff

    21. Preventing Back Injuries: Patient Transfer and Mobility

    22. Latex Allergy

    23. Minimizing Radiation Exposure

    24. Infectious Disease Exposure

    25. Dealing with Disruptive Behavior in the Perioperative Setting

    Unit IV:  Looking Ahead

    26. Safety in the Perioperative Setting: Vendor Support

    27. Using Human Factors to Balance Your Operating Room

  • Donna S. Watson, RN, MSN, CNOR, ARNP-BC, FNP-C, Senior Clinical Educator, Covidien Energy-Based Devices, Boulder, CO
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