Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

For more than 60 years, ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY has been an essential, reliable resource for perioperative nursing. The detailed, state-of-the-art information in this edition reflects current procedures and promotes the delivery of comprehensive patient care. This text provides nurses with the tools needed to deliver safe, cost-effective, high-quality patient care.

• More than 400 contemporary and traditional specialty surgical interventions, in addition to numerous minimally invasive surgical procedures, are explained.
• Approximately 1,000 full-color illustrations and photos build familiarity with surgical anatomy, procedures, methods and equipment.
• Places a strong emphasis on patient education and discharge planning, as well as patient safety.
• Best Practice boxes apply evidence-based practice to perioperative nursing.
• Sample Plans of Care link interventions to clearly identified outcomes.
• Research Highlight boxes translate research into practice for patient care.
• Addresses Emergency preparedness and bioterrorism considerations.
• Ambulatory, pediatric, geriatric, trauma surgeries, as well as complementary and alternative therapies, are given special attention.
• History boxes summarize significant historical events related to surgery and perioperative nursing.

• The latest invasive and non-invasive technological advances related to surgical procedures, including areas such as interventional radiology, are featured.
• Patient and Family Education boxes offer guidelines for pre- and post-procedural care, side effects and complications, discharge/follow-up care, home care, psychosocial care and referrals.
• Surgical Pharmacology tables summarize the drugs most commonly used for specific surgical procedures, including generic and trade names, purpose/description and pharmacokinetics.
• Patient Safety boxes highlight recent JCAHO initiatives designed to prioritize patient safety.
• Recent OSHA guidelines regarding workplace safety are emphasized.