**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Perioperative** Easily learn how to apply basic surgical principles and techniques with Berry & Kohn’s Operating Room Technique, 15th Edition. For more than 50 years, this highly readable text has been trusted to clearly cover the "nuts and bolts" of surgical techniques in a step-by-step format. Expert authors Anita Hornacky and Nancymarie Phillips emphasize the importance of teamwork throughout, with practical strategies and examples of how cooperation among perioperative caregivers contributes to positive patient care outcomes. With a strong focus on the physiologic, psychologic, and spiritual considerations of perioperative patients, this extensively updated new edition gives you the knowledge you need to plan and implement comprehensive, individualized care. NEW! Updated, evidence-based content reflects the latest information on key topics such as AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, recommended CDC guidelines for cancer screening, workplace safety, ambulatory surgery, social determinants of health, and credentialing Focus on the physiologic, psychologic, and spiritual considerations of perioperative patients provides the knowledge needed to plan and implement comprehensive, individualized care Strong emphasis on teamwork among perioperative caregivers (both nurses and surgical technicians) encourages cooperation in attaining positive patient care outcomes Detailed information on the fundamentals of perioperative nursing and surgical technology roles enhances understanding of basic surgical principles and techniques In-depth discussions of patients with special needs related to age or health status help you learn how to develop a plan of care tailored to the unique care needs of all patients Step-by-step coverage of the foundations of surgical techniques enables you to effectively apply basic principles to practice Content on perioperative patient care for both inpatient and ambulatory procedures highlights key considerations for each setting, as well as for individual surgical procedures Clear, high-quality illustrations reflect perioperative procedures and provide important safety information Chapter outlines with page numbers, chapter objectives, and key terms and definitions help you quickly find important information Additional and updated tables and boxes call attention to the most important concepts in the text References and bibliography highlight the text’s evidence-based practice approach

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Fundamentals of Theory and Practice 1. Perioperative Education 2. Foundations of Perioperative Patient Care Standards 3. Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues Section 2: The Perioperative Patient Care Team 4. The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing 5. The Surgical First Assistant 6. Administration of Perioperative Patient Care Services Section 3: The Patient as a Unique Individual 7. The Patient: The Reason for Your Existence 8. Perioperative Pediatrics 9. Perioperative Geriatrics Section 4: The Perioperative Environment 10. Physical Facilities 11. Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Alternative Surgical Locations 12. Care of the Perioperative Environment 13. Potential Sources of Injury to the Caregiver and the Patient Section 5: Surgical Asepsis and Sterile Technique 14. Surgical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy 15. Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Techniques 16. Appropriate Attire, Surgical Hand Hygiene, and Gowning and Gloving 17. Decontamination and Disinfection 18. Sterilization Section 6: Surgical Instrumentation and Equipment 19. Surgical Instrumentation 20. Specialized Surgical Equipment Section 7: Preoperative Patient Care 21. Preoperative Preparation of the Patient 22. Diagnostics, Specimens, and Oncologic Considerations Section 8: Pharmacology and Anesthesia 23. Surgical Pharmacology 24. Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents Section 9: Intraoperative Patient Care 25. Coordinated Roles of the Scrub Person and the Circulating Nurse 26. Positioning, Prepping, and Draping the Patient 27. Physiologic Maintenance and Monitoring of the Perioperative Patient Section 10: Surgical Site Management 28. Surgical Incisions, Implants, and Wound Closure 29. Wound Healing and Hemostasis Section 11: Perianesthesia and Postprocedural Patient Care 30. Postoperative Patient Care 31. Potential Perioperative Complications Section 12: Surgical Specialties 32. Endoscopy and Robotic-Assisted Surgery 33. General Surgery 34. Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery 35. Urologic Surgery 36. Orthopedic Surgery 37. Neurosurgery of the Brain and Peripheral Nerves 38. Spinal Surgery 39. Ophthalmic Surgery 40. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 41. Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery 42. Thoracic Surgery 43. Cardiac Surgery 44. Vascular Surgery 45. Organ Procurement and Transplantation