Book
Operating room skills : fundamentals for the surgical technologist
Record details
- ISBN: 9780135204030
- ISBN: 0135204038
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Physical Description:
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xx, 330 pages ; 28 cm - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, Inc., [2020]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Don operating room attire -- Perform basic hand hygiene -- Don and doff personal protective equipment -- Open sterile supplies -- Perform surgical hand scrub -- Gown and glove self closed-gloving method -- Drape Mayo stand and prepare back table -- Perform counts : prevent retained surgical items -- Prepare medications and solutions -- Select Mayo stand instruments -- Prepare the patient for operating room entry -- Participate in preanesthesia skills -- Facilitate electrosurgery, demonstrate surgical fire awareness -- Gown and glove another team member -- Perform open-gloving technique -- Perform urinary catheterization and skin preparation -- Apply surgical drapes -- Perform postdraping and preincision preparation -- Identify, prepare, and pass instruments -- Prepare, load, and pass suture for right and left-handed surgeons -- Maintain aseptic technique -- Prepare dressings and drains, and facilitate postanesthesia care -- Dismantle the sterile field and disrobe -- Facilitate room turnover and confidentiality -- Facilitate minimally invasive surgery : laparoscopic and robot-assisted. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RD 32.3 .D36 2020 | 30775305514276 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
Operating Room Skills : Fundamentals for the Surgical Technologist
About our author Nancy Dankanich is Surgical Technology Program Manager at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. In her 22 years in this position, she has helped develop this program by implementing national standards, negotiating contracts with numerous clinical sites, and overseeing growth in the number of qualified program applicants. Ms. Dankanich has taught in health care for over 30 years (surgical technology theory, laboratory and clinical, and in registered nurse and practical nurse programs). Her additional teaching responsibilities include online documentation training for nurses, electronic medication administration record-training for nurses, and American Heart Association CPR. She also participates on numerous college-wide committees. As the recipient of several grants, Ms. Dankanich has networked with colleagues to develop surgical instrument training modules, online CST preparation examinations, and interactive on-campus surgical technology skill sessions. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau, AST and AORN, and established the Joseph and Margaret Droll Memorial Student Scholarship Fund through the Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. Ms. Dankanich holds a bachelor's degree with high honors in nursing from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and a master's degree from Hood College, Frederick, Maryland. She also holds a certification from CCI in operating room nursing-CNOR.
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