Ch 1: Surgical Technology

ABHES

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

ACS

America College of Surgeons

Allied Health Professions

Family of Professional contributing to the wellbeing of the patient

AHA

American Hospital Association

AMA

American Medical Association

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ARC/STSA

Accreditation Review council of education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologist

AST

Association of Surgical Technologist

Certification.

Acknowledgement by a private agency that a person has achieved a stated level of knowledge and skills

Continuing Education

In order to maintain certification surgical technologist and other allied health professionals must earn continuing education credits to keep current in the field

CST

certified surgical technologist

CST-CFA

Certified Surgical Technologist-Certified First Assistant

Nonsterile team members

Surgical team member who handles one non sterile equipment, supplied and instrumemtation

ORT

Operating Room Technician

Professionals Characteristics

Characteristics of a professional include honesty, respect for rules, regulation and laws, integrity, tact and discretion, self regulations, truthfulness, politeness, diplomacy, and attention, to personal hygiene and appearance.

Proprietary School

Private, for-profit school.

Scrub

Role and name applied to the surgical technologist or the license nurse in the sterile scrub role during surgery

Sterile team member

Members of the surgical team who have performed hand and arm hygiene, going and gloving to perform surgery or assist as a team member in the sterile field during the procedure.

Surgical conscience

accountability for action carried out by the surgical team and admissions of errors for actions carried out bu the surgical team.

STSR

Surgical Technologist in the Scrub Role

AORN

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

ARC/STSA

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting

CAAHEP

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

NBSTSA

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting