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Chapter 1&2 Ms Garci
surgical tech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABHES-Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. | Organization that offers accrediation to higher education instutions, a non-profit organization its students may apply to take the AST certification exzam |
| ACS- American College of Surgeons | professional organization that establishes education standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs |
| Allied Health Programs | profession that follows the principles of medicine and nursing but that focuses on an expertise set apart from those practices |
| AORN- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses | professional organization for surgical nurses origanally known as the Association of Operating Romm Nurses,created in 1968 |
| AMA- American Medical Association | founded in 1847 made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient population |
| ARC/STSA- Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical assisting | establishes, maintains and promotes quality standards for education programs in surgical technology, surgical first asissting |
| ANCI-American National Standards Institute | organization that create business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment. |
| Assistant Circulator- | the surgical technologist in the nonstile role of the surgical team responsible for monitorong conditions in the operating room as related to patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supply and counts. registered nurse would have this |
| AST-Association of Surgical Technologist | professional assoc. for surgical technologist that strive to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the profession |
| CAAHEP- Commission on accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs | accredited health science programs including those for surgical technology |
| Certification | Acknowledgement by s private agency that a person have achieved a mimum level of knowledge and skills,certification usually establishes graduation from a accredited institution but don't confer legal status |
| Continuing education | called profesional devolpment, demonstrates an ongoing learning process in an individuals profession (CE) are provided by a professional organization, credits are earned by attending lectures, in-service presentations, or study and examination. |
| CST-Certified surgical Technologist | surgical technologist who has sucessfully passed the certification exam given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical assisting. |
| CST/CFA-Certified Surgical Technologist Certified First Assist | Surgical technologist who advanced training, who has sucessfully passed the certified examinationfor surgical first assist and is credited by the naational Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting |
| Licensure | Professional status grated by state government, that defines the limits(scope) of practice and regulates those who hold a licence |
| National Certifying Exzamination for Surgical Technologists | A comprehensive written exzamination required for official certification by the Association of Surgical Technologists developed by NBSTSA |
| NBSTSA-National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting | NBSTSA, formerly a liaison Council on Certification for surgical Technology, responsible for all decisions related to certification, such as eligibility renewal, revocation as well as developing the certification examination |
| NCCT- National Center for Competency testing, | non-profit organization that provides a certification examination for non-accredited programs and on the job training and other trained surgical technologist those who are not recognized by the Association of Surgical technologist |
| Non-Sterile Team Member | Sugical team members who handle only non-sterile equipment, supplies and instruments. Circular is the primary non sterile team member |
| ORT- Operating Room Technician | Formerly named Surgical Technologist( named changed in the early 1970's) |
| Professional Attributes | positive behaviors and traits of a professional highly regarded by the public and professional peers.They include traits such as honesty, reliability, tact, diplomacy and commitment to the profession. |
| Propriety Schools | Private for profit school |
| Scrub | role and name commonly applied to the surgical technologist or licensed nurse in the sterile scrub during surgery |
| Sterile Personnel | members of the surgical team who have performed a surgical scrub or hand and arm a sepsis procedure, don sterile gown and glove and either perform the surgery or assist directly. include surgical assistants and scrub nurse, sterile personnel, students, pe |
| Surgical Conscience | Surgery professional and peronnel honesty about ones action, mistakes and abilities |
| Maintain retraction of tissue | second assistant |
| Scrub , gown and glove self and team members | Scrubbed surgical technologist |
| Communicate effectively with surgeon to prevent errors | scrubbed surgical technologist |
| Non-sterile team member who assist the sterile surgical team | circulator |
| Performs surgical maneuvers, such as cutting tissue maintaining homeostasis ans suturing under the direction of the primary surgeon | Second assistant |
| Specialist in the preparation, handling and use of instruments | instrument specialists |
| Prepares drugs and solutions for use in the surgical wound | circulator |
| Teaches others in surgery | preceptor |
| Pursues a advanced degree in hospital administration and management | leadership and management |
| Trained in process of sterilization and disinfectant, troubleshooting equipment and assembly of instrument trays | instrument specialist |
| Maintain a dry surgical site by operating suction devices, and appropriate use of surgical sponge | second assistant |
| Ensures patient chart including results of dignostic procedures, permits and perioperative checklist accompany the patient in surgery | circulator |
| Prepares instruments and supplies on the sterile field | scrubbed surgical technologist |
| Nonsterile person who performs patient care procedures obtains and delivers the equipment needed for surgery case, opens sterile supplies and assist in positing the patient on the operating table. | preceptor |
| Maintains patient safety and follows emergency protocols as required | circulator |
| Assists surgeon in specific, well-defined tasks as needed during a procedure | Scrubbed surgical technologis |
| aggression | the exertion of power over others through intimidation |
| assertiveness | communicating ones personal and professional needs to us |
| body language | communication through facial expression and gestures |
| Consensus | agreement among members of a group |
| Emotions | small images or acronyms used to convey emotion |
| Facilitator | group leader who coordinates the direction and flow of a group |
| Feedback | response to a message a component of effective communication |
| Groupthink | group behavior theory conformity of a group to one way of thinking and behaving. those who disagree out of the group creates conflict in the workplace |
| Lateral abuse | verbal abuse or sabotage of people of equal job job ranking |
| Message | the idea or concept thought or feeling expressed during communication |
| Norms | behaviors that are excepted as part of the environment and culture of a group. |
| Reciever | the person who a message is communicated |
| Sender | the person who communicates the message to another |
| Sexual harassment | an extreme abuse of power in which an individual uses sexual language gestures or unwanted touch |
| Therapeutic touch | the purposeful touching of another to convey empathy care and tenderness |
| Verbal abuse | deliberate attempt to to devalue intimidate, bully |
| Win-loose solution | in conflict resolution a solution that leaves one party satisfied |
| Win-win solution | in conflict resolution, a solution that allows both parties in a conflict to gain |
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