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The Importance Of Pre-Cleaning Instruments At Point Of Use (Part II)

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The purpose of the Standards is to provide an outline that the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and Certified First Assistant (CSFA) can use to develop and implement policies and procedures for the decontamination of surgical instruments.

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NON-PHYSICIAN SURGICAL ASSISTANT UTILIZATION AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS – Luis F Aragon, CSA, LSA, RSA

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Before we go any further, it is worth making a clarification that there is a distinction in role and scope of practice between a surgical technologist and a surgical assistant. ( [link] ).

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October 2016

RASA Training

Dungen, CSFA Program Director Test your surgical terminology knowledge with our monthly crossword puzzle: Download the blank puzzle here! I was already functioning as an experienced first assistant when I started, so for me RASA is a stepping stone to get certified and say I’m legitimate. Think you figured out all the answers?