The captain of the ship doctrine states that?
Everyone must take responsibility when something happens in the O.R.
Only the person that caused the error is responsible.
The surgeon, Surgical Technologist and the circulator all take responsibility
the surgeon assumes responsibility for the actions of assistants employed by another entity.
Surgical Technologist are directed by whom?
The O.R. Team
the surgeon
Hospital procedures
AST stands of practise
AST stands for?
Association of standard terminology
Association of sterile technique
association of surgical technologist
Association of standardized terminology
Legally what counts must be performed for all procedures?
counts must be performed a minimum of three times
not all procedures require counts
procedures must have a count
in certain emergencys counts can be dismissed
The first closing count occurs upon the closure of layer. (ends with "UM", one word)
Define Perioperative?
deals with the entire physical body of the patient
is the part of the procedure where the surgeon is performing
is the entire procedure
starts at incision and goes till the patient leaves the O.R.
The final count is performed at the closure of the layer.
RFO stands for Retained Foreign objective.
When perform closing counts, always start at the sterile field first, then the back table, mayo tray and finally the floor.
