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Craig's essentials of sonography and patient care
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- Book Synopsis
- Providing a solid foundation in sonography, Craig's Essentials of Sonography and Patient Care, Fifth Edition, prepares you to succeed in the classroom and in practice. Divided into two parts, this updated text first describes the origins and evolution of diagnostic medical sonography, defines important terminology, and provides proven study techniques such as note-taking, effective listening, and test-taking strategies. The second section prepares you for the clinical environment, covering topics from the sonography perspective such as taking a patient's vital signs, safety considerations, body mechanics, patient transfer, infection control, emergency procedures, and assisting patients with special needs. Additionally, Survival Skills throughout the text seek to build your problem-solving skills to help you adjust both academically and in the clinical setting.NEW! Coverage of aseptic and non-aseptic infection control techniques prepares you to safely work with patients in the clinical environmentNEW! Critical thinking Survival Skills boxes help you adjust your problem-solving skills both academically and in the clinical settingNEW! Expanded accreditation section guides you through the full process in detailNEW! Review questions on the companion Evolve website reinforce your understanding and retention of key conceptsJRC-DMS content keeps you up to date on the latest standardsStep-by-step presentation of patient care in a sonography setting teaches you how to perform basic medical techniques and interact with patientsSafety Issues chapter explains how to scan with proper scanning technique and posture to avoid repetitive-motion musculoskeletal injuriesObjectives and key terms introduce each chapter's most important contentNote boxes offer valuable information on applying concepts to the clinical settingChapter summaries simplify study and review by recapping the most important pointsGlossary of Spanish phrases covers common instructions for better communication with patients who speak Spanish as their first languageHIPAA information provides the knowledge needed to comply with federal privacy laws
- About The Author
- M. Robert deJong is the Radiology Technical Manager - Ultrasound, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780323828581
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Saunders, (16 January 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 416
- Weight
- 590 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 235 x 190 mm
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