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Workbook for Surgical Technology

Principles and Practice
Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2021 | 8th edition
Saunders (Verlag)
978-0-323-68022-6 (ISBN)
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Get the review and practice you need to succeed on classroom and certification exams! Corresponding chapter by chapter to Fuller's Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 8th Edition textbook, this practical workbook helps you master the role and the essential skills of the surgical technologist. Each chapter contains a variety of activities, including key terms, labeling, practice questions, and realistic case studies with critical thinking exercises. Making it easy to apply your knowledge to practice, this study tool ensures that you have everything you need for success in a surgical technology career.



Case studies encourage you to think strategically and apply your knowledge to realistic situations in the operating room environment.
More than 80 Skills Checklists provide clear guidelines for performing each skill, and help you evaluate your performance of core functions by practicing skills until you have mastered them.
Variety of exercises includes a review of key terms, practice questions, labeling exercises, and case studies with critical thinking questions, reinforcing your understanding and preparing you for in-class testing and for the certification exam.
Reader-friendly writing style and organization makes the content easier to understand.



NEW Robotic Surgery chapter includes exercises for the most frequently performed minimally invasive procedures involving surgical robots.
NEW! Updated and expanded Skills Checklists add coverage of patient preparation, transporting, positioning, and draping.
NEW! Updated exercises are provided for the updated and expanded content in the surgical technology textbook.
NEW! Additional multiple-choice questions mirror the types of questions found on the Certified Surgical Technologist exam.

Joanna Kotcher holds a Master's Degree in Global Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in International Studies. She has coordinated emergency response in conflict environments for the past 18 years in such locations as Kosovo, Central Asia (Tajikistan), Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza and the OPT, Somaliland, Syria, and Iraq. As a Medical/Surgical Coordinator Ms. Kotcher has coordinated and managed medical teams in the start-up and full implementation stages of projects that assist populations in need of emergency medical and surgical care during armed conflict. She has also coordinated post-conflict actions during the period immediately following "official” cessation of armed conflict. Working in insecure environments, Ms. Kotcher has extensive experience in the design and implementation of medical/surgical actions, team building and support, implementation of standards and guidelines, medical and nursing staff training, and team mentoring. She continues to study and learn while working in the field and maintaining membership with notable professional organizations in the combined disciplines of humanitarian studies and medical/surgical assistance.

1. The Surgical Technologist

2. Communication, Teamwork and Professionalism

3. Law, Documentation and Professional Ethics

4. The Health Care Facility

5. The Patient in Surgery

6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedure

7. Hazards in the Perioperative Environment

8. Microbes and the Process of Infection

9. Aseptic Technique

10. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection

11. Surgical Instruments

12. Perioperative Pharmacology

13. Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring

14. Post Anesthesia Recovery

15. Death and Dying

16. Energy Sources in Surgery

17. Moving, Handling and Positioning the Surgical

18. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping

19. Case Planning and Basic Intraoperative Skills

20. Management of the Surgical Wound

21. Minimally Invasive Surgery

22. Robotic Surgery

23. General Surgery

24. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery

25. Genitourinary Surgery

26. Ophthalmic Surgery

27. Surgery of the Ear Nose Pharynx and Larynx

28. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

29. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

30. Orthopedic Surgery

31. Peripheral Vascular Surgery

32. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery

33. Cardiac Surgery

34. Pediatric Surgery

35. Neurosurgery

36. Emergency Trauma Surgery

37. Disaster Preparedness and Response

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Philadelphia
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 276 mm
Gewicht 540 g
Themenwelt Pflege Fachpflege Chirurgie / OP-Pflege / Orthopädie
ISBN-10 0-323-68022-4 / 0323680224
ISBN-13 978-0-323-68022-6 / 9780323680226
Zustand Neuware
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