cover image - Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323546089
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 02-15-2017
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.00

Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition

by Joanna Kotcher Fuller

Elsevier Adaptive Learning

cover image - Elsevier Adaptive Learning for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780323546089
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 02-15-2017
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $42.00

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Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to Surgical Technology, 7th Edition, Elsevier Adaptive Learning combines the power of brain science with sophisticated, patented Cerego algorithms to help you learn faster and remember longer. It’s fun; it’s engaging; and it’s constantly tracking your performance and adapting to deliver content precisely when it’s needed to ensure core information is transformed into lasting knowledge.

    • An individual study schedule reduces cognitive workload and helps you become a more effective learner by automatically guiding the learning and review process.
    • The mobile app offers a seamless learning experience between your smartphone and the web with your memory profile maintained and managed in the cloud.
    • UNIQUE! Your memory strength is profiled at the course, chapter, and item level to identify personal learning and forgetting patterns.
    • UNIQUE! Material is re-presented just before you would naturally forget it to counteract memory decay.
    • A personalized learning pathway is established based on your learning profile, memory map, and time required to demonstrate information mastery.
    • The comprehensive student dashboard allows you to view your personal learning progress.

  • PART I: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES
    1. The Surgical Technologist
    2. Communication and Teamwork
    3. Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics
    4. The Health Care Facility
    5. The Patient  
    6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures  
    7. Environmental Hazards  
    8. Microbes and the Process of Infection  
    9. The Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique  
    10. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection 
    11. Surgical Instruments  
    12. Perioperative Pharmacology  
    13. Anesthesia and Physiological Monitoring  
    14. Postanesthesia Recovery  
    15. Death and Dying  
    16. Physics and Information Technology  
    17. Energy Sources in Surgery  
    18. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient  
    19. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping  
    20. Case Planning and Intraoperative Procedures  
    21. Management of the Surgical Wound  

    PART II: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE
    22. Minimally Invasive Endoscopic and Robotic-Assisted 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  

    APPENDIXES:
    A. Common Pathology by System
    B. Drugs and Substances Associated with Surgery
    C. Math Review
    D. Computer Operations
    GLOSSARY
    INDEX

  • Joanna Kotcher Fuller, Independent Consultant in Medical and Surgical Coordination in Conflict Environments, USA

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