Chapter 12 Anesthesia and Perioperative Safety Deborah Dlugose, RN, CCRN, CRNA Safety is the most important consideration in anesthesia care. The risk for death associated with anesthesia care has diminished…

Chapter 16 Electrosurgery Brenda C. Ulmer, MN, RN, CNOR The use of electrosurgery generators (ESUs) have become commonplace throughout the world wherever surgical and invasive procedures are performed. The caustic…

Chapter 18 Hazards from Surgical Smoke Decreasing Your Risk Kay A. Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN The general population has been concerned about the inhalation of contaminated air for years….

Chapter 20 Laser Risks and Preventive Measures for the Staff Vangie Dennis, RN, CNOR, CMLSO This is a remarkable age in which humanity rides the surging crest of a great…

Chapter 17 Workplace Safety Issues and Trends Donna S. Watson, MSN, RN, CNOR, ARNP-BC Promoting patient safety has always been a fundamental philosophy for the profession of nursing. However, it…

Chapter 8 Perioperative Patient Safety and Procedural Sedation Jan Odom-Forren, PhD, MS, RN, CPAN, FAAN The concept of patient safety was brought to the forefront in 1999 when the Institute…

Chapter 10 Preventive Measures for Wrong-Site, Wrong-Person, and Wrong-Procedure Error in the Perioperative Setting Sharon A. McNamara, MS, RN, CNOR Newspaper headlines inform the public about the wrong leg amputated…

Chapter 14 Prevention of Positioning Injuries Debra Fawcett, PhD, RN Positioning the surgical patient is a vital component of perioperative nursing practice and must be completed with knowledge and forethought….

Chapter 11 To Count or Not to Count A Surgical Misadventure Cecil A. King, MS, RN, CNOR, APRN On August 1, 2007, in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Fiscal Year…

Chapter 5 Perioperative Safe Medication Use A Focused Review Linda J. Wanzer, MSN, RN, CNOR, Rodney W. Hicks, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, BradLee Goeckner, MSN, RN, LCDR, CNOR, Lisa…