Nursing the Surgical Patient - Softcover

Rosemary Pudner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 070202757X ISBN 13: 9780702027574

Publisher: Bailliere Tindall, 2006

Synopsis

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The new edition of this highly successful text brings it fully up to date with recent developments in surgical nursing, and includes a new chapter on preoperative assessment.

• Discusses all types of surgery so will be applicable to nurse working in all settings where they will encounter patients recovering from surgery
• The nursing care is underpinned by the relevant research findings to ensure evidence-based practice
• Focuses on nursing role and so is relevant to readers' needs
• Relevant A&P and relevant pathophysiology are covered to aid understanding of the common disorders that require surgical intervention
• Learning objectives assist study
• Use of care plans and case studies help relate theory to practice
• Boxes highlight key points and examples to aid study
• A full glossary of key terms aids comprehension
• Summaries of key points aid revision

• A new chapter on Pre-operative assessment.
• More on psychology in appropriate chapters but especially in Day Surgery and Perioperative Care.
• More on ethics, legal issues and consent.
• More on ethnic and cultural issues as relevant in appropriate chapters.
• More on recovery practice
• Websites for further reference
• Some reorganization of content to make the presentation more streamlined

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Ian Peate’s ability to produce scholarly publications and conduct high quality research, together with his ability to undertake and influence practice internationally, are renowned. The route of scholarly activity evident in his publications list has its genesis in the art and science of nursing with an emphasis on improving health and promoting social justice. Caring for people has become a prominent theme within his endeavors, embarked upon in response to a number of criticisms from within and without the nursing profession lamenting the perceived lack of caring in nursing curricula. This approach to explicitly stating or outlining the prominence of care and what this entails demonstrates his commitment to the provision of high quality care with a sound evidence base underpinning care delivery.
Ian currently edits The British Journal of Nursing an appointment which, he says, allows him to contribute to establishing the tone and editorial direction of the journal with the overall aim of impacting on care delivery, and the education and preparation of nursing students.
Ian has recently received the CBE for services to publishing and has just been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing.

Review:

"This book offers an excellent examination of the nursing aspect of caring for surgery patients. In a readable and informative style, it refers to different nursing models, glossaries and examples of care plans for specific nursing procedures." Sara Garland, Nursing Standard, Vol 15, No 12, December 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 070202757X
• ISBN 13: 9780702027574
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 568