Learning to Care in the Operating Department, 2Ed: 1 (Learning to Care Series) - Softcover

Heaton, Margaret; Nightingale, Kate; Kalideen, Doreen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340594926 ISBN 13: 9780340594926

Publisher: CRC Press, 1994

Synopsis

Radically re-written and updated, the second edition of this popular text introduces the reader to all aspects of theatre nursing, and to the developments that have taken place in surgical technique. The coverage includes theatre nursing practice, patient assessment, preparing, implementing and evaluating care plans and perioperative care. Day surgery and developments in laser technology, plus endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery are all discussed, making this a particularly useful text for Project 2000 students and trainee operating department assistants.

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Review

...should be made available to all nurse learners and trained theatre nurses. It is excellent value, written by a group of people who are of obvious expertise in their field and who also understand the needs and anxieties of the learner nurse.
The British Journal of Theatre Nursing (on the fir

Synopsis

This second edition provides an introduction to all aspects of theatre nursing, and to the developments that have taken place in surgical techniques. The work covers theatre nursing practice, patient assessment, preparing, implementing and evaluating care plans and perioperative care. Day surgery and developments in laser technology, plus endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery are all discussed. The text is suitable for Project 2000 students, and all trainee operating department assistants.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340594926
• ISBN 13: 9780340594926
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 78