Essentials of Perioperative Nursing, Fifth Edition is the perfect resource of perioperative nursing students and current operating room nurses needing to refresh and test their knowledge. The Fifth Edition contains the essentials all nursing students, regardless of nursing specialty, need to make the transition from student to practitioner in the perioperative setting. Completely updated and revised to reflect current perioperative practice, the new edition also provides crucial information and skills that the perioperative nurse must master to thrive independently at an entry level.

Revised edition of: Essentials of perioperative nursing / Cynthia Spry. 4th ed. ©2009.

Introduction to perioperative nursing -- Preparing the patient for surgery -- Prevention of infection : preparation of instruments and items used in surgery : sterilization and disinfection -- Prevention of infection : preparation of instruments and items used in surgery : cleaning, packaging, and storage -- Prevention of infection : aseptic practices : attire, scrubbing, gowning, gloving, draping, prepping, creating, and maintaining a sterile field, or environment, and sanitation -- Prevention of injury : positioning the patient for surgery -- Prevention of retained surgical items -- Prevention of injury : hemostasis, tourniquet, and electrosurgical equipment -- Prevention of injury : use and care of basic surgical instrumentation -- Prevention of injury : wound management -- Prevention of injury; anesthesia and medication safety -- Workplace safety.