Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist, A Positive Care
Approach,6th Edition
by Association of Surgical Technologists
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,Table of Contents are given below
1. Introduction to Surgical Technology.
2. Legal Concepts, Risk Management, and Ethical Issues.
3. The Surgical Patient.
4. Physical Environment and Safety Standards.
5. Technological Science Concepts.
6. Principles of Microbiology.
7. Surgical Asepsis and Sterility: Best Practices and Techniques.
8. Emergency Situations and All-Hazards Preparation.
9. Surgical Pharmacology and Anesthesia.
10. Instrumentation, Equipment, and Supplies.
11. Hemostasis, Wound Healing, and Wound Closure.
12. Preoperative Surgical Case Management.
13. Intraoperative and Postoperative Surgical Case Management.
14. Diagnostic Procedures.
15. Minimally Invasive Applications.
16. General Surgery.
17. Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery.
18. Ophthalmic Surgery.
19. Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery.
20. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
21. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
22. Genitourinary Surgery.
23. Orthopedic Surgery.
24. Cardiothoracic Surgery.
25. Peripheral Vascular Surgery.
26. Neurosurgery.
,Solution and Answer Guide
AST, Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist, 6e, ISBN: 9780357625736; CHAPTER 1:
Introduction to Surgical Technology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Opening Case Study .................................................................................................................................... 1
Closing Case Study ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Questions For Further Study ..................................................................................................................... 3
OPENING CASE STUDY
A patient has been scheduled for a diagnostic laparoscopy to confirm the pathology that may be causing
chronic pelvic pain. While in the preoperative holding area, a registered nurse (RN) performs the nursing
evaluation, including checking the patient’s documentation, confirming allergies and special needs, and
providing emotional support. The anesthesia care provider reviews the preanesthesia assessment and
starts an intravenous (IV) line. The RN and patient care technician transport the patient into the
operating room (OR). The patient notices a person in the OR wearing a surgical gown, mask, gloves, hair
cover, and protective eyewear. This person sets up surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies on a
large table draped in blue material. The person steps back from the table, turns to the patient, and says,
“Good morning, my name is Emma. I’m a Certified Surgical Technologist(CST), and I’ll be assisting Dr.
1. In what nursing role is the RN functioning?
ANS: The nurse is functioning in the role of circulator. The circulating role is a licensed professional
whose scope of practice is inclusive of patient care, patient identification, patient documentation, and
patient advocacy. As part of the surgical team, the circulator will remain as the nonsterile professional
capable of providing the sterile surgical team with needed supplies during a surgical procedure.
2. In what surgical technologist role is Emma functioning?
ANS: Emma is the surgical technologist in the first scrub role. Within their scope of practice, the
responsibility of a surgical technologist is to provide optimal patient care, advocate for the patient,
demonstrate therapeutic support, and assist the surgical team by helping the patient return to their best
possible state of wellbeing.
3. What organization is responsible for accrediting the program Emma attended?
ANS: CAAHEP establishes standards for education of surgical technology program and grants
accreditation to surgical technology programs. This will only take place upon the recommendation of
, ARCSTSA, which verifies and clarifies that programs are adhering to AST Core Curriculum developed by
AST.
4. What is the preferred educational background for Emma, as established by the organization that
accredits programs?
ANS: Since Emma introduced herself as a CST, she had to have attended an accredited program. There
are two recognized accreditation organizations, ARCSTSA and ABHES, which, under the umbrella of
CAAHEP, are responsible for ensuring that education background is adhered to.
5. What organization offers the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination that Emma successfully
passed?
ANS: The NBSTSA offers the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam. Graduates of programs that
have been granted accreditation status qualify to take the NBSTSA exam, which awards and owns the
trademark of the CST and CFA credentials.
CLOSING CASE STUDY
Ian is a CST with several years of experience working at a large urban hospital. They have just finished
assisting the circulating RN and anesthesia care provider in positioning the patient and have been asked
if they will perform the skin prep on the patient.
1. What role is Ian performing?
ANS: Ian is performing the role of STCR (surgical technologist in the circulating role) since they are
assisting the circulating registered nurse. The training provided by an accredited surgical technologist
program incorporates performing some of the functions of circulator in an operating room.
2. Is the role a nonsterile or sterile role?
ANS: The team member is functioning in the role of a circulator, which is a nonsterile role. Perioperative
case management consists of the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. During each
of these phases, there are team members who perform tasks which require them to be sterile, and
others may complete tasks which are nonsterile. When prepping the patient, the prepping solution
and/or prep stick come in a sterile package, and the appropriate process is to don sterile gloves using
open-glove technique.
3. What are the roles of the other OR team members?
ANS:
Non-Sterile team members:
