Contemporary and fully updated, the new edition of this accessible guide builds on the success of previous editions to bring together all the key principles of nursing care for surgical patients. Split into two sections, the first section explains the basis of surgical care. The second section has comprehensive coverage of all major areas of surgical practice, providing both a theoretical and practical understanding across a wide range of procedures. Written from a patient-centred perspective but with an added emphasis on safety and the role of the nurse in relation to current legislation, the new Pudner’s Nursing the Surgical Patient offers all you need to provide the best care. Its user-friendly format will make it invaluable not only to nurses but to a range of health care practitioners.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. ix 7. List of Contributors - p. xi 8. Glossary - p. xiii 9. Section I: The basis of surgical care - p. 1 10. Chapter 1. Preoperative assessment - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Perioperative care - p. 17 12. Chapter 3. Day surgery - p. 31 13. Chapter 4. Perioperative stress and anxiety in the surgical patient - p. 39 14. Chapter 5. Wound healing in the surgical patient - p. 47 15. Chapter 6. Nutrition and the surgical patient - p. 79 16. Chapter 7. Altered body image and the surgical patient - p. 91 17. Chapter 8. Concepts of pain and the surgical patient - p. 103 18. Chapter 9. Discharge planning following surgery - p. 119 19. Section II: Nursing care for specific surgical procedures - p. 129 20. Chapter 10. Patients requiring neurosurgery - p. 131 21. Chapter 11. Patients requiring ophthalmic surgery - p. 157 22. Chapter 12. Patients requiring surgery to the ear, nose and throat - p. 189 23. Chapter 13. Patients requiring thyroid surgery - p. 221 24. Chapter 14. Care of the patient requiring cardiac interventions and surgery - p. 233 25. Chapter 15. Care of the patient requiring thoracic surgery - p. 267 26. Chapter 16. Patients requiring upper gastrointestinal surgery - p. 291 27. Chapter 17. Patients requiring colorectal and anal surgery - p. 313 28. Chapter 18. Patients requiring surgery on the renal and urinary tract - p. 339 29. Chapter 19. Patients requiring surgery on the male reproductive system - p. 361 30. Chapter 20. Patients requiring gynaecological surgery - p. 381 31. Chapter 21. Patients requiring breast surgery - p. 419 32. Chapter 22. Care of patients requiring vascular surgery - p. 443 33. Chapter 23. Patients requiring orthopaedic surgery - p. 485 34. Chapter 24. Patients requiring plastic surgery - p. 513 35. Index - p. 535
Contemporary and fully updated, the new edition of this accessible guide builds on the success of previous editions to bring together all the key principles of nursing care for surgical patients. Split into two sections, the first section explains the basis of surgical care. The second section has comprehensive coverage of all major areas of surgical practice, providing both a theoretical and practical understanding across a wide range of procedures. Written from a patient-centred perspective but with an added emphasis on safety and the role of the nurse in relation to current legislation, the new Pudner’s Nursing the Surgical Patient offers all you need to provide the best care. Its user-friendly format will make it invaluable not only to nurses but to a range of health care practitioners.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. ix 7. List of Contributors - p. xi 8. Glossary - p. xiii 9. Section I: The basis of surgical care - p. 1 10. Chapter 1. Preoperative assessment - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Perioperative care - p. 17 12. Chapter 3. Day surgery - p. 31 13. Chapter 4. Perioperative stress and anxiety in the surgical patient - p. 39 14. Chapter 5. Wound healing in the surgical patient - p. 47 15. Chapter 6. Nutrition and the surgical patient - p. 79 16. Chapter 7. Altered body image and the surgical patient - p. 91 17. Chapter 8. Concepts of pain and the surgical patient - p. 103 18. Chapter 9. Discharge planning following surgery - p. 119 19. Section II: Nursing care for specific surgical procedures - p. 129 20. Chapter 10. Patients requiring neurosurgery - p. 131 21. Chapter 11. Patients requiring ophthalmic surgery - p. 157 22. Chapter 12. Patients requiring surgery to the ear, nose and throat - p. 189 23. Chapter 13. Patients requiring thyroid surgery - p. 221 24. Chapter 14. Care of the patient requiring cardiac interventions and surgery - p. 233 25. Chapter 15. Care of the patient requiring thoracic surgery - p. 267 26. Chapter 16. Patients requiring upper gastrointestinal surgery - p. 291 27. Chapter 17. Patients requiring colorectal and anal surgery - p. 313 28. Chapter 18. Patients requiring surgery on the renal and urinary tract - p. 339 29. Chapter 19. Patients requiring surgery on the male reproductive system - p. 361 30. Chapter 20. Patients requiring gynaecological surgery - p. 381 31. Chapter 21. Patients requiring breast surgery - p. 419 32. Chapter 22. Care of patients requiring vascular surgery - p. 443 33. Chapter 23. Patients requiring orthopaedic surgery - p. 485 34. Chapter 24. Patients requiring plastic surgery - p. 513 35. Index - p. 535
