Caring for the perioperative patient is a practical evidence based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients divided into two sections the first explores core perioperative issues such as pharmacology communication homeostasis and equipment the second part of the book looks at more specific perioperative practice issues including enhanced competence patient preparation . Caring for the perioperative patient is a practical evidence based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients divided into two sections the first explores core perioperative issues such as pharmacology communication homeostasis and equipment the second part of the book looks at more specific perioperative practice issues including enhanced competence patient preparation . Caring for the perioperative patient is a practical evidence basedand innovative book that identifies and discusses the essentialcore skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitionersto care for their patients. Caring for the perioperative patient is a practical evidence based and innovative book that identifies and discusses the essential core skills and knowledge required by perioperative practitioners to care for their patients divided into two sections the first explores core perioperative issues such as pharmacology communication homeostasis and equipment the second part of the book