| Clinician's Guide to Surgical Care Contributor(s): Pryor, John P. (Author), Todd, Barbara A. (Author), Dryer, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0071478973 ISBN-13: 9780071478977 Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical OUR PRICE: $74.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: Specifically designed for non-surgeons who are caring for patients with surgical disease, "Care of the Surgical Patient" utilizes a problem-based approach to review the most common complaints that lead to surgical consultations. You will learn what past medical information is important to elicit, what to look for in the physical exam, which diagnostics to order, and how to start immediate treatment while diagnostic procedures continue. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Medical & Surgical - Medical | Nursing - Critical & Intensive Care - Medical | Internal Medicine |
| Dewey: 617.023 |
| LCCN: 2008008353 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" (0.94 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The non-surgeon's all-in-one guide to surgical patient care Written by a foremost team of surgeons, nurses, and physician assistants, Clinician's Guide to Surgical Care utilizes a problem-based approach to review the most commonly encountered complaints that lead to surgical consultations. You'll get a solid foundation in the survival procedures necessary for the evaluation of surgical diseases, along with the effective administration of follow-up care. The author explains a team approach to surgical disease, the surgical consult, and general care of the surgical patient. Rely on the Clinician's Guide to Surgical Care to help you learn:
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Contributor Bio(s): Todd, Barbara A.: - Barbara A. Todd is the director of the Clinical Surgical Specialists and Practitioners (CSSP) at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing. She began her nursing career at Case Western Reserve University in surgical nursing. She then began a career as a nurse practitioner in 1984 with her first NP position in cardiac surgery here at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania. She then pursued an administrative and clinical role as the program director for the cardiac and thoracic surgery program at Temple University from 1989 to 2003, where she developed the inpatient NP model. She has lectured extensively on issues in cardiac care and has been course director for many educational programs. She has published numerous articles and authored a certification review book for students preparing for the acute care nurse practitioner exam. She is certified in both family practice and acute care. Future plans are to investigate health care redesign.Pryor, John P.: - Dr. John P. Pryor, MD is Assistant Professor of Surgery and the Trauma Program Director in the Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at The University of Pennsylvania. Barbara A. Todd, MSN CRNP FAANP is the director of the Non-Physician Practitioners (NPP) at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing. Michael Dryer PA-C DrPH is Chair of the Department of Medical Science and Community Health at Arcadia University's Physician Assistant Program, which is the second largest PA program in the United States. Todd, Barbara: - Barbara A. Todd is the director of the Clinical Surgical Specialists and Practitioners (CSSP) at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing. She began her nursing career at Case Western Reserve University in surgical nursing. She then began a career as a nurse practitioner in 1984 with her first NP position in cardiac surgery here at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania. She then pursued an administrative and clinical role as the program director for the cardiac and thoracic surgery program at Temple University from 1989 to 2003, where she developed the inpatient NP model. She has lectured extensively on issues in cardiac care and has been course director for many educational programs. She has published numerous articles and authored a certification review book for students preparing for the acute care nurse practitioner exam. She is certified in both family practice and acute care. Future plans are to investigate health care redesign.Pryor, John: -Dr. John P. Pryor, MD is Assistant Professor of Surgery and the Trauma Program Director in the Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at The University of Pennsylvania. Barbara A. Todd, MSN CRNP FAANP is the director of the Non-Physician Practitioners (NPP) at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania and adjunct faculty at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing. Michael Dryer PA-C DrPH is Chair of the Department of Medical Science and Community Health at Arcadia University's Physician Assistant Program, which is the second largest PA program in the United States. Dryer, Michael: -Michael Dryer, PA-C, DrPH is Chairman of the Department of Medical Science and Community Health at Arcadia University. The Department includes one of the largest Physician Assistant Programs in the United States, for which he serves as Director, along with graduate programs in Public Health and Health Education. His teaching and research interests include health services delivery, physician assistant and nurse practitioner practice characteristics, quality of care in clinical practice and management training for health care professionals. He has been a Physician Assistant for 27 years, 6 years of which were in the clinical practice of emergency medicine. He spent 10 years as a health care administrator in New York and Maryland having held the positions of Manager of Emergency Services, Director of Ambulatory Services, Director of Corporate Services, Vice President Corporate Subsidiaries and Vice President Professional and Ambulatory Services. |