Full Description
Get the review and practice you need to succeed on classroom and certification exams! Corresponding chapter by chapter to the Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice, 9th 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.
Variety of exercises includes terminology review, multiple-choice and short-answer questions, labeling exercises, and matching activities that reinforce learning and prepare you for in-class testing and the certification exam
Case study questions encourage you to think critically and apply learning to real-world clinical scenarios, focusing on providing optimal patient care
Reader-friendly writing style and organization makes the content easier to understand
UPDATED! Content correlates with the AST Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 7th Edition
UPDATED! Learning exercises mirror the updates made in the Surgical Technology textbook
Contents
1. Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional
2. Health Care Facility Structure and Environment
3. Communication and Teamwork
4. Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology
5. Death, Dying, and the Psychosocial Needs of the Patient
6. Diagnostic and Assessment Procedures
7. Environmental Hazards
8. Energy Sources in Surgery
9. Disaster Preparedness and Response
10. Microbes and the Process of Infection
11. Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection
12. Surgical Instruments
13. Principles and Practice of Aseptic Technique
14. Surgical Skills I: Planning a Case, Opening, and Start of Surgery
15. Surgical Skills II: Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Period
16. Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient
17. Surgical Skin Preparation and Draping
18. Perioperative Pharmacology
19. Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery
20. General Surgery
21. Minimally Invasive Surgery
22. Robotic-Assisted Surgery
23. Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery
24. Genitourinary Surgery
25. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx
26. Ophthalmic Surgery
27. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
28. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
29. Orthopedic Surgery
30. Neurosurgery
31. Vascular and Microvascular Surgery
32. Thoracic and Pulmonary Surgery
33. Cardiac Surgery
34. Pediatric Surgery
35. Emergency Trauma Surgery
