Prac Vocab Surgery

Surgeon

One who the surgical team performing specific operation and is a physician who has completed 3 yr additional training after medical school

Perioperative nurse

One who performs duties during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgical experience

Preoperative nurse

One who prepares the patient both psychologically and physically for the surgery

Intraoperative nurse

One who takes care of the patient during the operation

Postoperative nurse

One who takes charge of the patient in the recovery room

Operating room nurse

One who may either circulate, making certain that supplies are handy and supervising the surgical technologist or scrub in order to assist the surgeon

Anesthesiologist

A physician specializing in anesthesiology.

Nurse anesthetist

A registered nurse who has completes two years of additional training to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)

Surgical technologitst

A professional who works closely with surgeons, anesthesiologist, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel, assuming appropriate responsibilities before during and after surgery

Association of surgical technologists

The professional organization for surgical technologists

Perfusionist

One who operates the heart lung machine used in coronary bypass surgery.

Operating room (OR)

A place where more complex surgery takes place

Outpatient surgery

Surgery that usually minor and takes less than two hours.

Scalpel handle

An instrument attached to a blade that cuts tissue

Scalple blade

A surgical instrument that is disposable.

Surgical scissors

Surgical instruments that either have blunt or sharp ends to cut tissue

Hemostats

Surgical instruments that are striated on the ends and clamp blood tissues to stop bleeding vessels.

Tissue forceps

Surgical instruments that have teeth at the tip of their blades to grasp tissue

Retractors

Surgical instruments that hold back the sides of an incision during surgery for better vision and accessibility

Sutures

Absorbable or nonabsorbable stiches.

Needle holders

Surgical instruments that support the needle while stiches are being inserted

Suture needles

Surgical instruments that usually curved for easier insertion into the skin

Bandage scissiors

Surgical instruments that have a blunt lower blade that prevents injury to the skin

Suture scissiors

Surgical instruments that have a curved blade that is inserted under the sutures to remove the stich

Thumb forceps

Surgical instruments that are used to grasp the suture as it is being removed

Asepsis

A condition that prevents the spread of germs

pathogens

Germs

Antisepsis

Inhibits the growth and multiplication of pathogenic organisms

Standard precautions

Rules and recommendations that all healthcare workers must follow to prevent the spread of disease caused by bloodborne and body fluid pathogens and wear PPE and wash hands

Sterlizations

Completely destroys all microorganism, including spores and viruses.

Autoclave

The sterilization of instruments and equipment is accomplished in it using steam under pressure.

Thrombus

A blood clot

Embolism

A moving blood clot

Atelectasis

The collapse of a portion of a lung due to a plug of mucus that closes a bronchus