Surg Tech Vocab
Terms
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- Surgical Conscience
- An individuals inner awareness of aspetic principles and adherence to aseptic technique in all situations; professional honesty
- Pathogen
- Microorganisms capable of producing disease
- Asepsis
- Absence of pathogens
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- AORN
- Association of peri-operative Registered Nurses. AKA Association Of Operating Room Nurses
- Sterile
- Free of all microorganisms
- Contamination
- Transmission of microorganisms from person to person or from object to person and vice-versa
- Resident Flora
- bacteria that resides below the skin surface in the sebaceous glands
- Transient Flora
- organisms present on the epidermis which have been picked up through contact with other objects; easily removed by scrubbing
- Personal Hygiene
- Handwashing, bathing once a day, keeping hair neat and nails short and unpolished, etc.
- Strike-Through
- transmission of microorganisms to a sterile field by moisture that has penetrated the sterile barrier
- Surgical Scrub
- process of reducing the number of microorganisms from the hands and arms to a safe level before participating in an operative procedure
- Professionalism
- of or engaged in a profession; engaged in some specific occupation for pay