Alexanders Care Of The Patient In Surgery
By Jane C. Rothrock
17th Edition
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,Table Of Contents
Unit 1: Foundations For Practice
1. Concepts Basic To Perioperative Nursing
2. Patient Safety And Risk Management
3. Workplace Issues And Staff Safety
4. Infection Prevention And Control
5. Anesthesia
6. Positioning The Patient For Surgery
7. Sutures, Sharps, And Instruments
8. Surgical Modalities
9. Wound Healing, Dressings, And Drains
10. Postoperative Patient Care And Pain Management
Unit 2: Surgical Interventions
11. Gastrointestinal Surgery
12. Surgery Of The Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas, And Spleen
13. Hernia Repair
14. Gynecologic And Obstetric Surgery
15. Genitourinary Surgery
16. Thyroid And Parathyroid Surgery
17. Breast Surgery
18. Ophthalmic Surgery
19. Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery
20. Orthopedic Surgery
21. Neurosurgery
22. Reconstructive And Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
23. Vascular Surgery
24. Cardiac Surgery
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,Unit 3: Special Considerations
26. Pediatric Surgery
27. Geriatric Surgery
28. Trauma Surgery
29. Interventional And Image-Guided Procedures
30. Integrative Health Practices: Complementary And Alternative Therapies
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, Chapter 01: Concepts Basic To Perioperative Nursing
Rothrock: Alexander’s Care Of The Patient In Surgery, 17th Edition
Multiple Choice
1. The Perioperative Patient Focused Model Presents Key Components Of Nursing Influence
That Guide Patient Care. Select The Statement That Best Describes The Dynamic
Relationship Within The Model.
a. The Patient Experience And The Nursing Presence Are In Continuous Interaction.
b. Structure, Process, And Outcome Are The Foundation Domains Of The Model.
c. The Perioperative Nurse Is The Central Dynamic Core Of The Model.
d. The Interrelated Nursing Process Rings Bind The Patient To The Model.
Ans: A
The Perioperative Patient Focused Model Consists Of Domains Or Areas Of Nursing Concern:
Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Interventions, And Patient Outcomes. These Domains Are In
Continuous Interaction With The Health System That Encircles The Focus Of Perioperative
Nursing Practice—The Patient.
2. The Association Of Perioperative Registered Nurses’ (Aorn) Standards Of Perioperative
Nursing Describes Nursing Interactions, Interventions, And Activities With Patients. This Is
Based On Which Standards Category?
a. Evidence-Based
b. Process
c. Outcome
d. Structural
Ans: B
Process Standards Relate To Nursing Activities, Interventions, And Interactions. They Are Used
To Explicate Clinical, Professional, And Quality Objectives In Perioperative Nursing.
3. Which Order Best Describes The Process Used To Implement Evidence-Based
Professional Nursing?
a. Literature Search, Theory Review, Data Analysis, Policy Development
b. Regional Survey, Literature Search, Meta-Analysis, Practice Change
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