Perioperative patient care Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Contributors
1	A Philosophical Approach to Perioperative Nursing	1
2	Evolution of Operating Room Nursing	11
3	The Changing Focus of Perioperative Nursing Practice	19
4	Assessment	27
5	Nursing Diagnosis	53
6	Outcome Identification	63
7	The Patient's Understanding of the Surgical Experience	69
8	Maintenance of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance	81
9	The Patient is Free from Harm	117
10	Maintenance of Skin Integrity and Wound Management	137
11	Absence of Infection	147
12	Patient-Centered Surgical Rehabilitation	173
13	Developing a Plan of Care	185
14	Implementing Nursing Interventions	201
15	Transporting the Patient	211
16	Psychological Support	229
17	Anesthesia and Perioperative Monitoring	237
18	Instruments and Equipment	249
19	Maintaining Asepsis	297
20	Positioning the Patient	319
21	Performing Counts	333
22	Documenting Patient Care	341
23	Postanesthesia Care	351
24	Evaluating Outcome Attainment	377
25	Improving the Quality of Patient Care	391
	Index	403