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Perioperative Nursing - E-Book, 1st Edition

An Introductory Text
Authors :
Brigid M. Gillespie & Lois Hamlin & Marilyn Richardson-Tench & Menna Davies
Date of Publication: 12/2011
This new text discusses the roles and responsibilities of those working within the perioperative environment in Australia and New Zealand. It highlights the changing face of perioperative nursing and gives an overview of key concepts including anaest ...view more

This new text discusses the roles and responsibilities of those working within the perioperative environment in Australia and New Zealand. It highlights the changing face of perioperative nursing and gives an overview of key concepts including anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthesia recovery care; day surgery and endoscopy. Professional development and medico-legal aspects are also discussed.

This is an introductory text which will appeal to a broad market from trainee enrolled nurses; to undergraduate nursing students doing a perioperative clinical placement; to postgraduate students of perioperative nursing. Registered nurses working within or preparing to work within this area, as well as other operating room staff such as anaesthetic technicians will also find this text invaluable.

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This new text discusses the roles and responsibilities of those working within the perioperative environment in Australia and New Zealand. It highlights the changing face of perioperative nursing and gives an overview of key concepts including anaesthetic, intraoperative and postanaesthesia recovery care; day surgery and endoscopy. Professional development and medico-legal aspects are also discussed.

This is an introductory text which will appeal to a broad market from trainee enrolled nurses; to undergraduate nursing students doing a perioperative clinical placement; to postgraduate students of perioperative nursing. Registered nurses working within or preparing to work within this area, as well as other operating room staff such as anaesthetic technicians will also find this text invaluable.


Author Information
By Brigid M. Gillespie, RN, PhD, FACORN, Professor of Patient Safety School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University QLD, AUSTRALIA; Lois Hamlin, RN, BN, MN (Nurse Ed), DNurs, OTCert, ICCert, FACN, Foundation Fellow ACORN, Independent Perioperative Nursing Consultant; Former Senior Lecturer, (then) Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, New South Wales , Australia; Marilyn Richardson-Tench, RN, RCNT(UK), BappSc (Adv Nsg), Cert Clin Teach (UK), Cert.Anaes.(UK) Cert.OR Tech&Man, MEdStud, PhD, Education Consultant, Former Senior Lecturer, Acute Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Victoria University and Menna Davies, RN, Cert (Sterilising Tech), GradCert (Periop Nsg), GradDip (Hlth Law), MHlthSc (Nsg), FACN, FACORN, Education Consultant, New South Wales, Australia