Perianesthesia Nursing Care: A Bedside Guide to Safe Recovery: A Bedside Guide for Safe Recovery

by Daphne Stannard, Dina A. Krenzischek

Overview

Perianesthesia Nursing Care: A Bedside Guide for Safe Recovery, Second Edition is an essential reference for clinicians caring for perianesthesia patients in a variety of situations, such as in a preop and postanesthesia care unit (PACU), an intensive care unit (ICU), a procedural recovery area, or on a labor and delivery unit. Ideal for perianesthesia nursing orientation and perioperative cross-training programs, it is also a valuable tool for nursing students preparing to sit for the Certified Post Anesthesia Nursing (CPAN) and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) certification examinations. With contributions from leading experts, this reference addresses common clinical issues, population specific knowledge, and surgery specific knowledge. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on trauma, an increased emphasis on non-OR areas, and an extended focus on pediatric patients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284127164
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Director and Chief Nurse Researcher, Director, UCSF Medical Center Institute for Nursing Excellence and Centre for Synthesis&Implementation, San Francisco, California
Director of Professional Practice, Patient Care Service, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Table of Contents

Section I Core Concepts
Chapter 1 Perianesthesia Organization and Administration
Chapter 2 Preanesthesia Care and Preparation of the Patient and Family
Chapter 3 Phase I and Phase II Recovery
Chapter 4 Airway Issue s
Chapter 5 Pain Management
Chapter 6 Postoperative and Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting
Chapter 7 Thermoregulation Issue s
Chapter 8 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalance
Chapter 9 Integumentary Issue
Chapter 10 Infection Prevention Strategies
Section II Population Specific
Chapter 11 Principles of Anesthesia
Chapter 12 Bariatric Patients
Chapter 13 Patients with Chronic Diseases
Chapter 14 Critically Ill Patients
Chapter 15 Extended Care/Observation Care Patients
Chapter 16 Geriatric Patients
Chapter 17 Trauma Patients
Chapter 18 Patients with Mental Health Considerations
Chapter 19 Families of Perianesthesia Patients
Chapter 20 Pediatric Patients
Chapter 21 Pregnant Patients
Section III Surgery Specific
Chapter 22 Abdominal
Chapter 23 Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 24 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chapter 25 Dental and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
Chapter 26 The Endocrine System
Chapter 27 ENT Surgery
Chapter 28 Genitourinary Surgery
Chapter 29 Gynecologic & Obstetric
Chapter 30 Neurosurgical
Chapter 31 Surgical Oncology
Chapter 32 Ophthalmic
Chapter 33 Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 34 Thoracic
Chapter 35 Liver and Kidney Transplantation
Chapter 36 Vascular Surgery
Chapter 37 Cardiovascular Interventional
Chapter 38 Endoscopic/Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive Procedures

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Linda K Connelly, PhD, DNP, MSH, CNS, APRN, CNOR (University of Houston)
Description: The core concepts presented in this bedside guide to pre- and post-anesthesia nursing care are based on the standards of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN). Postsurgical patients recover in various areas of the hospital and this book can be a resource for all nurses caring for these patients.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a resource for nurses caring for postsurgical patients in any area of the hospital. There is a variety of areas where surgical patients can recover, and this book is excellent in addressing the needs in all of these. Nurses using this resource will be assured of providing care that is safe and that meets ASPAN standards.
Audience: The audience is any nurse caring for a perianesthesia patient and the family. I would extend the audience to include student nurses and advanced practice nurses. I would recommend this book for any area where perianesthesia patients are receiving nursing care, both inpatient and outpatient.
Features: The book starts with foundation standards for perianesthesia nursing care in any arena. Comprehensive chapters then cover nursing care of patients with comorbidities and surgery-specific considerations. The foundation chapters cover the actual physical layout of the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and staffing recommendations. This section also discusses common concerns such as postanesthesia nausea and vomiting and pain. The next section discusses population-specific principles for surgery patients with comorbidities. The final section covers surgery-specific principles of specific surgeries and important assessments for each. The question-answer format is useful to quickly review important principles. One of the underlying concepts is safety for the patient and family as they travel through the system and home. I would recommend that patient and family education be woven into the text at a higher level, especially with an increase in outpatient care and the shortened lengths of stay. One helpful feature is the use of color tabs alongside the pages, which helps readers tell at a glance which section they need.
Assessment: This book is unique in its focus on nurses caring for perianesthesia patients across all venues where nursing care is delivered. The question-answer format makes it easy to read and locate specific information. This format is similar to Essentials of Perioperative Nursing, 6th edition, Goodman and Spry (Jones & Bartlett, 2017), which I find very user friendly. Other books in this field that I have used make it hard to locate specific information and do not address vulnerable populations or specific surgical procedures. I am going to add this book as a reference for my perioperative elective course, so students can explore postsurgical care in a logical way that includes the specific population and the surgical procedure.

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