Differentiating Surgical Instruments / Edition 1

by Colleen J. Rutherford RN, MSN

Overview

Take a close-up look at the tips of over 700 cutting, clamping, grasping, retracting, and other surgical instruments to help students clearly and effectively distinguish among them. "Surgical technology instructors have been in great need of a text like this one." — Susan W. Boggs, RN, BSN, CNOR, Surgical Technology Program, Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, South Carolina "I wish Differentiating Surgical Instruments was available when I was a student, its concepts and planning has created the most user friendly surgical instrument book I have seen. As a Surgical Technology Program Director I look forward to my future student benefiting from this book in the classroom and as training tool in central sterile supply for years to come. Differentiating Surgical Instruments has set the bar for future Surgical Instrumentation textbooks." — Kevin R. Craycraft, CST, Surgical Technology Program, Central Kentucky Technical College, Lexington, Kentucky "The book is very well thought out. It includes everything necessary to make this the instrument book of the future." — Judith Schatte, RN, CNOR, CRNFA, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803612242
Publisher:	F.A. Davis Company
Publication date:	03/07/2005
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Administrative Supervisor, The Villages Regional Hospital, The Villages, FL

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. General Instruments 2. OB-GYN Instruments 3. Urology Instruments 4. Orthopedic Instruments 5. Neurosurgical Instruments 6. Ear, Nose, and Throat Instruments 7. Ophthalmologic Instruments 8. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Instruments 9. Dental, Plastic, and Maxillofacial Instruments Appendix: Answers to Surgical Sessions Quizzes Index