Surgical Technology Principles and Practice by Joanna Kotcher

Description: About this productProduct InformationDeliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery with this straightforward, step-by-step guide to surgical skills and operating room procedures. It provides comprehensive coverage of all the updated AST Core Curriculum, 6th Edition components - health care sciences, technological sciences, patient care concepts, surgical technology, and surgical procedures. A mentoring approach makes even complex skills and techniques easy to understand. User-friendly features such as full-color illustrations, chapter outlines and summaries, review questions, critical thinking exercises, and technique boxes help you focus on the most important concepts and make it easier to retain and recall critical information. Chapter objectives correspond to the latest AST Core Curriculum objectives to ensure you have access to the most reliable information in the operating room. Enhanced critical thinking scenarios at the end of each chapter help you strengthen your critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills and highlight practical applications of key concepts. Additional information on special populations, including bariatric, pregnant, physically or mentally challenged, isolation, trauma, language barrier, and substance abuse patients, highlights important considerations for the surgical technologist regarding transfer, preparation, and procedure set up. Expanded coverage of surgical lasers keeps you up to date with the latest technology so you can effectively assess the function, assembly, use, and care of equipment in the surgical suite. UPDATED! Coverage reflects the new AST Core Curriculum, 6th Edition to keep you current. NEW! Chapters on Disaster Preparedness and Response and Transplant Surgery offer cutting-edge information on these key topics. Coverage of the Assistant Circulator role, as well as a break down of first and second scrub roles, help you better understand the responsibilities of each member of the surgical team.Product IdentifiersPublisherElsevier-Health Sciences DivisionISBN-101455725064ISBN-139781455725069eBay Product ID (ePID)117236142Product Key FeaturesAuthorJoanna Kotcher FullerPublication NameSurgical Technology : Principles and PracticeFormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishPublication Year2012TypeTextbookNumber of Pages1136 PagesDimensionsItem Length11.1in.Item Width8.8in.Additional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberLcEdition Number6Table of ContentPart I: Surgical Technology Principles 1. The Surgical Technologist 2. Communication and Teamwork 3. Law, Documentation and Professional Ethics 4. The Healthcare Facility Perioperative Environment Facility Departments and Functions Healthcare Administration 5. NEW ! Disaster Preparedness and Response 6. The Patient 7. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures 8. Environmental Hazards 9. Microbes and the Process of Infection 10. The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique 11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection 12. Surgical Instruments 13. Perioperative Pharmacology 14. Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring 15. Post Anesthesia Recovery 16. Death and Dying 17. Physics and Information Technology 18. Energy Sources in Surgery 19. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient 20. Surgical Skin Prep and Draping 21. Case Planning and Intraoperative Roles 22. Management of the Surgical Wound Part II: Surgical Technology Practice 23. General Surgery Abdominal Wall Gastrointestinal Surgery of the Biliary System, Liver, Pancreas, and Spleen Breast Surgery 24. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery 25. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery Gynecological Surgery Obstetrical Surgery 26.Genitourinary Surgery 27. Ophthalmic Surgery 28. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx The Ear Surgery of the Nasal Cavity, Oropharynx, and Larynx The Neck 29. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 30. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 31. Orthopedic Surgery 32. Peripheral Vascular Surgery 33. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery 34. Cardiac Surgery 35. Pediatric Surgery 36. Neurosurgery 37. NEW! Trauma Surgery Glossary IndexCopyright Date2013Target AudienceScholarly & ProfessionalTopicNursing / Medical & Surgical, GeneralLccn2012-014598Dewey Decimal617/.0231Dewey Edition23IllustratedYesGenreMedical

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