Placement learning in surgical nursing : a guide for students in practice / Karen Holland, Michelle Roxburgh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Preparation for Practice Learning Experience -- Chapter 1. Surgical Nursing in Context -- Chapter 2. Introduction to the principles of surgical nursing -- Chapter 3. Types of surgical nursing opportunities and clinical placements -- Chapter 4. Preparation for Learning in Practice -- Section 2: Placement Learning Opportunities -- Chapter 5. Pre-admission assessment of the patient and discharge planning -- Chapter 6. Preparation of the patient for surgery: the hospital experience -- Chapter 7. Preparation for and undergoing an anaesthetic prior to surgery -- Chapter 8. Undergoing surgery: the operating theatre experience -- Chapter 9. Recovery from Surgery -- Chapter 10. Going home from hospital -- Section 3. The Patient experience of undergoing surgery -- Chapter 11. Case study 1: Caring for a patient in a day care unit -- Chapter 12. Case study 2: Caring for a patient in a general surgical ward -- Chapter 13. Case study 3: Caring for a patient requiring emergency surgery -- Section 4. Consolidating learning -- Chapter 14. What have I learnt in a surgical nursing placement? -- Appendix: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance on professional conduct for nursing and midwifery students (2009) -- Index.