Surgical Technologist Certifying Exam Study Guide Authored by Mary Smith RN, MSN

What you will learn from this book: The surgical technologist responsibilities, The preparation of supplies and instruments, Preparation of the operating room suite , Transporting and transferring the patient , Performing urinary catheterization , Transferring the patient to the operating room table, Surgical skin preparation & draping , Drug administration, The operating room team , Receiving nurse , The scrub nurse/assistant, Anesthesia care provider , Circulator , The operating room , Safety, Patient transport and transfer , Positioning, Operating table , Positioning techniques , Surgical preparation , Preoperative patient preparation, Possible risks of surgical skin prepping , Patient draping, Infection control, Skin prepping to control the spread of infections, Pyogenic bacterial infections, Mycobacterial infections, Viruses , Blood borne pathogens, Viral hepatitis , Handwashing , Decontamination, disinfection & sterilization, Disinfection , Sterilization , Wrapping produc