BACTERIOLOGY AND SURGICAL TECHNIC FOR NURSES

By R. LIONR

CONTENTS PART ONE ELEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS 1 STARTING OUT: THE WIDER PICTURE 2 MODERNISATION: ROLE REDESIGN TO OPTIMISE PATIENT OUTCOMES 3 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 4 NURSE PRESCRIBING 5 MEDICO-LEGAL ASPECTS OF NON-MEDICAL PRACTITIONER ROLES PART TWO INFORMATION GIVING AND DOCUMENTATION 6 COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR MINOR SURGERY 7 PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT 8 PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT: CONSENT AND FOLLOW–UP 9 DOCUMENTATION PART THREE CLINICAL PRACTICES 10 MAINTAINING ASEPSIS: PREVENTING INFECTION OF THE SURGICAL SITE 11 THE THEATRE ENVIRONMENT AND EQUIPMENT 12 RECOGNISING SKIN LESIONS 13 BASIC ANATOMY AND TECHNIQUES OF EXCISING SKIN LESIONS 14 LOCAL ANAESTHESIA FOR MINOR OPERATIVE PROCEDURES 15 OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES 16 HAEMOSTASIS AND CAUTERY FOR MINOR PROCEDURES 17 FUTURE PROSPECTS