- key books
and references first
Berry
& Kohn's Operating Room Technique -- Lucy Jo Atkinson
- Topics include: Introduction for the Learner,
Foundations of Patient-Centered Care, Accountability and Professional
Obligations, Legal and Ethical Issues, The Direct Patient Care Team,
Operating Room Staff and Supporting Services, The Patient, Patients
with Special Needs, Potential Sources of Injury to Caregiver and
Patient, Attire, Surgical Scrub, Gowning, and Gloving,
Essentials of Asepsis: Application of Principles of Aseptic and
Sterile Techniques, Sterilization and Disinfection, Surgical
Instrumentation, Specialized Surgical Equipment, Preoperative
Preparation of the Patient, General Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents,
Local and Regional Anesthesia, Patient Monitoring and Potential
Complications Related to Anesthesia, Coordinated Roles of Scrub Person
and Circulator, Positioning the Patient, Skin Preparation and Draping
of the Surgical Site, Hemostasis and Blood Loss Replacement, Wound
Closure Materials, Surgical Wounds: Factors Influencing Healing and
Infection, Postoperative Patient Care, Diagnostic Procedures,
General Surgery, Gynecologic and Obstetrics Surgery, Urologic Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology: Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery, Head and
Neck Surgery, Neurosurgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery,
Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery, Perioperative
Pediatrics, Perioperative Geriatrics, Organ Procurement,
Transplantation, and Replantation, Oncology, and more.
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- Operating
Room Management -- Ronald A. Gabel(Editor)
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- Provides proven tactics on how to improve the quality of the operating
room, while also increasing the productivity and reducing costs Discusses
impact of managed care on function of operating rooms Based on model that
considers the operating room to be an integrated but semi-independent
business unit Includes helpful case studies that apply the information to
a variety of settings, including freestanding surgical centers, community
medical centers, and university medical centers organizationskulliThe
operating room suite is a small business unit functioning within a parent
organization (hospital or medical center). For this reason, it must be
managed with effective business methods similar to those used in industry.
Operating Room Management applies constructive business strategy to the
operating room suite, dealing with issues including organizational
structure, financial management, accounting principles, inventory control,
operations management, and marketing. Detailing the elements necessary for
the efficient functioning of the operating room, this book is designed to
help anesthesiologists and managers who are actively engaged in day-to-day
operating room management or who have broad administrative or fiscal
responsibilities for the operating room suite.
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THE FULL LIST FOR THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL
- Alternate-Site
Anesthesia : Clinical Practice Outside the Operating Room
- Garfield B. Russell(Editor), Julien F. Biebuyck / Hardcover /
Published 1997
- Appleton
and Lange's Review of Surgical Technology
- Nancy M., Rn Allmers, Joan Ann Verderame (Contributor) / Paperback /
Published 1998
- Comprehensive
Perioperative Nursing, Volume 1 of 2
- Barbara J. Gruendemann, Billie Fernsebner / Hardcover / Published 1995
- Essentials
of Perioperative Nursing
- Cynthia Spry / Hardcover / Published 1996
- Instrumentation
for the Operating Room : A Photographic Manual
- Shirley M. Brooks Tighe, Shirley M. Brooks-Tighe / Paperback /
Published 1994
- Instrumentation
for the Operating Room : A Photographic Manual (5th Ed)
- Shirley M. Brooks Tighe, Shirley M. Brooks Tighe / Paperback /
Published 1999
- Medical-Surgical
Nursing (Nurse Test Series)
- Margaret M. Gingrich, Janet H. Rhorer / Paperback / Published 1999
- Nurse
Anesthesia
- John J., Phd Nagelhout(Editor), Karen L. Zaglaniczny (Editor) /
Hardcover / Published 1997
- Perioperative
Nursing : Principles and Practice
- Susan S. Fairchild(Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996
- Perioperative
Nursing Practice
- Mark L. Phippen, Maryann Papanier Wells / Hardcover / Published 1994
- Pharmacology
for the Surgical Technologist
- Katherine Snyder, et al / Paperback / Published 1999
- The
Physician Assistant Surgical Handbook
- James B. Labus(Editor), Andrew Allen (Editor) / Paperback / Published
1997
- Review
of Nurse Anesthesia
- John J. Nagelhout / Paperback / Published 1999
- The
Rn First Assistant : An Expanded Perioperative Nursing Role
- Jane C. Rothrock(Editor) / Paperback / Published 1998
- Surgical
Technology : Principles and Practice
- Joanna Ruth Fuller / Hardcover / Published 1993
- Surgical
Technology Review Book
- Emily H. Boegli / Textbook Binding / Published 1994
- Ambulatory
Surgical Nursing Core Curriculum
- Donna M. Defazio Quinn(Editor), American Society of Perianesthesia
nurs / Paperback / Published 1998
- Operating
Room Management
- Ronald A. Gabel(Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1999
- Operating
Room Management : Structure, Strategies, & Economics
- Andrew P. Harris(Editor), William G. Zitzmann (Editor) / Paperback /
Published 1997
- Cerebral
Monitoring in the Operating Room and the Intensive Care Unit
(Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, No 22)
- Enno M.D. Freye / Hardcover / Published 1990
- Comprehensive
Perioperative Nursing Review
- Fairchild, Susan S. Fairchild / Textbook Binding / Published 1993
- Comprehensive
Perioperative Nursing, Volume 2 of 2
- Barbara J. Gruendemann, Billie Fernsebner / Hardcover / Published 1995
- Evoked
Potential Monitoring in the Operating Room
- Marc R. Nuwer / Hardcover / Published 2000
- Manual
of Operating Room Management : An Administrative and Patient Care
Resource
- Cynthia Spry(Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1990
- Materials
Management in the Operating Room/C-142901
- Mary Starr / Paperback / Published 1993
- Minimal
Access Surgery for Nurses and Technicians
- Fiona Anne Hall / Hardcover / Published 1994
- Multiple
Choice Questions for Operating Room and Critical Care Personnel
- S. James and Edbrooke, David L. Mather / Paperback / Published 1983
- Operating
Room : Policy & Procedure Guideline Manual
- Nancy Meier / Paperback / Published 1993
- Operating
Room : Policy and Procedure Plus Competency Tools for Procedures and
Equipment
- Nancy Meier / Paperback / Published 1998
- Operating
Room Administration Manual : Checklists, Guidelines and Forms
- Howard S. Rowland, Beatrice L. Rowland / Hardcover / Published 1991
- The
Operating Room Aide
- Mary Virgilio RN CNOR / Paperback / Published 1997
- Operating
Room and Intensive Care Alarms and Information Transfer (Astm Special
Technical Publication, 1152)
- John Hedley-White(Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992
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- Patient
Care During Operative Invasive Procedures
- Mark L. Phippen, Maryann Papanier Wells / Hardcover / Published 1999
- Patient
Care in the Operating Room
- Kaczmarowski / Paperback / Published 1988
- Perioperative
Nursing Core Curriculum : Achieving Competency in Clinical Practice
- Rosemary Ann Roth(Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995
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- Perioperative
Nursing Practice Review
- Mark L. Phippen, et al / Hardcover / Published 1999
- Perioperative
Nursing: Principles and Practice
- Fairchild, Susan S. Fairchild / Hardcover / Published 1993
LISTEN .. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET
YOUR KID OR YOUR KID-BROTHER (OR YOUR BROTHER'S KID) FOR CHRISTMAS .... THE
SEGA DREAMCAST and a few games WILL MORE THAN PLEASE THEM and
they will remember and love you forever for it.
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- Sonic
Adventure (Dreamcast) by Sega of America, Inc. THE GAME!
- After several years in video game retirement, Sonic
the Hedgehog returns as the star of a graphically stunning 3-D adventure
game that blows away every other game in the genre. Sonic is
joined by five of his friends in a massive quest that spans over 50 game
levels filled with remarkable visuals and a pulsating soundtrack. Taking
full advantage of the unprecedented processing power of the Dreamcast,
Sega's development crew, Sonic Team, has designed several gravity-defying
game levels that will keep gamers hooked.
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-
-
- Sonic
Adventure: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
 Kip
Ward, Prima Development / Paperback / Published 1999 - - The
world's most famous hedgehog is back, now in 3D, in a world so big and
breathtaking, only Sega Dreamcast could hold it. As Sonic and his
friends jump and spin their way to adventure, you'll need Sonic Adventure:
Prima's Official Strategy Guide to find all the hidden secrets. Inside
you'll discover maps of every dazzling level, whereabouts of all the gold
rings, detailed character and quest descriptions, tips for raising Chao and
using the Virtual Memory Unit, and the locations if each level entrance and
secret area.
- Sonic
Adventure; Official Strategy Guide
- Paperback / Published 1999
This is it folks: SEGA
DREAMCAST - THE DREAM MACHINE
IF YOU (or your kids) DON'T HAVE IT ...
YOU ARE MISSIN OUT BIG TIME
The Dreamcast
system is, in a word, awesome. Really, it inspires awe. The first
time someone fires up the game Soul Calibur and realizes that the graphics and
gameplay are better than the arcade version, they're likely to faint. And
Sonic Adventure, with its lightspeed gameplay, is sure to wow even the most
jaded gamer--one part of the game consists of a richly detailed 3-D racetrack
suspended in the funnel of a raging tornado!
It's amazing that such a small machine (it's about the size of your mousepad)
can deliver such incredible performance. Chalk it up to superior engineering.
Dreamcast's only downside is that it comes with only one controller and a demo
disc. In order to truly take advantage of Dreamcast's capabilities, we recommend
outfitting the controller with a Jump Pack and a Visual Memory Unit. Getting one
or more extra controllers is also a good idea, since some of the best Dreamcast
games support up to four players at once.
Why it's so cool:
- Great games: Soul Calibur. Hydro Thunder. The House of the Dead 2.
Arcade smash hits and Dreamcast exclusives. And Dreamcast has a lot
of games available at launch--more than any other video game system debut in
history.
- Ultramodern components: Custom-made video, audio, and processor
technology enable Dreamcast to look, sound, and play better than any other
console system around. It even puts arcade machines to shame.
- Integrated modem: In another video game first, Dreamcast comes with
a 56K modem. Use your regular Internet service provider and the optional
keyboard to access e-mail, shopping, and the World Wide Web. At launch, you
can upload high scores, participate in chat discussions, download updates
and enhancements for your games, and swap virtual pets. Multiplayer games
and massive online wars are already on Sega's drawing board for this year.
We can't wait to see what else Sega has in store for the online Dreamcast
community.
- The Visual Memory Unit (VMU) More than just a memory card, the VMU
is a miniature portable game system that fits inside a controller--so its
LCD screen is easily seen by you but hidden from your opponent.
- Super GD-ROM: Dreamcast's CD-ROM drive is actually a GD-ROM drive
that's capable of reading gigabyte-capacity discs. It's also twelve times as
fast as a normal drive, which means faster game load times, shorter waits,
and less disc-swapping during play. Of course, it also plays audio CDs.
- Expandability: Sega's machine is the first major video game console
designed with the future in mind. New technology can easily be added to
Dreamcast through its expansion slot and serial port. A Dreamcast-compatible
Zip drive is already available in Japan, and it's a safe bet that Sega has
even more cool hardware on the way.
- Keyboard: Computer game players complain that video games don't
offer enough complexity because the machines lack keyboards. Dreamcast opens
the gates to deeper, more complex games by allowing more control and input
options. Think of it this way: the controller has six buttons, and the
keyboard has 92 keys. Games can make use of each key, increasing the
number of controls by a factor of fifteen. The keyboard also lets you
compose e-mail messages when accessing the Internet through Dreamcast's
modem.
- All-in-one entertainment: It plays games. It plays audio CDs. It
connects to the Internet and lets you browse the Web or e-mail friends. Our
note to the cost-conscious: If you have a Dreamcast system, you just don't
need a separate CD player or a separate computer. Dreamcast does it all, and
does it well.
--Mike Fehlauer (amazon reviewer)
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