Pearson's Surgical Technology Exam Review (4th Ed.)
Auteurs : Rogers Emily, McGuiness Leary Ann Marie
For courses in surgical technology intended to prepare students for the current NBSTSA surgical technologist certification exam.
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Pearson's Surgical Technology Exam Review provides everything the surgical technology student needs to know to prepare for today?s NBSTSA CST certification exam. Developed by multiple leaders in the field, the content is based on the NBSTSA CST certification exam outline and the AST?s Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology, 6th Edition. Students practice with more than 1,000 questions spanning all aspects of surgical technology practice, as well as concise topical outlines summarizing key knowledge.
New!The 4th edition is now offered via Pearson Test Prep, an online practice resource with hundreds of questions and detailed rationales, available for both desktop and mobile.
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Microbiology and Infection Control
- Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Biomedical Sciences and Technology
- The Surgical Environment
- Surgical Asepsis
- The Surgical Patient
- Wound Management
- Instrumentation, Equipment, and Case Preparation
- Professional Aspects
- General Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
- Practice Test
About our authors
Ann Marie McGuiness Leary began her career as a certified surgical technologist in 1975. Her professional career in the operating room spans 40+ years and includes clinical practice as a scrub and circulator, an educator and program director in several surgical technology programs, and the director of accreditation services for the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) for seven years. In addition to authoring various chapters in the first four editions of Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach and publishing numerous articles in The Surgical Technologist, she co-authored the 2nd edition of Pearson’s Surgical Technology Exam Review. She has also served nationally on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) Instructors Committee, Bylaws Committee, and Core Curriculum Review Committee, and served as a director for the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). She has presented surgical technology-related seminars on the local, state, national and international levels. Ann is currently employed as the infection preventionist/perioperative supervisor for Graystone Eye Surgery Center in Hickory, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Russ, and their two cats.
Emily Rogers is in her 44th year of teaching surgical technology. She was the surgical technology department head at Spartanburg Community College, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for 33 years, where she retired in 2008. Since her retirement, she has been an adjunct faculty member in the surgical technology program at Greenville Technical College in Greenville, South Carolina. She has served nationally on the instructor’s committee for the Association of Surgical Technologists and on the CST Exam Review Committee. She has also participated in item writing workshops for the NBSTSA and served as an accredit
Hallmark features of this title
Easy-to-follow review concepts and questions
- A chapter-outline format helps students easily find the topics they need to review.
- Anatomy review diagrams in each procedural chapter examine key anatomical features.
- Basic instrumentation review in each procedural chapter looks at instrumentation by specialty.
Features reinforcing mastery
- A 250-question practice test (Ch. 21) simulates the NBSTSA CST certification exam. It can be completed in either a pencil/paper or electronic format.
- How To Answer tips in every subject-matter chapter help students answer challenging questions.
- Surgery Hints from experienced practitioners appear in every subject-matter chapter. They help the novice surgical technologist gain confidence in their professional practice.
Date de parution : 01-2020
Ouvrage de 496 p.
21.6x27.8 cm
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Prix indicatif 118,53 €
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