Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice

Daniel Rodger

ISBN 10: 110881980X / ISBN 13: 9781108819800

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2022

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - A thoroughly revised second edition providing the knowledge and evidence-base needed for the perioperative practitioner, clarifying the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic, surgical, and recovery practice. This book defines the level of knowledge required for perioperative practitioners and provides a comprehensive reference to the principles and practice of modern operating department practice. Featuring a diverse range of topics, it offers a multidisciplinary overview of new techniques and technologies, changes in medico-legal requirements, changes to professional accountability, and requirements for continuous professional development. Twelve new chapters cover healthcare ethics and professional regulation, health and safety, infection prevention and control, basic patient monitoring, human factors, and perioperative care of the paediatric patient. Incorporating a new focus on the provision of evidence-based practice and holistic care in all areas of perioperative care, this invaluable book is essential reading for anyone working in this sector, in both education and practice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 110881980X
• ISBN 13: 9781108819800
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 26D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 720 grams

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Synopsis

A thoroughly revised second edition providing the knowledge and evidence-base needed for the perioperative practitioner, clarifying the underlying principles needed for an understanding of anaesthetic, surgical, and recovery practice. This book defines the level of knowledge required for perioperative practitioners and provides a comprehensive reference to the principles and practice of modern operating department practice. Featuring a diverse range of topics, it offers a multidisciplinary overview of new techniques and technologies, changes in medico-legal requirements, changes to professional accountability, and requirements for continuous professional development. Twelve new chapters cover healthcare ethics and professional regulation, health and safety, infection prevention and control, basic patient monitoring, human factors, and perioperative care of the paediatric patient. Incorporating a new focus on the provision of evidence-based practice and holistic care in all areas of perioperative care, this invaluable book is essential reading for anyone working in this sector, in both education and practice.

About the Authors

Daniel Rodger is a registered Operating Department Practitioner and a Senior Lecturer in Perioperative Practice at London South Bank University.

Kevin Henshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Preoperative Practice and Associate Head of Allied Health Programmes in the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk.

Paul Rawling is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Operating Department Practice in the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk.

Scott Miller is a Consultant Anaesthetist at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Merseyside.