Product Review

• This guide was written for perioperative nurses, surgical technologists, and students in these disciplines.


• Features extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures.


• Updates the section on anesthesia and anesthetic drugs.


• Describes equipment and instrument trays, including pediatric trays.


• Addresses the roles of the registered nurse and the surgical technologist in the perioperative environment.


• Provides charting/documentation of care to comply with medicolegal requirements.


• Includes a Surgical Assessment and Perioperative Checklist, and a Preoperative Care Plan adaptable to the individual patient, complete with areas that focus on nursing care and desired outcomes.


• Fits in a lab coat pocket for immediate reference.


• Offers a Bibliography that provides sources for additional reading, including websites.