Roles
Who is a member of the sterile team, performs hand and arm antisepsis, dons sterile gown and gloves and is an active participant in surgery?
Surgical Technologist/Scrub
What does AST stand for?
Association of Surgical Technologists
What is one of the best-known ethical standards in medicine. (the patient will not be injured as a result of treatment)
"Do no Harm"
What are the three main elements of communication?
message, sender, receiver
What is the definition of body language?
What is the name of the Surgical Technologist who is in a circulator role?
Assistant Circulator
What does CAAHEP stand for?
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
What terminology is involved when one is taking responsibility for one's actions in surgery.
Surgical conscience
What element must be considered for communication to be considered effective?
feedback
Define groupthink
the conformity of a group to one way of thinking and behaving.
What assistant role allows a surgical team member to incise or remove tissue, insert sutures, clamp and manipulate tissues, and remove fluids from the incision site.
First Assistant
What does FFST stand for?
Foundation for Surgical Technology
When is it not ethical for a Surgical Technologist to refuse a case?
When a case is one that could never have been anticipated by a staff member
What are three objectives of spoken communication?
clarity, neutrality, conciseness, civility, assertiveness, right person, right time and right place
What are behaviors that are accepted as part of the environment and culture of a group
norms
List three tasks that a second assistant is allowed to perform.
Use suction and surgical sponges to maintain a dry surgical wound
Assist with hemostasis as directed by the surgeon
Assemble and attach wound suction devices
Apply wound dressings
Maintains and steadies the position of the insertion tube during endoscopic surgery
Irrigates surgical wound
What does AMA stand for?
American Medical Association
What three areas does a Surgical Technologist demonstrate advocacy in when following the Code of Ethics?
human rights, patient protection and the laws of society
What three behaviors are required in order to find a win-win solution in conflict resolution?
flexibility, willingness to yield and the ability to focus on the problem (not the people)
What is a branch of health care personnel that includes primary care workers; health promotion advocates and administrative and rehabilitative workers and diagnostic professionals.
Allied Health Profession
Psychosocial support
What does NDLSEC stand for?
National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium
What type of conflict arises when a decision needs to be made from an ethical dilemma?
Personal Conflict
When were management styles first popularized?
1970s
What is a facilitator?
A group leader who coordinates the direction and flow of a group meeting without influencing the content of people's contributions.