Workbook for Surgical Technology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
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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.
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- 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
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- 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
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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
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