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Certified technologist
Institution
Certified Technologist
Allied Health Profession
a branch of health care personnel that includes primary care workers; health promotion advocates and administrative and rehabilitative workers; and diagnostic professionals.
** the scope of practice is defined by each states PRACTICE ACT
allied health professionals
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Surgical Technology Principles and Practice Chapter
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Allied Health Profession
a branch of health care personnel that includes primary care workers; health promotion advocates and administrative and rehabilitative workers; and diagnostic professionals.
** the scope of practice is defined by each states PRACTICE ACT
allied health professionals
Contribute to the well-being and health of the patient through technical expertise and patient care in line with the standards, guidelines, and ethics of their profession.
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Assistant Circulator
The surgical technologist in the nonsterile; the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts.
A registered perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
Certification
Acknowledgement by a private agency that a person has achieved a stated level of knowledge and skill. Certification is usually established by graduation from an accredited institution and passing a written examination.
Continuing Education
Covers principles and basic practices of surgical technology; this includes basic sciences and patient care in the operating room: can find current regulations for maintaining certification on AST website.
CST
Certified Surgical T echnologist. A surgical technologist who has successfully passed the certified examination given by the National Board of Surgical T echnology and Surgical Assisting.
CST-CFA
Certified Surgical T echnologist - Certified First Assistant.
A surgical tech with advanced training who has successfully passed the certification exam for Surgical First Assistants and is credentialed by the NBSTSA.
** Works under the direction of the surgeon at all times
CST-CFA Role
Their role is determined by the State Practice Act but their primary role is as follows:
** Provides wound exposure by tissue retraction
** Assists in hemostasis (preventing excess blood loss). This is done by clamping blood vessels and securing them
with suture, and sponging the incision
** Safe use of electrosurgical equipment
** Tissue retraction
** Suturing Tissue planes or applying surgical staples
** Applying complex dressings and fluid collection devices
Ethical Dilemma
A situation in which one must make a decision and none of the options are acceptable.
Nonsterile team members Surgical team members who handle only nonsterile equipment, supplies, and instruments. The CIRCULATOR is the primary nonsterile team member.
Circulator
Is the primary non sterile team member. Created in 1965.
This member moves about the periphery of the sterile field. ** See Roles of Circulator flash card
Circulators Role
** obtains, delivers, and prepares the nonsterile equipment
** distributes and opens sterile instruments and other supplies for the sterile team members using a method that protects the sterile items from contamination
** responsible for positioning the patient before surgery, assisting the anesthesia care provider, and receiving tissue and other types of specimens from the sterile field and prepares them for pathology
** ensures patient chart, including results of diagnostic procedures, permits, and preoperative checklist is available at time of surgery
** makes preparations for the next surgery on the schedule
** performs the surgical skin prep and urinary catheterization
** main communicator between surgical team and personnel outside the OR
** responsible for case documentation and many other tasks
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