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INTRODUCTION TO THE OPERATING THEATRE, AN
For nurses and operating theatre practitioners
J VAN HIRTUM
The operating theatre is a highly specialised environment for the healthcare professional, partly because of the pace at which theatre cases proceed. However, it is also an exciting and challenging environment and can be extremely rewarding. An Introduction to the Operating Theatre will provide the student with the foundational knowledge necessary to make the first experience in theatre a meaningful one. The primary objective of the book is to assist the student to become a safe practitioner and a valuable part of the multi-disciplinary team that works within the theatre.
KEY FEATURES
• Explains the importance of sound infection control practices and why these are necessary, in order to train safe practitioners
978 0 70218 977 7
978 0 70219 570 9
ZAR R141.00 ZAR R141.00
• Discusses the specific ethical and legal issues relevant to theatre practice, so
that the student is well prepared 2012
• Explains the reasons for the different areas of the theatre and the appropriate clothing to wear in each, to reduce the possibility of contamination and cross- contamination
• Provides a sound introduction to anaesthesia.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Janice van Hirtum is a Registered Nurse and Midwife, with diplomas in orthopedic nursing and operating theatre technique.
SUITABLE FOR
Nursing students at all levels.
JUTA'S CLINICAL GUIDE FOR MIDWIVES
D DU PLESSIS
The midwife is seen as instrumental in the delivery of safe maternity care to the women in South Africa. There is a widely shared belief that maternal and neonatal outcomes improve when highly specialised staff utilise advanced technology. The reality is that many conditions can be prevented or treated without sophisticated and expensive technology. What is required is essential ca re during pregnancy, labour, birth and the neonatal period, rendered by a person with midwifery skills. This text is a concise clinical manual to help the midwife maintain and improve those skills.
SUITABLE FOR
• Undergraduate nursing students following the comprehensive four- year training programme in which midwifery is an integral part
• Practising midwives
• Midwives wishing to update their clinical skills
• Medical practitioners.
116 PAGES
978 0 70217 284 7 978 0 70219 734 5 2007
224 PAGES
ZAR R359.00 ZAR R335.00
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