Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professional

Shirley Martin

mar 2007 · Wiley Series in Nursing Libro 12 · Distribuido por John Wiley & Sons

Acerca de este libro electrónico

Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals is a comprehensive guide, outlining the correct procedures for the assessment and performance of minor surgical procedures. Highlighting significant issues and discussing practice limitations it defines and explores the most common applications within the boundaries of clinical practice, nursing administration and outcomes, in what has become a rapidly evolving field.

With contributions from multi-disciplinary professionals, all experts in their field, fifteen accessible and well-illustrated chapters examine the key themes of

• Anatomy
• Making an Assessment
• Medicolegal
• Local Anaesthesia
• Surgical Techniques
• Training and Education
• Future Developments

Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals provides invaluable information on new role developments, the many challenges in 'getting started' along with topical issues such as informed patient consent and an overview of potential patient reactions. Ultimately it explores and advises on the fundamental skills, both communication and technical, which are key to success.

Acerca del autor

Shirley Martin (Ed), Nurse Practitioner in Surgical Technology, Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, London