Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist with Mosby's Essential Drugs for Surgical Technologists, 2e [Paperback]

Katherine Snyder CST BS (Author), Chris Keegan CST MS (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1416054316 | ISBN-13: 978-1416054313 | Publication Date: October 19, 2007 | Edition: 2

Here's all the need-to-know pharmacology information every surgical technologist must master for successful practice. From the basics of pharmacology and related mathematics to details about common medications associated with surgical procedures to anesthetic principles and applications, it's all here. Instructor resources are also available. Contact your sales representative for details.

• Provides the core, basic pharmacology content necessary to meet curriculum needs.
  
• Offers a review of basic math skills and the framework for pharmacologic principles to help students apply the information to surgical situations.
  
• Each chapter includes helpful learning tools such as learning objectives, key terms with definitions, chapter summaries, and review questions.
  
• Includes common surgical medications by category with descriptions of surgical applications.

• The Basic Pharmacology chapter is expanded to include more content on drug classifications and explanations of their subcategories.
  
• The Medication Development, Regulation & Resources chapter is expanded with key information such as OSHA regulations and CDC guidelines.
  
• The Medical Administration chapter is expanded to include information on the "six rights" of administration and handling medications.
  
• A new chapter, Fluids & Irrigations, provides a basic understanding of fluids and fluid replacement used during surgery.
  
• A new chapter, Emergency Situations, focuses on all related surgical emergencies and the surgical technologist's role in response to the emergency.
  
• Three new "Tips" elements within the text include:
  
• Caution - alerts the student to important information they need to know.
  
• Tech Tips - provides tips on how to succeed as a surgical technologist.
  
• Notes - presents information on surgical technology that is nice to know.
  
• Drug tables begin each chapter and provide the drug name, generic name, and category associated with the content in the chapter.
  
• First Assist boxes provide information and advice for those in the role of a surgical first assistant.
  
• Mosby's Essential Drugs for Surgical Technicians, powered by Gold Standard. This new, online resource will include detailed drug monographs for the top 200 drugs dispensed in the United States.

Product Details

• Paperback: 382 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (October 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416054316
• ISBN-13: 978-1416054313
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology > Clinical

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like this book., September 27, 2010

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This review is from: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist with Mosby's Essential Drugs for Surgical Technologists, 2e (Paperback)

This is a short and to the point very basic pharmacology book for allied health students. If you are studying to become a professional like MD or Pharmacist, then this book is not for you because it does not go into enough detail. It just skims over some useful concepts. For instance, it may mention anticoagulants, but it won't go into great detail about their structure and how they work in the body in any real depth. The authors have written this book in a very elementary style with cute drawings. You could be in the 9th grade and understand this. There is only one chapter with math in it, and it's all basic arithmetic. Most definitely for surg. techs, maybe even nurses but that's it. I would recommend.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 21, 2010

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This review is from: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist with Mosby's Essential Drugs for Surgical Technologists, 2e (Paperback)

Great book to have for personal or school uses. Informative and to the point. Instead of looking info in several books, I found all what I was looking for in one place.
Thank you

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pharmacology for the Surgical technician..Mosby, December 4, 2008

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This review is from: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist with Mosby's Essential Drugs for Surgical Technologists, 2e (Paperback)

It did come at a decent time. Was wandering if it came with CD? Thank you for your service.