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1. ABHES Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that otters accreditation to higher education
institutions.
2. ACS American College of Surgeons. A professional organization
that es- tablishes educational standards for surgeons and
surgical residency programs.
3. Allied Health Profession A profession that follows the principles of medicine and
nursing but
that focuses on an expertise set apart from those practices.
4. AORN Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional or- ganization for surgical nurses; originally
known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
5. AMA American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote
healthy lifestyles across all patient populations.
6. ARC/STSA Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA
establishes, maintains, and promotes quality standards for
education programs in surgical tech- nology and surgical
first assisting.
7. ANSI American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a
baseline for assessment.
8. Assistant Circulator The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the
surgical team
responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room
as relat- ed to patient care, safety, documentation,
distribution of sterile sup- plies and counts. A registered
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perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a
circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
9. AST
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Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold
and support the standards of patient care and the
profession.
10. CAAHEP Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs, including
those for surgical tech- nology.
11. Certification Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has
achieved a
minimum level of knowledge and skill. Certification usually is
estab- lished by graduation from an accredited institution
and passing a written examination. Certification does not
confer legal status.
12. Continuing education More formally called professional development. It
demonstrates an
ongoing learning process in an individual's profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a
professional organization. Credits are earned by attending
lectures and in-service presentations or by study and
examination. Usually only peer-reviewed professional
literature qualifies for CE credits.
13. CST Certified surgical technologist. A surgical technologist who
has suc- cessfully passed the certified examination given
by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical
Assisting.
14. CST-CFA Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistant. A
surgical tech- nologist with advanced training who has
successfully passed the cer- tification examination for
surgical first assistants and is credentialed by the National
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1. ABHES Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that otters accreditation to higher education
institutions.
2. ACS American College of Surgeons. A professional organization
that es- tablishes educational standards for surgeons and
surgical residency programs.
3. Allied Health Profession A profession that follows the principles of medicine and
nursing but
that focuses on an expertise set apart from those practices.
4. AORN Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional or- ganization for surgical nurses; originally
known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
5. AMA American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote
healthy lifestyles across all patient populations.
6. ARC/STSA Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA
establishes, maintains, and promotes quality standards for
education programs in surgical tech- nology and surgical
first assisting.
7. ANSI American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a
baseline for assessment.
8. Assistant Circulator The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the
surgical team
responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room
as relat- ed to patient care, safety, documentation,
distribution of sterile sup- plies and counts. A registered
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perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a
circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
9. AST
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Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold
and support the standards of patient care and the
profession.
10. CAAHEP Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs, including
those for surgical tech- nology.
11. Certification Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has
achieved a
minimum level of knowledge and skill. Certification usually is
estab- lished by graduation from an accredited institution
and passing a written examination. Certification does not
confer legal status.
12. Continuing education More formally called professional development. It
demonstrates an
ongoing learning process in an individual's profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a
professional organization. Credits are earned by attending
lectures and in-service presentations or by study and
examination. Usually only peer-reviewed professional
literature qualifies for CE credits.
13. CST Certified surgical technologist. A surgical technologist who
has suc- cessfully passed the certified examination given
by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical
Assisting.
14. CST-CFA Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistant. A
surgical tech- nologist with advanced training who has
successfully passed the cer- tification examination for
surgical first assistants and is credentialed by the National
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