Pudner's Nursing the Surgical Patient

Professor Ian Peate's ability to produce scholarly publications and conduct high quality research, together with his ability to undertake and influence practice internationally, are renowned. The route of scholarly activity evident in his publications list has its genesis in the art and science of nursing with an emphasis on improving health and promoting social justice. Caring for people has become a prominent theme within his endeavors, embarked upon in response to a number of criticisms from within and without the nursing profession lamenting the perceived lack of caring in nursing curricula. This approach to explicitly stating or outlining the prominence of care and what this entails demonstrates his commitment to the provision of high quality care with a sound evidence base underpinning care delivery. Ian currently edits The British Journal of Nursing an appointment which, he says, allows him to contribute to establishing the tone and editorial direction of the journal with the overall aim of impacting on care delivery, and the education and preparation of nursing students. Ian has recently received the OBE for services to publishing and has just been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing.

• Section 1: The basis of surgical carePreoperative assessment. Perioperative careDay surgery. Perioperative stress and anxiety in the surgical patientWound healing in the surgical patientNutrition and the surgical patientAltered body image and the surgical patientConcepts of pain and the surgical patientDischarge planning following surgerySection 2: Nursing care for specific surgical proceduresPatients requiring neurosurgery. Patients requiring ophthalmic surgeryPatients requiring surgery to the ear, nose and throatPatients requiring thyroid surgeryCare of the patient requiring cardiac interventions and surgeryCare of the patient requiring thoracic surgeryPatients requiring upper gastrointestinal surgeryPatients requiring colorectal and anal surgeryPatients requiring surgery on the renal and urinary tractPatients requiring surgery on the male reproductive systemPatients requiring gynaecological surgeryPatients requiring breast surgeryCare of patients requiring vascular surgeryPatients requiring orthopaedic surgeryPatients requiring plastic surgery