Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique [Hardcover]

Lucy Jo Atkinson (Author), Nancymarie Howard Fortunato (Author), Edna Cornelia Berry (Author), Mary Louise Kohn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1996 | ISBN-10: 0815101031 | ISBN-13: 978-0815101031 | Edition: 8th

"Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique" is a time-honored classic that focuses on understanding the basic surgical principles and techniques. This edition has been completely reorganized into 11 distinct sections to present a more logical flow of information. The first nine sections present the foundation for basic principles and techniques, and the remaining two sections are dedicated to surgical procedures.

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About the Author

Nancymarie Fortunato, RN, Med, CNOR --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 988 pages
• Publisher: Mosby-Year Book; 8th edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815101031
• ISBN-13: 978-0815101031
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,708,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's no "con" to Berry and Kohn, May 1, 2000

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jeanne l montgomery (el cajon california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique (Hardcover)

I found this book indispensible in studying to become an operating room nurse. I have been a registered nurse for 25+ years and have not found a book more helpful than this in learning a new aspect of nursing. It shares tables, pictures, boxes of interesting notes and even websites and search engines to make learning more fun and interesting. Don't go into the operating room without it. This is no con!

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book for Surg tech, January 11, 2003

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This review is from: Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique, 9e (Hardcover)

I am a Student studying to be a Surgical Technologist and this is one of my core books. It is not helpful at all. I purchased a much better surg tech book called Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. This is a much better book. It is directly from the AST. Berry & Kohns is geared more towards Nursing. I wouldn't recommend Berry & Kohns.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most comprehensive Operating Room text there is., April 5, 2010

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Carol Giese "SurgRN" (Texarkana, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique, 11e (Hardcover)

I used Berry & Kohn's Operating Room Technique in nursing school 26 years ago and it is STILL the best text there is about perioperative nursing. This text ranges from basic Aseptic Technique to the more complex surgical procedures. Positioning, procedures, and practice guides make this a must have for anyone in the field of surgery, whether they are a surgical tech, an RN, or an educator. I use it in planning inservices for staff development.