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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Contents -- About the editors and contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Perioperative practice -- 2. Martin Peri-Anaesthesia Management of Patient Care Framework -- 3. The Cousley Model -- 4. The nursing process within the Cousley Perioperative Model of Care -- 5. Risk assessment -- 6. Patient-centred care -- 7. The inter-professional team in perioperative care -- 8. Preoperative assessment and preparation -- 9. Documentation and phases of care -- 10. Specialism in perioperative nursing -- 11. Implementation into practice and clinical care pathways -- 12. The future direction -- Appendices -- Index.