Alexander's care of the patient in surgery / 
 Care of the patient in surgery 
[edited by] Jane Rothrock ; associate editor, Donna R. McEwen 
 - 16th edition 
 - St. Louis, Missouri :  Elsevier,  2019. 
 - xx, 1,225 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes appendix, bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Unit I: Foundations for practice -- Concepts basic to perioperative nursing -- Patient safety and risk management -- Workplace issues and staff safety -- Infection prevention and control -- Anesthesia -- Positioning the patient for surgery -- Sutures, sharps, and instruments -- Surgical modalities -- Wound healing, dressings, and drains -- Postoperative patient care and pain management -- Unit II: Surgical interventions -- Gastrointestinal surgery -- Surgery of the biliary tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen -- Hernia repair -- Gynecologic and obstetric surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery -- Breast surgery -- Ophthalmic surgery -- Otorhinolaryngologic surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery -- Thoracic surgery -- Vascular surgery -- Cardiac surgery -- Unit III: Special considerations -- Pediatric surgery -- Geriatric surgery -- Trauma surgery -- Interventional and image-guided procedures -- Integrative health practices: complementary and alternative therapies -- Appendix A: Laboratory values 
<br/><br/> School of Nursing 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323479141 0323479146 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017051710 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101715627  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surgical nursing.<br/>Therapeutics, Surgical.<br/>Perioperative Nursing--methods.<br/>Nursing Care--methods.<br/>Surgical Procedures, Operative--nursing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD99  / .A379 2019