Certification review for perianesthesia nursing /
Barbara Putrycus and Jacqueline Ross
- Third edition..
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2013.
- x, 261 pages ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographic references adn index.
Certification of perianesthesia nurses: the CPAN(r) and CAPA(r) certification programs -- Professional issues applied to perianesthesia nursing practice -- Perianesthesia considerations across the life span -- Pharmacologic considerations -- The spectrum of perianesthesia clinical practice -- Cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary systems -- Physiologic balance -- Neurologic, neurovascular, and musculoskeletal systems -- Intraabdominal and retroperitoneal observations -- Maxillofacial, nasopharyngeal, ophthalmic, otologic, and reconstructive concepts
Helps you review the core knowledge and essential skills you need for in-hospital or ambulatory certification. This title includes case study and clinical application questions, answers, comprehensive rationales, and references to research.