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The Surgical team consists of 4 basic members
Surgeon, first scrub, anesthesia, and circulating nurse
True or false: nonverbal and verbal communication is necessary in the OR
True
Does the choice of payment of the procedure affect our job
No hehe
Who are the two sterile members
Surgeon and Scrub tech
What are some of the preoperative duties of the first scrub?
- gather equipment/supplies
- arrange OR
- Don sterile gown/gloves
- create/maintain sterile field
- organize sterile field
- perform counts
- gown and glove other members
- assist in draping
What is elective surgery
planned procedure that may be either required for quality of life or optional
Who are the two nonsterile members
What is an emergency surgery
Requires immediate surgical intervention
What is an example of elective surgery
Joint replacement, abdominoplasty
- maintain sterile field, participate in time out, anticipate needs, pass instruments/supplies, clean patient, apply dressing
Definition of urgent surgery
Medical condition that requires surgical intervention within a short period of time
What are some other departments that surgical techs may work with
pharmacy, ICU, PACU, diagnostic imaging, pathology
What are the four parts of effective communication
Sender, message, receiver, feedback
The type of government assistance for low-income patients that reimburses the hospital and physicians for their services
Medicaid