TY - BOOK AU - Burden, N. (ed) TI - Ambulatory surgical nursing SN - 072166847X PY - 2000/// CY - Philadelphia PB - WB Saunders Company KW - AMBULATORY CARE KW - AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES KW - NURSES' INSTRUCTION KW - PERIOPERATIVE NURSING N1 - Part 1 Strategic management: the specialty of ambulatory surgery; business aspects, programme development and marketing; regulatory compliance; the environment of care; materials and equipment management. Part 2 Professional and management issues: promoting and supporting patient care standards; personnel selection, management and development; quality management; risk management issues; latex sensitivity; clinical emergencies and preparedness. Part 3 Anaesthesia and sedation for ambulatory procedures: anaesthesia management; general anaesthesia; local and regional anaesthesia; conscious sedation. Part 4 Patient care issues - a continuum: nursing care of the ambulatory surgical patient; preadmission issues for patient preparation; day-of-surgery patient preparations; intraoperative care; immediate post anaesthesia care - phase 1 recovery; progressive post anaesthesia care - phase 2 recovery; patient discharge issues; extensions of care - phase 3 recovery. Part 5 Patients with special needs: special emotional, social and cultural needs; special health care needs; paediatric patients and their families; the older adult; minimally invasive surgery and laser technologies; ophthalmic surgery; otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery; oral and dental surgery; cosmetic, reconstructive and hand procedures; general surgery; gynaecologic and obstetric surgery; genitourinary procedures; orthopaedic and podiatric surgery; cardiovascular surgery. Part 6 The ASC as a special procedure unit: special procedures in the ambulatory setting; pain management; appendices N2 - Hardback; A compilation of knowledge and practice on ambulatory surgical nursing. It seeks to reflect the advanced procedures being performed in ambulatory surgery, the new medications being released, and improvements in pain management techniques. Chapters new to this edition cover conscious sedation, managed care issues, care after discharge, and business and marketing perspectives. Each chapter is organized into an easy-to-read format, and clinical chapters all share a continuity ER -