Drain's perianesthesia nursing : a critical care approach / Jan Odom-Forren, PhD, RN, CPAN, FAAN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Perianesthesia/Perioperative Consultant, Co-Editor, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Louisville, Kentucky.
Section I, the postanesthesia care unit : -- Space planning and basic equipment systems -- Perianesthesia nursing as a specialty -- Management and policies -- Crisis resource management in the PACU -- Infection prevention and control in the PACU -- The changing health care system and its implications for the PACU -- Patient safety and legal issues in the PACU -- Ethics in perianesthesia nursing -- Evidence-based practice and research. Section II, physiologic considerations in the PACU : -- The nervous system -- The cardiovascular system -- The respiratory system -- The renal system -- Fluid and electrolytes -- The endocrine system -- The hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal system -- The integumentary System -- The immune system. Section III, Concepts in anesthetic agents : -- Basic principles of pharmacology -- Inhalation anesthesia -- Nonopioid intravenous anesthetics -- Opioid intravenous anesthetics -- Neuromuscular blocking agents -- Local anesthetics -- Regional anesthesia. Section IV, nursing care in the PACU : -- Transition from the operating room to the PACU -- Assessment and monitoring of the perianesthesia patient -- Patient education and care of the perianesthesia patient -- Postanesthesia care complications -- Assessment and management of the airway -- Pain management -- Care of the ear, nose, throat, neck, and maxillofacial surgical patient -- Care of the ophthalmic surgical patient -- Care of the thoracic surgical patient -- Care of the cardiac surgical patient -- Care of the vascular surgical patient -- Care of the orthopedic surgical patient -- Care of the neurosurgical patient -- Care of the thyroid and parathyroid surgical patient -- Care of the gastrointestinal, abdominal, and anorectal surgical patient -- Care of the genitourinary surgical patient -- Care of the obstetric and gynecological surgical patient -- Care of the breast surgical patient -- Care of the plastic and reconstructive surgical patient -- Care of the obese patient undergoing bariatric surgery --are of the ambulatory surgical patient -- Care and the laser/laparoscopic surgical patient. Section V, special considerations : -- Care of the patient with chronic disorders -- Care of the pediatric patient -- Care of the older patient -- Care of the pregnant patient -- Care of the substance-using patient -- Care of the patient with thermal imbalance -- Care of the shock trauma patient -- Care of the intensive care unit patient in the PACU -- Bioterrorism and its impact on the PACU -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the PACU.
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