Overview
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care delivers cutting-edge research, clinical protocols, and practical tools for providing optimal care for bariatric patients whose health is seriously compromised by their high BMI and comorbid conditions.
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care coverage includes:
- Transfer, mobility, and patient safety issues
- Pre-op, peri-op, and post-op standards of practice
- Pre-surgical workup and consultation
- Ethical issues and cultural sensitivities
- Dietary modification and counseling
- Malabsorption and malnutrition
- Exercise, physical therapy, and occupational therapy
- Patient compliance
- Anticipating and managing surgical complications
- Wound care and infections
- Bariatric teamwork and communication
- Care of the patient with special needs
- Reconstructive surgery
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Kristin L. Seidl, PhD, RN, Director of Outcomes for Nursing and Patient Care Services, University of Maryland Medical Center; Associate Editor Carmel McComiskey, DNP, CRNP, University of Maryland Medical Center; and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.
Audience: Bariatric and weight control specialists, bariatric nurses and surgical teams, and hospital nursing and surgery departments, among others
Society Affiliation
The Official Journal of the National Association of Bariatric Nurses
NABN Members: Access the full text through the Members Only page of the NABN website.