Surgical Technology: Principles And Practice (Third Edition)

Fuller, Joanna Ruth

ISBN 10: 0721640648 / ISBN 13: 9780721640648

Published by W B Saunders Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 1994

About this Item

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company, 1994, Good, (OVERSIZED) HB, ISBN: 0-7216-4064-8, cover rubbed.

Seller Inventory # 012571

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surgical Technology: Principles And Practice (Third Edition)
• Publisher: W B Saunders Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721640648
• ISBN 13: 9780721640648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nursing

About this title

Synopsis

Introducing the thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the only comprehensive work specifically for surgical technology. The book covers the principles, standards and ethics of surgical practice - to let readers know what to expect when they step into the operating room, and then what to do.

The first 18 chapters look at surgical technology as both a job and a profession. This section covers ethics, the law, identification of the different members of the health care team, the operating room layout, protection from infection, decontamination, preparation of the skin for surgery, identification of different instruments, and more.

Chapters 19-29 walk readers through the actual surgeries - defining them, summarizing the procedures, then detailing them more fully.

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’s coordinated emergency response in conflict environments over the past two decades in Kosovo, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza, 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 assisting 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. While continuing to study and learn in the field, she maintains memberships with notable professional organizations in humanitarian studies and medical/surgical assistance.