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Undergraduate 2
07/06/2010

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acronym
Definition
a word formed bt the initial letters of the principal components of a compound term.
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ambulatory surgical facility
Definition
facility where patients are treated and released the dat, also known as out patient surgery or same day surgerycenter
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ARC-ST
Definition
accredidation review committee on education in surg tech.
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AST
Definition
Association of Surgical Technology the non profit national professional membership org. for surg tech and surg assisitants.
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circulator
Definition
non sterile surgical team member who moves about the periphery of the sterile field.
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competency
Definition
1 skill 3 ability 3 statements that establish the level of skill or quality
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core curriculum
Definition
the recommended appropriate curriculum template for an education program that provides the expected base of knowledge for entry level
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DO
Definition
doctor of oteopathy
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elective
Definition
pertaining to a surgical intervention that does not require immediate intervention, the patient "elects" to have the surgery at a specific time
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emergent
Definition
surgical pathology that is life threatning
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HMO
Definition
health maintenence orginization
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intraoperative
Definition
occurs during the surgical intervention
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Joint Commission
Definition
An independent non profit national org. that dev3elops standards and performance criteria for health care org
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NBSTA formerly LCC ST
Definition
National crediting org. that offers national cert, examinations for the surg tech and surg assistant
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optional
Definition
surgical intervention that does not have to be performed in order to preserve lide or limb
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postoperative
Definition
period of time after surgery when patient is recovering
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preceptor
Definition
instructor or tutor who demonstrates the general rules of conduct and guides student while they are practicing or performing
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pre operative
Definition
period of time before surgical procedure
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professional
Definition
an individual who has special education and experieince in a given field and who meets certain competency based and ethical criteria
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proprietary
Definition
orginization or company that is owned and operated by an individual co operation with the intent of making a profit that is returned to investors
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STSR
Definition
surgical tech in a scrub role- functions as a member of the sterile surgical tech team and performs many non sterile duties in prep forsurgery
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urgent
Definition
surgical pathology required treatment within a relatively short period of time
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vesalius
Definition
father of modern anatomy who openly challenged and corrected the scientific anatomical writtings of galen by discussing cadevers to illustrate anatomy
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