Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional Flashcards
THE CREDENTIALS ONCE THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PASSES THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
CST - CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMISSION OF ERROR FOR ACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE SURGICAL TEAM
SURGICAL CONSCIENCE
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS
AST - ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
ESTABLISHES, MAINTAINS, AND PROMOTES QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTING
ARC/STSA - ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IN SURGICAL TECHNOLGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING
DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IS FROM AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM AND HAS ACHIEVED THEMINIMUM LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
CERTIFICATION
ORGANIZATION THAT ACCREDITS HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAMS
CAAHEP - COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS
THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IN THE NONSTERILE ROLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS IN THE OR AS REALTED TO PATIENT CARE, SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION, DISTRIBUTION OF STERILE SUPPLIES AND COUNTS
ASSISTANT CIRCULATOR
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION TAHT CREATES BUSINESS AND HEALTH STANDARDS TO SERVE AS A BASELINE FOR ASSESSMENT
ANSI - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
ENSURES PATIENT CHART, INCLUDING RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, AND PREOPERATIVE CHCKLIST, ACCOMPANIES THE PATIENT INTO SURGERY, NONSTERILE TEAM MEMBER
CIRCULATOR
TEACHING OTHERS WHILE SCRUBBED
PRECEPTOR
ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES CERTIFCATION AND CREDENTIALING FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
NBSTSA - NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING
REQUIRES STRATEGIC THINKING
PROBLEM SOLVING
ONCE CERTIFIED, WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP YOUR CERTIFICATION WITHOUT RETAKING THE EXAM
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED IN 1951 THAT ACCREDITS MORE THAN 20,000 HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
TJC - THE JOINT COMMISSION
PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL
PROPRIETARY
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR NONACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND THOSE THAT WERE TRAINED ON THE JOB
NCCT - NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPETENCY TESTING
ASSOCIATON FOUNDED IN 1847 MADE UP OF MEDICAL DOCTORS WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ACROSS ALL PATIENT POPULATIONS
AMA - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SURGICAL NURSES
AORN - ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES
A CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST WITH ADVANCED TRAINING WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS
CST/CSFA - CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGST - CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT
PROFESSIONAL STATUS, GRANTED BY STATE GOVERNMENT THAT DEFINES THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE
LICENSURE
3 POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES FOR A GRADUATE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
HOSPITAL
SURGERY CENTERS
SALES REP
CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING
EDUCATOR
RESEARCH
SCRUB, GOWN AND GLOVE SELF, AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS
SCRUBBED, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PREPARES INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES ON THE STERILE FIELD
SCRUBBED, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
MAINTAINS RETRACTION OF TISSUE
SURGICAL ASSISTANT
PERFORMS SURGICAL MANEUVERS SUCH AS CUTTING TISSUE, MAINTAINING HEMOSTASIS AND SUTURING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TEH SURGEON
SURGICAL ASSISTANT
SPECIALIST IN THE PREPARATION, HANDLING, AND USE OF INSTRUMENTS
INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST - CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING
TRAINED IN THE PROCESSES OF STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION, INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING EQUIPMENT, AND ASSEMBLY OF INSTRUMENT TRAYS
INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST - CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING
BEING TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE, AND RESPONSIBLE, NOT ONLY ON THE JOB, BUT AT ALL TIMES, IN ALL AREAS OF ONE’S LIFE
PERSONAL INTEGRITY
ROLE/NAME COMMONLY APPLIED TO THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST OR NURSE IN THE STERILE ROLE
SCRUB
IS CERTIFICATION THE SAME AS STATE LICENSURE
NO
IS CERTIFICAITON MANDATORY
NO, CERTIFICATION IS VOLUNTARY. HOWEVER, IN SOME STATES IT IS MANDATED. THERE IS A NATIONAL PUSH FOR CERTIFICATION
THOSE WHO PASS THE NCCT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION EARN WHAT CREDENTIALS?
TS-C
TECH IN SURGERY - CERTIFIED
ANOTHER NONPROFIT ACCREDITING BODY BESIDES CAAHEP
ABHES - ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCCATION SCHOOLS
WHAT IS THE CRITERIA AN APPLIANT MUST MEET TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AST CERTIFICATON EXAM
MUST GRADUATE FORM A SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITED BY EITHER CAAHEP OR ABHES
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROLES IN 1965?
REGISTERED NURSES FILLED THE ROLE OF THE SCRUB UNTIL 1965. THEN THE ROLES REVERSED AND HOSPITALS BEGAIN TO TRAIN ORTs (OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIANS)
HOW WAS THE PROFESSION OF OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN (ORT) BORN? WHAT WERE THEIR PRIMARY ROLE?
ARMY CORPSMEN WORKED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISON OF THE SURGEON WHEN NURSES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THEY PRIMARLY FUNCTIONED AS A CIRCULATOR
HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION BEFORE WWII
NURSE WAS SURGICAL ASSISTANT
DUTY WAS INSTRUMENT PREPARATION
ASSISTED WITH ETHER ADMINISTRATION
HISTORY OF PROFESSION AFTER WWII
NEED FOR OR PERSONNEL INCREASED
NURSING SHORTAGE OCCURRED
CORPSMENT TRAINED TO ASSIST IN SURGERY
