Differentiating Surgical Instruments

Differentiating Surgical Instruments

<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span>Text</span></strong></p><br /><ul><br /> <li><span>More than 800 instruments and tips associated with official names, common nicknames, and descriptions of instrument features, categories, and uses</span><br /> <ul><br /> <li><span>Common types of clamping, grasping, cutting, and retracting instruments</span></li><br /> <li><span>Instruments for specialized procedures (such as bowel, thyroid or breast surgery)</span></li><br /> <li><span>Cutting loops, and the parts that make up cystoscopes and resectoscopes</span></li><br /> <li><span>Orthopedic drills and saw blades</span></li><br /> <li><span>Instruments used in microscopic and endoscopic surgery</span></li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li><span></span>Organization based on surgical specialties</li><br /> <li>“Surgical Sessions,” review questions and critical thinking scenarios at the end of every chapter</li><br /></ul><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span> </span></p><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong><span>Surg Tech in Practice </span></strong></p><br /><ul><br /> <li><span>New, FREE, 3-year subscription to <strong><em>Surg Tech in Practice</em></strong>, the online program that features recall and application activities to help students learn to identify key instruments and apply concepts to practice.</span><br /> <ul><br /> <li><span>Offers students practice with labeling and photo identification, differentiation activities, and mayo stand exercises, as well as case-based critical-thinking questions.</span></li><br /> <li><span>Features self-grading that provides immediate feedback as each assignment is completed.</span></li><br /> <li><span>Tracks each student’s progress every step of the way in their gradebooks; students know exactly how they’re doing and where they need to focus their studies.</span></li><br /> <li><span>Access to all the text content in an ebook powered by VitalSource.</span></li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /></ul>