Principles of Day Surgery Nursing

Day surgery is a major innovation in the delivery of medical care to a growing number of patients. It presents many new and unique challenges for nurses. Principles of Day Surgery Nursing provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of day surgery with which nurses and their support staff will need to be familiar.

Sarah Penn and Dr. Harold Tony Davenport are the authors of Principles of Day Surgery Nursing, published by Wiley.

Foreword

vii

(2)

Preface

ix

(1)

Acknowledgements

x

1 The Day Surgery Scene

1

(12)

Herold T. Davenport

2 Day Surgery Management and Organisation

13

(15)

Sarah Penn

3 Education in Day Surgery

28

(9)

Sarah Penn

4 Pre--assessment for Day Care

37

(25)

Moira Edmondson

5 Patient Information

62

(13)

Moira Edmondson

6 Day Surgery Perioperative Concerns

75

(10)

Sarah Penn

7 Discharge Procedure and Arrangements

85

(19)

Moira Edmondson

8 Post--operative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting in the Day Surgery Patient

104

(13)

Susan Carrington

9 Follow--up Arrangements

117

(11)

Moira Edmondson

10 Quality Assurance in Day Care

128

(18)

Susan Carrington

11 The Way Ahead for Day Surgery

146

(5)

Herold T. Davenport

Appendix I American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) new classification of physical status

151

(3)

Appendix II 'Pharmacy Services' leaflet

154

(1)

'Your Bed Area' leaflet

155

(1)

'Breast Care Services' leaflet

156

(2)

Appendix III 'Laparoscopic Hernia' patient information leaflet

158

(4)

'Cardioversion' patient information leaflet

162

(4)

'Breast Localisation and Removal of Breast Lump' patient information leaflet

166

(5)

Appendix IV 'Painkillers' patient information leaflet

171

(6)

Index

177

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