Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist:: A Positive Care Approach

by Bob Caruthers and Association of Surgical Technologists

Book Overview

This new text is written by surgical technologists and surgical technology educators with over 50 years of combined experience in the field. the only text written specifically for the surgical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766806626
• ISBN13: 9780766806627
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 911 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.9" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

It has everything you could possibly need to study for surgical technology programs or certification exams.

A great start for the AST.

As a student myself, I found that this book is highly readable, but oftentimes, the text and layout feels cramped as though the editors were attempting to place every single chart, picture, graph, and piece of text on as much square area for each page. Otherwise, it's been a valuable tool in helping me prepare for the field of Surgical Technology. I find that the workbook, which was required for my specific program, was often wholely unrelated to the material in the book, which is quite frustrating. Would this book be sufficient for anyone to learn the profession? Probably not by itself, but it's definitely a beginning.

great

I bought this book based on comments from other buyers and the book is great. In fact my teacher also purchased this book and it's so much better than our school text book. I like how in depth this book goes and the variety of surgical procedures it has.

Excellent Book

This is an excellent book if you are a surgical technology student. I bought this book in addition to my required book for school becuase it was so much better than the required book. It is very descriptive and has lots of helpful pictures. The AST has done a wondeful job with this text book.

A book of information for the Surgical Technologist student

This book is full of information that is helpful. I am in my second term of taking a Surgical Technology course. We just start the real meat of the course... from patient position, drapes, and starting in a couple of weeks gi surgery. This book has it all and the instruments used in the major and minor tray. We have now the Alexander's which is good for the breakdown of different surgerical procedures but when it comes to the Surgical Tech's role there is not much. I'm glad that the AST has finally written a book. It will come handy now and throughout my career as a Surgical Tech. Kudos to AST...well done!