Surgical Technology

Quick reference to the answers you need for your education as a surgical technologist, also known as a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician or operating room tech. Working in an operating room for surgery requires organized precision and skill to be part of a lifesaving team. In digital format this tool will keep the most important core elements of your education at your fingertips for easy and quick review at a moment's notice in the classroom, as a last-minute review or during marathon study sessions. Frequent reviews will commit these answers to your memory for class tests, the CST exam for certification, and beyond to job interviews and ultimately the operating room. Ensure success in this exciting and growing field with a study tool that offers more value per page than any surgical tech study tool out there. Digital guide includes: Introduction Operating Room (OR) Team CST-Associated Organizations Medical Terminology Used in the OR Prefixes, Suffixes & Abbreviations OR Layout, Furniture & Air Quality Control Anatomy for the Surgical Technician Patient Positions on the OR Table Surgical Instruments in the OR Anesthesia & Pharmacology Hemostasis Disinfection & Sterilization The Instrument Cycle