Textbooks

We recommend purchasing the electronic version of the following textbooks, as page numbers for required readings will align with the electronic version. Some of the benefits of electronic textbooks are outlined in our Transition to Electronic Textbooks announcement.

Required

• Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada. (2025).  Guidelines for Perioperative Practice in Canada (17th ed.). Canadian Standards Association.
• Rothrock, J. C. (2023). Alexander's care of the patient in surgery (17th ed.). Mosby. ISBN: 9780323827232

Optional

These are instrumentation books. Tighe is used in PONP lessons as an optional text. If you decide to purchase or borrow, only one instrumentation book would be necessary — not both.

• Nemitz, R. (2023). Surgical instrumentation: An interactive approach (4th ed.). Elsevier Mosby. ISBN: 9780323809528
• Tighe, S. M. (2016). Instrumentation for the operating room (9th ed.). Elsevier Mosby. ISBN: 9780323243162

Where to Purchase

Please check with your sponsoring manager prior to purchasing your textbook and keep your receipts.

Canadian Standards Association

The ORNAC Standards are available from the Canadian Standards Association (search ORNAC). Your hospital/OR may also have a current copy that you could borrow. 

Textbooks from Elsevier 

For the rest of the textbooks, e-book codes can be purchased directly from the Elsevier Education Portal.

If you prefer to use a physical book, shipping is free when purchasing directly from Elsevier.