Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse : An Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell.
Title:
Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse : An Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell.
Author:
Criscitelli, Theresa.
ISBN:
9780826123695
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Reference -- Share Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse: An Orientation and Care Guide in a Nutshell -- Part I: Personal and Patient Preparation -- Chapter 1: Surgical Attire -- Controlled Areas -- Scrubs -- Head Coverings -- Scrub Jackets -- Shoes -- Shoe Covers -- Additional Items -- Infection Control Concerns -- Chapter 2: Preoperative Considerations -- The First Step: The Preoperative Shower -- Preoperative Medications -- Identification of the Patient -- Preoperative Questions -- Preoperative Teaching -- Lab Work -- Informed Consent -- Universal Protocol -- Preoperative Warming -- Chapter 3: Patient Positioning -- General Considerations for Safe, Effective Patient Positioning -- Special Considerations for Providing Patient Protection from Pressure Injuries -- Standard Surgical Positions -- An Ounce of Prevention: Additional Considerations for Patient Safety -- Ergonomic and Safety Considerations for the Surgical Team -- Chapter 4: Surgical Skin Preparation -- Hair Removal Prior to Skin Preparation -- Skin Inspection -- Choosing the Skin Antiseptic Agent -- Application of Skin Antiseptic Agent -- How Far Should you Go? -- Hazards of Skin Preparation -- Chapter 5: Draping the Patient for Surgery -- Components of Draping -- Basic Principles of Draping -- Common Order of Drapes for a Basic Surgery -- Securing Items to the Drapes -- Strike-Through: An Important Infection Control Consideration -- Removal of Drapes -- Draping Other Items in the Operating Room -- Lead Aprons -- Radiation Badge (Thermoluminescent Dosimeter) -- Part II: Environment and Processing Considerations -- Chapter 6: Operating Room Environment Requirements -- Cleaning the Operating Room Environment -- Alcohol -- Assessing the Operating Room Environment.
Temperature, Airflow, Humidity, and Air Exchange -- Traffic Patterns -- Infection Control Precautions -- Cleaning after Infection Control Precautions -- Noise in the Operating Room -- Waste Disposal -- Chapter 7: Sterile Technique -- General Principles of Sterile Technique -- Preparing the Operating Room for Surgery -- Determining Sterility of Items -- Types of Sterile Supply Packaging -- Basic Technique for Tossing Items onto the Sterile Field -- Types of Sterile Instrument Packaging -- Scrubbing, Gowning, and Gloving -- Setting up and Maintaining the Sterile Field -- Transferring Items to the Sterile Field During the Surgery -- Breaking Down the Sterile Field -- Chapter 8: Sterilization and Central Processing -- Cleaning and Decontamination -- Cleaning/Decontamination Processes -- Preparation and Packaging -- Sterilization -- Sterile Storage -- Chapter 9: Surgical Supplies -- Sponges -- Sharps -- General Guidelines for Sterile Supplies -- Implants -- Surgical Inventory Systems -- Part III: Surgical Basics -- Chapter 10: Basic Surgical Procedures -- Otolaryngology, Head, and Neck Procedures -- Ophthalmic Procedures -- Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Procedures -- General and Abdominal Procedures -- Laparoscopic Procedures -- Gynecological and Genitourinary Procedures -- Robotic Surgery -- Orthopedic Procedures -- Neurosurgery Procedures -- General Age-Appropriate Considerations -- Laser Procedures -- Chapter 11: Surgical Instrumentation -- Instrument Categories -- Cutting or Dissecting Instruments -- Clamping or Grasping Instruments -- Retracting Instruments -- Dilating or Probing Instruments -- Laparoscopic Instruments -- Specialty Instruments -- Requirements for Counting Instruments -- Chapter 12: Electrosurgery -- Components of the ESU -- Methods of Electrosurgery -- Different Tissue Effects -- ESU Settings -- Safety Considerations.
Evacuation of Surgical Smoke -- Chapter 13: Surgical Energy and Stapling Devices -- Different Types of Surgical Energy -- Different Types of Stapling Devices -- Chapter 14: Surgical Dressings -- Surgical Wound Classifications -- Types of Wound Closure -- Purpose of Surgical Dressings -- Different Types of Surgical Dressings and Products -- Securing the Dressing -- Other Products for Wounds -- Casting -- Part IV: Additional Operating Room Considerations -- Chapter 15: Medications -- Preparing Medications (Drug Compounding) -- Transferring of Medications -- Handling and Administration of Medications on the Sterile Field -- Disposing of Medications -- Handling of Chemotherapy Agents -- Chapter 16: Anesthesia -- Types of Anesthesia -- Determining Type of Anesthesia -- ASA Classification of Physical Status -- Role of the Circulating Nurse During use of Anesthesia -- Specific Concerns During Anesthesia Use -- Chapter 17: Complications and Emergencies in the Operating Room -- Assessment of the Patient -- Counting Instruments and Surgical Supplies -- Administration of Blood Products -- Crash Cart for Surgical Emergencies -- Malignant Hyperthermia -- Specialty Situations -- Chapter 18: Legal Aspects of Operating Room Practice -- Common Operating Room Complications that Lead to Litigation -- Ways to Limit Malpractice Exposure -- Anatomy of a Lawsuit -- Common Legal Terms and Principles -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"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. Key Features: 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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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