NBSTSA - ANS-National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Asisting
CSFA - ANS-Certified Surgical First Assistant
AST - ANS-Association of Surgical Technologists
NCCA - ANS-National Commission for Certifying Agencies
ACS - ANS-American College of Surgeons
ARC-ST - ANS-Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology
CAAHEP - ANS-Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
AMA - ANS-American Medical Association
AHA - ANS-American Hospital Association
NHA - ANS-National Healthcare Association
CORST - ANS-Certified Operating Room and Surgical Technician
PPE - ANS-Personal Protective Equipment
Supine - ANS-Patient lies on their back, body parallel
Trendelenburg - ANS-Patient lies on back(supine) with head of bed inclined backwards;
knees are over lower break in table
Reverse Trendelenburg - ANS-Supine, but table is tilted so head is higher
Fowler's - ANS-patient lies on back, with buttocks at the flex in the table and knees over
the lower break
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