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[PureLifeRN]

So I am trying to read through Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery to get a feeling of the OR and because someone told me it would be good to say during an interview that I had read it. But I must say, I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open! I mean, I love reviewing the anatomy and the different procedures, but I'm now trying to read through prostate surgeries and I feel like its never ending. The step-by-step outline of each surgery has me going cross-eyed! I have such an in-depth knowledge of the prostate that I never had before! lol.

Anyone have any tricks to read this monstrous book?!

Thanks!

Jess

[nrsman1]

I personally have no advice. but knowing I need to read it and just hearing what you said makes me wearing. I don't want to be having flashbacks of nursing school.

[linda2097]

Concentrate less on the specific procedures, and more on sterile technique and memorizing instruments. General surgery is the most important type of surgery to learn first.

[shodobe]

I don't think reading the book from cover to cover is going to do you any good. I think if you concentrate on chapters that relate to sterile procedure and getting patient's ready will be a good thing. I don't know how you can in reality retain all that is in that book. You aren't going to remember the majority of what's in there until you start actually working in the OR. Alexander's is a good reference book but not the Bible.