Workbook for Surgical Technology - E-Book: Workbook for Surgical Technology - E-Book

by Joanna Kotcher Fuller

Overview

• 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323680233
Publisher:	Saunders, W. B. Company
Publication date:	01/06/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

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