Differentiating Surgical Equipment and Supplies

Book excerpt: “Right now there is no text available to show all these items to the students and which they can take home to study with. ”—Judith Schatte, RN, CNOR, CRNFA, CST, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Florida More than 800 full-color photographs of surgical equipment and supplies facilitate identification and enable students to recognize the equipment they may not see in their labs. - Photographs show sutures from three major manufacturers, both in and out of their packaging, so students can understand their labels and be able to differentiate among them. - “Watch out!” boxes highlight important information that must be remembered. - “Troubleshooting” boxes feature common-sense tips that help to identify and solve equipment problems - Each chapter concludes with multiplechoice review questions.