Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse - 9780826123688

"This pocketsize book offers concise information for rapid reference, step-by-step instructions for perioperative practices, and evidence-based content based on current perioperative standards and recommended practices. Topics and practices are easy to access, retrieve, and understand along with illustrations and diagrams that provide visual aids to enhance learning Novice nurses, students, and seasoned preceptors will be delighted to learn how easily this go-to guide will provide immediate reference to perioperative practices and information, all while fitting into a pocket for easy retrieval."

-Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Associate Professor, Nursing
Otterbein University, Westerville, OH
From the Foreward

This is a concise, easy-to-access resource for nurses who are new to the OR and the experienced nurses who guide them. Condensing volumes of operating room content into one pithy, pocket-sized book, it contains a wealth of current, evidence-based clinical practice information nurses need daily. The guide covers all key areas of perioperative nursing based on current standards and recommended practices, and is organized to provide speedy access to critical information. Its lucid, step-by-step format helps new nurses to better understand the complex skills and techniques they are required to know in the OR. The guide's "Fast Facts in a Nutshell" feature further reinforces important information.

With a focus on safety and specific patient interventions, the book covers all of the information a new nurse will learn during orientation along with supplies needed and important protocols. It addresses personal and patient preparation, environmental concerns, and documentation requirements, and describes the wide range of specific technical skills needed by both the circulating and scrub nurse. Each chapter introduces concepts and sets clear learning objectives. Nursing "pearls" highlight critical information and tables further facilitate quick reference. Also included is an overview of the most common surgical procedures. Both new perioperative nurses in orientation and their preceptors will find it to be a welcome addition to the learning process.

• Provides must-have OR orientation information for new nurses and their preceptors
• Contains key information on patient preparation, aseptic technique, surgical procedures, anesthesia considerations, and documentation
• Pocket-sized for portability
• Based on the most up-to-date evidence in the literature
• Includes Fast Facts in a Nutshell feature to reinforce important information