The RN First Assistant: An Expanded Perioperative Nursing Role

by Jane C. Rothrock and George A. Rothrock

Book Overview

This text offers clear, concise, step-by-step guidance on the expanded roles and responsibilities of the RN serving as first assistant in the operating room. Current, readable and well-organized, the text surpasses the limited content in general perioperative books. The author and her contributors -- all leaders in the field -- place emphasis on tissue handling and wound healing, instrument management and suturing. Institutional credentialing and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781715016
• ISBN13: 9780781715010
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Lippincott Raven
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good read for RNs or OR staff.

I got a kick out of this book because while it is dated, the more things change.. the more they stay the same. This book answered many questions for me about what the actual tasks of surgery are. This book is a good reference, much like the med-surg book.