Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

by Jane C. Rothrock

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, now in heading its 6 th decade of
publication it maintains a long standing tradition as the standard in
perioperative nursing. Alexander's is a comprehensive reference developed to
assist perioperative personnel to meet the individual needs of surgical patients for
safe, cost-effective, efficient care by delivering state-of-the-art information that
reflects quality contemporary practice. Unit 1 provides information on basic
principles and patient care requisites essential to all perioperative patients. Step
by-step procedures for over 400 general and specialty surgical interventions are
found in Unit 2, and Unit 3 discusses the unique needs of ambulatory, pediatric,
geriatric, and trauma surgery patients. Unit 3 also includes a new chapter on
Complementary Therapies to provide a basic understanding of these
considerations within the perioperative environment.

Key features Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery includes an emphasis on
Patient Education and Discharge Planning incorporated in each chapter to address
continuity of care from the perioperative environment through discharge. Coverage of
the latest surgical trends and advancements presents an increased number of
endoscopic/minimally invasive surgical procedures in each surgical specialty chapter.
The Surgical Modalities chapter continues to provide key content on technological
advancements in endoscopic surgery, lasers, electrosurgical modalities, cryosurgery,
and telesurgery.

Genres: Nursing

1440 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i am back doing a lot of neuro at work and getting thrown into other surgeries i may not be super-familiar with. this is a great review. love this book. had to finally break down and buy it even though it's a textbook and cost about $100. valuable resource for any OR nurse!

[Jen Langfeld · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book can be purchased at ecampus.com for a fraction of the bookstore price. It's a very helpful guide for case summaries and instrumentation

[Nannette Mcdougall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource

[David Jemmott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource.

[Casey Morrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

FINALLY DONE W THIS BEAST

[Samantha]

Great orientation or refresher for the operation room nurse.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This textbook is an excellent resource for surgical technologists. Well written and well organized with excellent and up to date information.