Welcome to Holmes Community College Libraries: Surgical Technology

eBooks

• The Fundamentals of Surgical Instrument A practical guide to their recognition, use and care. This book provides a basic introduction to the ''surgical instrument' in its various forms. It presents sufficient knowledge and information for those surgical personnel who use and care for instruments on a daily basis. The reader will gain a deeper understanding to allow for safe practical use. The information provided will be ideal
  for junior doctors, surgeons under training, scrub practitioners, nurses, operating department practitioners (both qualified and as students), surgical technologists and medical students. 
• Pocket Atlas of Sectional Anatomy Full multiplanar coverage of the spine, extremities, and joints!Renowned for its superb illustrations and highly practical information, the third volume of this classic reference reflects the very latest in state-of-the-art imaging technology.

Online Resources

• Nursing Reference Center Plus - Nursing Reference Center Plus provides access to nursing care plans, nurse management and leadership topics, regulator and risk management topics, nursing skills checklists, video demonstrations of nursing practices, patient education handouts, and continuing education credits.
• Inner Body - Human anatomy guide
• MedlinePlus - Comprehensive medical information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• US National Library of Medicine - Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature
• PsycINFO - Free resources from The American Psychological Association; register with Gmail account

Physical Books

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• Surgical technology for the surgical technologist: A positive care approach represents a significant change in the field of surgical technology education. Surgical technology faculty and students have long depended on textbooks prepared by and for the nursing student or nursing graduate to serve as the foundation text for surgical technology education.
• Surgical technology review : Certification and professionalism was written as a review text for the certification exams for surgical technology, the National Board on Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certification Examination for surgical technology (CST) and the Tech in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) exam administered by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). The text is constructed in an outline format for ease of review and organization. The intent of the book is to provide a summary review for students to peruse the content outlines and assess their knowledge of a subject area by completing multiple-choice questions for each section of the outline.
• Lange Q & A. Surgical technology examination has been designed to assist surgical technicians planning to take the National Certification Examination for Surgical Technologists. The ever-growing body of knowledge necessary to prepare the surgical technologist for a professional role in the operating room requires that competency be measured by an examination that tests both constant and technologically up-to-date information. With this in mind, the authors have prepared an eighth edition of the review book that has been extensively revised and updated to include those advances in technology that have emerged.
• Surgical technology : Principles and practice will help you learn to deliver the best patient care before, during, and after surgery. Within its pages you''ll find comprehensive coverage of all the updated AST Core Curriculum components - including all aspects of health care sciences; technological sciences; patient care concepts; preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care; surgical procedures; and professional practice.