�The third edition is an invaluable reference book for the novice perioperative nurse or surgical technologist. For someone studying for the CNOR, this is a tremendous resource book and study guide.�
--The AORN Journal, December 2008

This pocket guide presents more than 500 surgical procedures! State-of-the-art revisions familiarize the reader with new standards of excellence for care of the surgical patient in the perioperative environment. For each procedure, you�ll find a definition � discussion � description of the surgery � preparation of the patient � skin preparation � draping technique � instrumentation � supplies � and special notes pertinent to that surgery.

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).

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Clinical Nurse IV, Formerly, Operating Room Clinical Education Instructor, Medical Center of Tarzana, Tarzana, California; Consultant to Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 19th and 20th Editions

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