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SOLD OUT! Revised edition available September 2010

2006 / 122 pages / wire coil / ISBN 978-0-7575-2580-6
ASORN members: $49.00/List price: $59.00

The procedures included in this manual are for use as tools in providing patient care where surgical procedures are performed. The content is written from a nursing perspective, but is appropriate for all ophthalmic personnel.

• Reformatted to coordinate standard supply lists in one section followed by specific supply lists for each procedure.
• New Appendix including related patient safety bulletins – joint statements of The American Academy of Ophthalmology, The American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals, and The American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses.
• Expanded and updated procedures and references.

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860 pages. Published by The American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses: San Francisco, 2008. Previously published in 1997, 2002. Editor: Patricia A. Lamb RN, MN, CNS, CRNO, CNOR.
Audience: Nurse

This ASORN publication is the go to manual for all aspects of Ophthalmic nursing from Anatomy and Physiology to Pharmacology to Uveal disorders. Core Curriculum is written by nurses for nurses, in an easy to read bullet point format that outlines the incidence, etiology, signs and symptoms, complications and medical management of various ophthalmic disorders. Each chapter contains an optional continuing education test, resulting in over 30 hours of continuing nursing education credits in one publication! The Appendix includes Nursing Care Tables that walk the reader through each phase of the nursing process from assessing the patient to implementing appropriate interventions.

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219 pages. Published by The American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses: San Francisco, 2007. First Published in 2002. Editor: Gloria Neault, RN, BSN, CRNO, CNOR. Coordinator: Mary Nehra Waldo, BSN, RN, CRNO.
Audience: Nurse, Technician

This book documents a range of procedures that the nurse or technician performs in an ophthalmic office/clinic setting. All sections include an overview, a list of objectives, equipment needed for the procedure, and a step by step of how to perform procedures ranging from a basic pediatric ophthalmic exam to taking axial length measurement. Easy to read tables allow for quick reference and outline all steps of the procedure, from sterilizing the chin rest to documenting results in the patient record, along with a rationale for each action. A post test for this publication has been approved for nursing contact hours. A bibliography after each section makes further research simple

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53 pages. Published by The American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses: San Francisco, 2006. First published in 2002. Author: Julie A. Burlew, RN, CNOR, CRNO. Editor: Gloria Neault, RN, BSN, CRNO, CNOR.
Audience: Nurse, Technician

Proper instrument care and handling is a basic responsibility of the ophthalmic nurse and technician. This guide outlines in detail the correct methods for sterilizing, storing and maintaining instruments used every day in an ophthalmic practice. Appendices include a Sample Policy for Instrument Care, a procedure for the care of Diamond blades and other materials, and how to avoid TASS infection. Also included is a post test approved for both nursing contact hours and JCAHPO CEC’s. Easy to follow steps and tables ensure that this will become a frequently used reference in any ophthalmic setting.

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Standards of Ophthalmic Clinical Nursing Practice was developed to help establish guidelines to provide excellent, consistent, cost-effective ophthalmic nursing care, and to follow through by evaluating professional ophthalmic nursing practice. These universal standards focus on providing nursing care and performing professional role activities while considering the tremendous variability in environments and roles in which nurses function.
ASORN Members $15 / List Price $20.00.

To order your copy, contact:
ASORN at 415-561-8513 or use the Publication Order Form