Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse, Third Edition: An Orientation and Care Guide

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Theresa Criscitelli

Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse, Third Edition

An Orientation and Care Guide

Theresa Criscitelli

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English

Springer Publishing Co Inc
18 October 2021

Nursing specialties; Intensive care nursing; Surgical nursing

Series: Fast Facts

New OR nurses will welcome the third edition of this handy orientation-in-a-book, which distills volumes of operating room knowledge into one concise resource. Presenting complex skills and techniques in a simple and easy-to-follow format, the third edition is newly updated with AORN's 2021 guidelines and contains new chapters on Emergency Preparedness for Disaster, and Lifelong Learning and Professional Development.

This pocket-sized resource delivers current, evidence-based information in all the key areas of perioperative nursing with updated standards and techniques. Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs, this guide is organized to provide quick access to essential information on basic preparation, safety guidelines, and day-to-day practice in the OR. Beginning with surgery preparation, chapters then address the practice environment and surgical supplies, followed by basic surgical procedures.

New to the Third Edition:

Updated with 2021 AORN guidelines and regulatory standards

Revised with new evidence-based information on surgical attire, telehealth visits, cleaning of equipment, sterile technique, use of hybrid operating rooms, anesthesia, and ACLS protocol

New chapter: Emergency Preparedness for Disaster

New chapter: Lifelong Learning and Professional Development

Key Features:

Provides essential knowledge for new nurses and their preceptors

Keeps experienced perioperative nurses up to date on changing operating room standards

Written in bulleted format with brief paragraphs for speedy information retrieval

Includes Fast Facts boxes with self-assessment questions and clinical pearls

By: Theresa Criscitelli
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780826156075
ISBN 10: 082615607X
Series: Fast Facts
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 18 October 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Theresa Criscitelli, EdD, RN, CNOR, is assistant vice president of administration and oversees the perioperative and procedural services at New York University (NYU) Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York. She also serves as adjunct nursing professor at Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.