Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, now in heading its 6th decade of publication it maintains a long standing tradition as the standard in perioperative nursing. Alexander's is a comprehensive reference developed to assist perioperative personnel to meet the individual needs of surgical patients for safe, cost-effective, efficient care by delivering state-of-the-art information that reflects quality contemporary practice. Unit 1 provides information on basic principles and patient care requisites essential to all perioperative patients. Step by-step procedures for over 400 general and specialty surgical interventions are found in Unit 2, and Unit 3 discusses the unique needs of ambulatory, pediatric, geriatric, and trauma surgery patients. Unit 3 also includes a new chapter on Complementary Therapies to provide a basic understanding of these considerations within the perioperative environment. Key features Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery includes an emphasis on Pati