Chapter 1: The Surgical Technologist All Answers Correct
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Chapter 1: The Surgical Technologist
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Chapter 1: The Surgical Technologist
Chapter 1: The Surgical Technologist All Answers Correct
AORN - Association of perioperative Registered Nurses. The professional organization for surgical
nurses., originally known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
ARC/STSA - Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Te...
Surgical Technology: AST Chapter 1 Correct Answers
Vesalius - Father of modern anatomy who openly challenged and corrected the scientific anatomical
writings of Galen by dissecting cadavers to illustrate anatomy. 1500
Lister - Developed technique of antiseptic surgery in the 1850
Halsted - Developed meticulous closure of wounds
Roentgen - Developed the X-ray machine
(AORN) House of Delegates - The Association of Operating Room Nurses. Feb 1969
Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST) - LCC becomes arm of AST
responsible for certification. 1974
Anesthesia care provider - one who administers anesthesia and can be a physician, doctor of
osteopathy, anesthesiologist or a nurse anesthetist.
Circulator - non sterile surgical team member who moves about the periphery of the sterile field,
usually an RN.
Surgeon - May be an MD, DO, doctor of pediatric medicine DPM, or a doctor of Dental science DDS.
Surgical First Assistant - Provides aid in exposure, hemostasis, closure, and other intraoperative
technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation.
First Scrub Technologist - Maintains sterile field, pre and postoperative duties along with
intraoperative duties.
Preoperative case management - *Gather the necessary case cart, equipment, and supplies.
*Review the patients info
*Arrange the OR furniture
*Preform the surgical scrub
, *Don the sterile gown and gloves
*Create and maintain sterile field
*Organize the sterile field for use including labeling of medications.
*Preform initial counts with the RN circulator
*Gown and glove the sterile team members
*Assist with draping the patient
Intraoperative case management - *Maintaining sterile field
*Passing instruments to surgeon
*Performing surgical counts
*Handling medications
*Prepare irrigation fluids and other meds
*Preparing specimens and dressings
*Clear residual blood and skin prep solution from the patient prior to the application of the sterile
surgical dressings as depicted by the surgeon.
Postoperative case management - Maintain sterile field until the patient has left the OR.
Separate instruments and disassemble the sterile field.
Place sharps in secured sharps container
Place contaminated items in biohazard bags
Transport instruments to the decontamination area.
Coordinate and assist with room turnover.
Second Scrub Surgical Technologist - Assist the surgeon by carrying out tasks that might, in some
circumstances be preformed at the same time as the first scrub role.
Sponging
Suctioning
Cutting sutures
Apply electrocautery to clamps on bleeders
Hold retractors or instruments as directed by the surgeon.
Specialties - Fields of study or professional work (general, pediatrics, orthopedics, obstetrics)
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