Fundamentals of Theory and Practice. Perioperative education -- Foundations of perioperative patient care standards -- Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. -- The Perioperative Patient Care Team. The perioperative patient care team and professional credentialing -- The surgical first assistant -- Administration of perioperative patient care services. -- The Patient as a Unique Individual. The patient: the reason for your existence -- Perioperative pediatrics -- Perioperative geriatrics. -- The Perioperative Environment. Physical facilities -- Ambulatory surgery centers and alternative surgical locations -- Care of the perioperative environment -- Potential sources of injury to the caregiver and the patient. -- Surgical Asepsis and Sterile Technique. Surgical microbiology and antimicrobial therapy -- Principles of aseptic and sterile techniques -- Appropriate attire, surgical hand hygiene, and gowning and gloving -- Decontamination and disinfection -- Sterilization. -- Surgical Instrumentation and Equipment. Surgical instrumentation -- Specialized surgical equipment. -- Preoperative Patient Care. Preoperative preparation of the patient -- Diagnostics, specimens, and oncologic considerations. -- Pharmacology and Anesthesia. Surgical pharmacology -- Anesthesia: techniques and agents. -- Intraoperative Patient Care. Coordinated roles of the scrub person and the circulating nurse -- Positioning, prepping, and draping the patient -- Physiologic maintenance and monitoring of the perioperative patient. -- Surgical Site Management. Surgical incisions, implants, and wound closure -- Wound healing and hemostasis. -- Perianesthesia and Postprocedural Patient Care. Postoperative patient care -- Potential perioperative complications. -- Surgical Specialties. Endoscopy and robotic-assisted surgery -- General surgery -- Gynecologic and obstetric surgery -- Urologic surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Neurosurgery of the brain and peripheral nerves -- Spinal surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Plastic and reconstructive surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic and head and neck surgery -- Thoracic surgery -- Cardiac surgery -- Vascular surgery -- Organ procurement and transplantation.

This text explains basic surgical principles and techniques. It covers surgical techniques in a step-by-step format that enables learners to effectively apply basic principles to clinical practice. The eleventh edition features a full-color design, a new chapter on spinal surgery, new Patient and Team Safety boxes, perioperative flash cards, expanded teaching supplements for instructors. It includes: Detailed coverage which presents the fundamentals of perioperative nursing and surgical technology roles ; A strong focus on the physiological, psychological, and spiritual considerations of perioperative patients which gives the knowledge needed to plan and implement comprehensive, individualized care ; Discussions of perioperative patient care for both inpatient and ambulatory procedures ; Highlights key considerations for each setting, as well as for individual surgical procedures ; In-depth discussions of patients with special needs related to age or health status that teaches how to develop a plan of care tailored to the unique care parameters of all patients ; Helpful features such as chapter outlines with page numbers, chapter objectives, and key terms and definitions for quick accessibility to important information and focus study time.