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and Patient
Roles,
and Patient
Care
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Patient
Care
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What is surgical technology? An allied health profession involving specialty trained individuals who assist in
surgical procedures.
What roles did nurses play in surgery before World War Nurses served as surgical assistants, responsible for instrument preparation and
II? assisting with ether administration.
How did the role of surgical personnel change after The need for operating room personnel increased due to a nursing shortage,
World War II? leading to corpsmen being trained to assist in surgery.
What organization was developed during the Korean War The Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT).
to address surgical staffing needs?
What significant change occurred in 1965 regarding Operating Room Technologists (ORTs) began scrubbing, while Registered Nurses
surgical roles? (RNs) circulated.
What year did formal training for civilian ORTs begin? Formal training began in 1965.
What was the first certifying exam for surgical The first certifying exam was administered in 1970.
technologists administered?
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