Main description:

New OR nurses will welcome the third edition of this handy orientation-in-a-book, which distills volumes of operating room knowledge into one concise resource. Presenting complex skills and techniques in a simple and easy-to-follow format, the third edition is newly updated with AORN's 2021 guidelines and contains new chapters on Emergency Preparedness for Disaster, and Lifelong Learning and Professional Development.This pocket-sized resource delivers current, evidence-based information in all the key areas of perioperative nursing with updated standards and techniques. Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs, this guide is organized to provide quick access to essential information on basic preparation, safety guidelines, and day-to-day practice in the OR. Beginning with surgery preparation, chapters then address the practice environment and surgical supplies, followed by basic surgical procedures.

New to the Third Edition:

Updated with 2021 AORN guidelines and regulatory standards
Revised with new evidence-based information on surgical attire, telehealth visits, cleaning of equipment, sterile technique, use of hybrid operating rooms, anesthesia, and ACLS protocol
New chapter: Emergency Preparedness for Disaster
New chapter: Lifelong Learning and Professional Development

Key Features:

Provides essential knowledge for new nurses and their preceptors
Keeps experienced perioperative nurses up to date on changing operating room standards
Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs for speedy information retrieval
Includes Fast Facts boxes with self-assessment questions and clinical pearls

Contents:

Section I: Personal and Patient Preparation
Chapter 1: Surgical Attire
Chapter 2: Preoperative Considerations
Chapter 3: Patient Positioning
Chapter 4: Surgical Skin Preparation
Chapter 5: Draping the Patient for Surgery
Section II: Environment and Processing Considerations
Chapter 6: Operating Room Environment Requirements
Chapter 7: Sterile Technique
Chapter 8: Sterilization and Central Processing
Chapter 9: Surgical Supplies
Section III: Surgical Basics
Chapter 10: Basic Surgical Procedures
Chapter 11: Surgical Instrumentation
Chapter 12: Electrosurgery
Chapter 13: Surgical Energy and Stapling Devices
Chapter 14: Surgical Dressings
Section IV: Additional Operating Room Considerations
Chapter 15: Medications
Chapter 16: Anesthesia
Chapter 17: Complications and Emergencies in the Operating Room
Chapter 18: Emergency Preparedness for Disaster
Chapter 19: Legal Aspects of Operating Room Practice
Chapter 20: Lifelong Learning