NEW! Updated evidence-based content reflects the 2019 AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice and covers: recommendations for attire, revisions in sterilization and instrument processing, FDA standards, recalls, and approvals, CDC updated screening data, current technology and instrumentation, prevention and treatment of surgical infection, recommendations for perioperative patient care, documentation, and hand-over, updated surgical facility requirements, and more. NEW! Current recommendations for the comprehensive surgical checklist have also been incorporated in the text. NEW! Updated practice examination has been added to the perioperative education and learning activities. NEW! Explanation of PNDS provides students with a solid understanding of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set. NEW! Legal and ethical implications for practice ground students in the importance of proper skill performance and thoughtful decision-making.