{"title":"Laparoscopic procedures: innovations and complications.","authors":"W K Winer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past 10 years, general surgeons began widespread use of operative laparoscopic procedures. Keep in mind that with laparoscopy, as with all surgery, risks are involved. In general, the more advanced the procedures, the greater risk potential to the patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"21 1","pages":"15-9; quiz 33-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21103187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health care surveillance: what should be included?","authors":"A Krajacic","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Outpatient facilities now perform more than 50% of all surgical procedures--and that number continues to increase. Data on postoperative wound infections in the ambulatory surgery population \"is going to be a real challenge to collect,\" according to William R. Jarvis, MD.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"21 1","pages":"29-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21103185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managing your legal risks in the perioperative setting.","authors":"W Duffy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As perioperative nurses, we need to manage the risks we face, understand the legal process, and incorporate these principles into our daily practice. The operating room is full of unique patient situations--reasonable care in one situation may not be the same in another. We must weigh the potential for injury versus the cost of our actions.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"21 1","pages":"25-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21103186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investing in your child's future: how to plan for the rising cost of education.","authors":"J Konigsberg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"21 1","pages":"45-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21103188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The challenge of working together: documentation collaboration.","authors":"B Schmid, D O'Brien","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Duplicating the preoperative assessment kept the staff working parallel, instead of intersecting or collaborating. The process of promoting better communication via collaborative documentation required staff to reflect on their roles--not as members of the PACU or OR team, but as part of the group giving surgical care.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"21 1","pages":"20-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21103190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Privacy and confidentiality: when and how you must disclose (Part 2).","authors":"L F Rosen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 6","pages":"41-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20782921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When your client in the surgical suite is Mexican American.","authors":"R Davidhizar, G Bechtel, J N Giger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although many Mexican Americans have assimilated into American culture, others have retained their cultural health beliefs about illness and medical treatment. Incorporating family members into the plan of care will greatly enhance compliance and health behaviors. The potential good of folk medicine should not be discounted; try to incorporate it into the existing plan of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 6","pages":"29-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20782918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}