Surgical Tech - Surgical Technology Test 1 Graded A+

Surgical Tech - Surgical Technology Test 1 Graded A+ ABHES Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; also grants accreditation to medical assisting programs CAAHEP AORN Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The professional organization for surgical nurses; originally known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses. ARC/STSA Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Ensures quality standards for just those two professions. Assistant Circulator The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts. A registered perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional responsibilities. AST Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the profession. Certification Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skill. Different than licensure Continuing Education "professional development" an ongoing learning process in an individuals profession. AST publishes articles that you can take tests on and receive credit and you can attend conferences as well. CST Certified surgical technologist. A surgical technologist who has successfully passed the certified examination given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. CST-CFA Certified Surgical Techonologist-Certified First Assistant A surgical tech w advanced training who has successfully passed the cert. exam for surgical first assistants and is credentialed by the NBSTSA. Licensure Professional status, granted by state government, that defines the limits (scope) of practice and regulates those who hold a license. NBSTA National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. Responsible for all certification related decisions as well as developing the exam. NCCT National Center for Competency Testing. A nonprofit organization that provides a certification examination for nonaccredited programs and on the job training, and other trained surgical technologists whose programs are not recognized by the Association of Surgical Technologists. Sterile Personnel Members of the surgical team who have performed a surgical scrub or hand and arm antisepsis procedure. They don sterile gown and gloves and either perform the surgery or assist directly. Sterile personnel include the surgeon, assistant(s), and scrub. Other sterile personnel such as a scrub nurse, students, and preceptors may also be part of the sterile team. SURGICAL CONSCIENCE In surgery, professional and personal