Pocket Guide to the Operating Room 4th Edition

Maxine Goldman
F.A. Davis
2592 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0803668393
September 2019

• Written for perioperative nurses, surgical technologists, and students in these disciplines.

• Features extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures.

• Describes equipment and instrument trays, including pediatric trays.

• Addresses the roles of the registered nurse and the surgical technologist in the perioperative environment.

• Provides charting/documentation of care to comply with medicolegal requirements.

• Includes a Surgical Assessment and Perioperative Checklist, and a Preoperative Care Plan adaptable to the individual patient, complete with areas that focus on nursing care and desired outcomes.

• Fits in a lab coat pocket for immediate reference.