
Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique
by Nancymarie Phillips, Anita Hornacky
14th Edition
Publisher: Mosby
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780323709149 |
| eText ISBN | 9780323709156 |
| Publisher | Mosby |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 14th Edition |
| Language | English |
Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique, 14th Edition, provides foundational instruction in surgical principles and perioperative care. The textbook highlights cooperation among perioperative team members to foster positive patient outcomes across inpatient and ambulatory settings.
The volume addresses individualized patient care by exploring physiologic, psychologic, and spiritual factors, including considerations for pediatric and geriatric populations. The authors also outline the fundamentals of perioperative nursing and surgical technology roles alongside aseptic technique, surgical equipment, and operating room environments.
Chapters include pedagogical tools such as outlines with page numbers, learning objectives, and key terms with definitions to support student study.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Fundamentals of Theory and Practice
Chapter 1: Perioperative Education
Chapter 2: Foundations of Perioperative Patient Care Standards
Chapter 3: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues
Section 2: The Perioperative Patient Care Team
Chapter 4: The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing
Chapter 5: The Surgical First Assistant
Chapter 6: Administration of Perioperative Patient Care Services
Section 3: The Patient as a Unique Individual
Chapter 7: The Patient: The Reason for Your Existence
Chapter 8: Perioperative Pediatrics
Chapter 9: Perioperative Geriatrics
Section 4: The Perioperative Environment
Chapter 10: Physical Facilities
Chapter 11: Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Alternative Surgical Locations
Chapter 12: Care of the Perioperative Environment
Chapter 13: Potential Sources of Injury to the Caregiver and the Patient
Section 5: Surgical Asepsis and Sterile Technique
Chapter 14: Surgical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 15: Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Technique
Chapter 16: Appropriate Attire, Surgical Hand Hygiene, Gowning and Gloving
Chapter 17: Decontamination and Disinfection
Chapter 18: Sterilization
Section 6: Surgical Instrumentation and Equipment
Chapter 19: Surgical Instrumentation
Chapter 20: Specialized Surgical Equipment
Section 7: Preoperative Patient Care
Chapter 21: Preoperative Preparation of the Patient
Chapter 22: Diagnostics, Specimens, and Oncologic Considerations
Section 8: Pharmacology and Anesthesia
Chapter 23: Surgical Pharmacology
Chapter 24: Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents
Section 9: Intraoperative Patient Care
Chapter 25: Coordinated Roles of the Scrub Person and the Circulating Nurse
Chapter 26: Positioning, Prepping, and Draping the Patient
Chapter 27: Physiologic Maintenance and Monitoring of the Perioperative Patient
Section 10: Surgical Site Management
Chapter 28: Surgical Incisions, Implants, and Wound Closure
Chapter 29: Wound Healing and Hemostasis
Section 11: Perianesthesia and Postprocedural Patient Care
Chapter 30: Postoperative Patient Care
Chapter 31: Potential Perioperative Complications
Section 12: Surgical Specialties
Chapter 32: Endoscopy and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Chapter 33: General Surgery
Chapter 34: Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
Chapter 35: Urologic Surgery
Chapter 36: Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 37: Neurosurgery of the Brain and Peripheral Nerves
Chapter 38: Spinal Surgery
Chapter 39: Ophthalmic Surgery
Chapter 40: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chapter 41: Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery
Chapter 42: Thoracic Surgery
Chapter 43: Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 44: Vascular Surgery
Chapter 45: Organ Procurement and Transplantation
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