Principles of perioperative practice / edited by Martin Hind, Paul Wicker ; foreword by Jane Salvage.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

practice in the perioperative environment:- Understanding evidence-based practice--Moving towards evidence-based practice--Conclusion--11. Budgeting:- The big picture--Operating department budgets--Cost effectiveness in perioperative care--Conclusion--12. Information technology:- Computer development--Understanding computers--Applications packages--Common applications--Specialised applications--Education packages--The influence of the internet-- Using the WorldWide web--Health and safety issues--13. Recruitment and retention issues:- The market--The competition--The product--Recruitment strategies--Retention strategies--Conclusion--14. Excellence in perioperative practice:- Defining excellence--Developing excellence--Experiential learning--Influences on learning--Role models and team--A personal pathway to theatre--Theory and practice combined--It helps if you enjoy it!--Bad times can be good for you!--Teamwork--Role identities--Specialisation--The role of management in developing expertise--Excellence in practice.

1. Frameworks for care in perioperative nursing:- Introduction--Framing patient care--Models of nursing--Evidence-based practice and decision making--Integrated optimal care planning--Organisational requirements--2. Principles of safe practice in the perioperative environment:- Introduction--Health and saety at work legislation--Manual handling--Waste management and disposal--Asepsis--Universal precautions--Reuse of single-use items-- Inadvertant hypothermia--Prevention of pressure sores--Introduction of new technology into the operating department--Conclusion--3. Education for practice:- Supporting learners in the perioperative environment--Professional development programmes and learning needs analysis--Career mapping--Support roles to facilitate learning--Perioperative resources--Self-directed learning--Conclusion--4. Perioperative communication:- Introduction--Types of communication--Areas of use--Improving communication--Conclusion--5. Quality and quality assurance:- Introduction--Why quality?-- Clinical effectiveness--Patient involvement--Professional development--Audit tools and techniques--Conclusion--6. Perioperative risk management:- Clinical risk management strategy--Clinical governance--Health-care performance measurements--Data collection in health-care organisations--Clinical risk management in anaesthesia--Conclusion--7. Accountability and the law in perioperative care:- Responsibility and accountability--Self accountability--Legal accountability--Constructural accountability--Professional accountability--Informed consent--Record keeping--Conclusion--8. Ethical issues in perioperative care:- Introduction--Theories of ethics--Principles--Confidentiality--Advocacy--Informed consent--Conscientious objection--Cultural issues--Dignity--The ethical environment--9. Changing roles, changing titles in the perioperative environment:- Introduction--Background--New roles in perioperative practice--Concerns about the development of new roles--Conclusion--10. Evidence-based

'Principles of Perioperative Practice' takes a practical look at the multifaceted role of the perioperative nurse. Basing their reflections on experience, the authors of each chapter cover everything from risk assessment and health and safety to ethics, quality and new technology.