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September 2018

RASA Training

They weren’t officially called “surgical technologists,” but were “medics” in the US Army and “corpsmen” in the US Navy. Following this, the military formed a new profession called ORT (Operating Room Technician). STs in the Operating Room Today The Surgical Technologist is an extremely valuable member of the surgical team.

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

Elmed

Over the past year there has been a lot of increased emphasis and attention placed on pre-cleaning surgical instruments at the point of use prior to transport to sterile reprocessing. Joint Commission then conducts their surveys/audits based on the standards that have been set for sterile processing activities. Section 7.3

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Day 1 in the OR: Finding Perspective in a Chaotic Case

The Circulating Life

Honestly, I don’t know what I was even expecting, but what I saw was a well-organized surgical department with shelf after shelf of instrument trays and sterile supplies. When I walked into the OR for orientation on Sunday morning, I was amazed by what I saw.

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Nursing Conferences are Fun! My Latest Conference Experience in Connecticut

The Circulating Life

This year, the conference was approved for Nursing, Surgical Tech, AND Sterile Processing CEs! Hopefully, the same is true next year, and I hope I see EVERYBODY from surgical services attending, learning, networking, and having fun together. My presentation is available online to watch if you want to check it out.

Nurse 98