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| Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Organization that offers accreditation to higher education institutions. |
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| American College of Surgeons. A professional organization that establishes educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs. |
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| A profession that follows the principles of medicine and nursing but that focuses on an expertise set apart from those practices. |
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| Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The professional organization for surgical nurses; originally known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses. |
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| American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847 made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient populations. |
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| Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical first assisting. |
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| American National Standards Institute. Organization that creates business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment. |
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| The surgical technologist in the non sterile role of the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts. A registered perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator an will have additional responsibilities. |
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| Association of Surgical Technologist. The professional association for surgical technologist that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the profession. |
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| Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Accredits health science programs, including those for surgical technology. |
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| Acknowledgement by a private agency that a person has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skill. Certification usually is established by graduation from an accredited institution and passing a written examination. |
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| More formally called professional development. It demonstrates on ongoing learning process in an individuals profession. CE credits are provided by a professional organization. |
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| Certified surgical technologist. A surgical technologist who has successfully passed the certified exam given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. |
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| CST-certified first assistant. A surgical technologist with advanced training who has successfully passed the certification exam for surgical first assistants and is accredited by the National Board of Surgical Technology an Surgical Assisting. |
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| Professional status, granted by state government, that defines the limits (scope) of practice and regulates those who hold a license. |
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| National Certifying Examination for Surgical Technologists |
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| A comprehensive written exam required for official certification by the Association of Surgical Technologists, developed by the NBSTSA. |
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| National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. The NBSTA is responsible for all decisions related to certification such as eligibility, renewal and revocation, as well as developing the certification exam. |
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| National Center for Competency Testing. A nonprofit organization that provides a certification exam for non accredited programs and on the job training, and other trained surgical technologists whose programs are not recognized by the Assoc. of Surg Technologists. |
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| Surgical team members who handle only non sterile equipment, supplies and instruments. The circulator is the primary non sterile team member. |
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| Operating room technician. Former name for surgical technologists. |
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| positive behaviors and traits of a professional, highly regarded by the public and professional peers. They include traits such as honesty, reliability, tact, diplomacy, and commitment to the profession. |
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| private, for profit school |
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| role and name commonly applied to the surgical tech or licensed nurse in the sterile scrub role during surgery. |
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| Members of the surgical team who have performed a surgical scrub or hand and arm antisepsis procedure. They don sterile gown and gloves and either perform the surgery or assist directly. Sterile personnel includes the surgeon, assistant and scrub. Other sterile personnel such as a scrub nurse, students, and preceptors may also be part of the sterile team. |
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| In surgery, professional and personal honesty about one's actions, mistakes, and abilities. |
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