BACTERIOLOGY AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR NURSES

By G. LISII

Part One Elementary Requirements 1 Starting Out: The Wider Picture 3 2 Modernisation: Role Redesign to Optimise Patient Outcomes 15 3 Training and Education 27 4 Nurse Prescribing 33 5 Medico-Legal Aspects of Non-Medical Practitioner Roles 41 Part Two Information Giving and Documentation 6 Communication Skills for Minor Surgery 55 7 Preoperative Assessment 77 8 Perioperative Management: Consent and Follow–up 85 9 Documentation 107 Part Three Clinical Practices 10 Maintaining Asepsis: Preventing Infection of the Surgical Site 113 11 The Theatre Environment and Equipment 131 12 Recognising Skin Lesions 137 13 Basic Anatomy and Techniques of Excising Skin Lesions 149 14 Local Anaesthesia for Minor Operative Procedures 161 15 Operative Techniques for Minor Surgical Procedures 173 16 Haemostasis and Cautery for Minor Procedures 181 17 Future Prospects 187