Books about Perianesthesia from Amazon.com

Written by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) - the leading organization for perianesthesia nursing education, practice, standards and research - this book is the only question-based CAPA and CPAN exam review available. All 700 questions include comprehensive rationales and are individually referenced to current research. This review/practice tool provides you with the core knowledge, essential skills, and fundamental principles integral to perianesthesia nursing practice.

• Case study and clinical application questions help you prepare for in-hospital or ambulatory certification.
• Questions are written at different levels of difficulty throughout, with a strong emphasis on application.
• Case-based scenarios help you apply your knowledge and challenge your understanding of perianesthesia clinical practice.
• Detailed rationales are provided for every question, ensuring that you understand why answers are correct or incorrect.
• Each question is referenced to up-to-date research and key resources, making it easy to locate necessary resources based on your own study plan.

• UNIQUE! This review is based on the latest CPAN and CAPA examination blueprints, ensuring that you are fully prepared for what you will face on these examinations.
• All questions are revised or completely new to reflect the latest standards of practice.

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Price: $43.15 [Notify me when price goes down.]

As the touchstone for practicing perianesthesia nurses for 25 years, PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, 5th Edition is the only book on the market that provides comprehensive clinical content specifically tailored to perianesthesia nurses. The book integrates nursing and pharmacologic interventions with detailed pathophysiology. Focusing on research, documentation, and psychosocial considerations, PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach is your complete resource for preparation for ASPAN certification and clinical practice.

• Includes the latest important information on the current policies and issues in the perianesthesia nursing field, including bioterrorism, managed care implications, and legal and ethical issues.
• Nursing and pharmacologic interventions integrated with in-depth coverage of pathophysiology provide a more comprehensive look at disease and treatment.
• Detailed discussions of the many types of anesthetic agents, including regional anesthesia agents, cover the physiology of action and the appropriate nursing interventions to be anticipated in the PACU keep you fully prepared for any situation.
• Coverage of special considerations for patients with conditions such as malignant hyperthermia, substance abuse, sickle cell anemia, and cardiac arrest help you provide better care for patients with these conditions.

• Editor of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing and author of Practical Guide to Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, Jan Odom-Forren teams with Cecil B. Drain to provide an even deeper look into perianesthesia nursing.
• Five distinct and comprehensive sections -- concept overview, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, nursing care, and special considerations -- make this text 5 books in 1.
• Four new chapters on Infection Control in the PACU, Research, Postanesthesia Care Complications, and Care for the Intensive Care Patient in the PACU cover the latest hot topics in perianesthesia nursing.
• Expanded chapters now cover patient safety using simulations, blood component therapy, guidelines for patient education and discharge planning, and continuous epidurals for even more information on topics you need to know.
• Over 100 illustrations and vibrant two-color design portray key perianesthesia techniques and principles, plus relevant anatomy and physiology.
• Each chapter now includes a chapter overview, glossary of key terms with definitions, a chapter summary, and a references/bibliography section.

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Price: $59.73 [Notify me when price goes down.]

To best serve the needs of practicing perianesthesia nurses, content from Core Curriculum for PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 4th Edition and Ambulatory Surgical Nursing Core Curriculum were combined into one new core, PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum. This new core adds additional key content to provide the most comprehensive reference for perianesthesia practice, from preanesthesia through postanesthesia Phase 3. This one resource provides practicing perianesthesia nurses with the complete scope of practice in line with and as defined by ASPAN.

• Focuses on ASPAN's full scope of perianesthesia nursing practice regardless of the practice setting.
• Provides the core content necessary to demonstrate competency as a perianesthesia nurse.
• Includes a section on LifeSpan Considerations, Unit 3, to help the nurse understand the full scope of perianesthesia care from pediatrics through older adult life.
• Unit 4, Competency of Preoperative Assessment incorporates all aspects of the complete assessment of the patient and family including key areas such as cultural and alternative/complementary therapies.
• Unit 6, Surgical Specialties provides a consistent format presentation for each specialty area, including anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, operative procedures, postanesthesia priorities: phases 1, 2, and 3, and where necessary, potential complications including anesthesia and pain management.
• An appendix on Certification Concepts and Testing Strategies along with the core content provides an outstanding tool to prepare for certification as a perinanesthesia nurse (CPAN) or as an ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA).

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Price: $80.70 [Notify me when price goes down.]

This portable handbook provides comprehensive, clinically relevant information on nearly 100 uncommon diseases. It places all the information you need for expert care in a concise, easy-to-use format, right at your fingertips. This new title contains knowledge of these disorders that is crucial to ensuring safe and effective patient care and anesthesia administration.

• Consistent, easy-to-use format includes definition, incidence, etiology, signs and symptoms, medical management, complications, and anesthesia implications for each disease to help you find what you need quickly.
• With its small size, this book is perfect for reference in the operating room and PACU environment.
• Summary tables and boxes throughout the book quickly outline important information to help you easily find information.
• Written by an experienced clinical expert, this reference includes the most current and accurate information available.

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Price: $52.74 [Notify me when price goes down.]