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1. Surgical nursing—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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,
, Staff The clinical treatments described and recommended in
this publication are based on research and consultation
with nursing, medical, and legal authorities. To the best
Publisher of our knowledge, these procedures reflect currently ac-
J. Christopher Burghardt cepted practice. Nevertheless, they can’t be considered
absolute and universal recommendations. For individual
Clinical Director applications, all recommendations must be considered
Joan M. Robinson, RN, MSN in light of the patient’s clinical condition and, before
administration of new or infrequently used drugs, in light
Clinical Project Manager of the latest package-insert information. The authors and
Lorraine M. Hallowell, RN, BSN, RVS publisher disclaim any responsibility for any adverse ef-
fects resulting from the suggested procedures, from any
Clinical Editor
undetected errors, or from the reader’s misunderstanding
Marian Pottage, RN, MS of the text.
Product Director
© 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights re-
David Moreau
served. This book is protected by copyright. No part of
Product Manager it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
Diane Labus transmitted, in any form or by any means—electronic,
mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without
Editors prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief
Margaret Eckman, Karen Comerford quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews, and
testing and evaluation materials provided by the publisher
Editorial Assistants to instructors whose schools have adopted its accompa-
Karen J. Kirk, Jeri O’Shea, Linda K. Ruhf nying textbook. For information, write Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 323 Norristown Road, Suite 200, Ambler, PA
Art Director
19002-2756.
Elaine Kasmer
Printed in China
Design Assistant
Kate Zulak MSNIE3-010711
Illustrator
Bot Roda Library of Congress Cataloging-in-
Publication Data
Project Manager, Electronic Products Medical-surgical nursing made incredibly easy!. —
John Macalino 3rd ed.
p. ; cm.
Vendor Manager Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60913-648-2 (alk. paper)
Beth Martz ISBN-10: 1-60913-648-9 (alk. paper)
1. Surgical nursing—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Manufacturing Manager 2. Nursing—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Beth J. Welsh I. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
[DNLM: 1. Nursing Care—methods—Handbooks.
Production Services 2. Perioperative Nursing—methods—Handbooks.
WY 49]
SPi Global RT51.M436 2012
617'.0231—dc22 2011007519
ii
