Surg tech

With 2 months of orientation down, I’m feeling a lot more confident in the O.R. My communication is getting stronger each day. I’m more confident in setting up. I’m remembering pr…

This week was quite busy. Monday started with a sinus infection. Wednesday I had to call off to see the Dr. for meds. Friday all the cases were running long & we had a trauma come in. Everyone …

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As I rotate through the different specialties during my orientation I am noticing the differences between suture & the order it’s used & what it’s used for. I also noticed the d…

This week was a long week, but I think was still a really good week & I learned a lot! I’m communicating more with the doctors, I’m able to realize when a case isn’t pulled co…

First off, Surgical Technologists are called many things. I did not realize this when I started my program. Since then I have heard them be referred to as many different names. Scrub tech. Surgery …

The operating room isn’t just for doctors and nurses. Surgical assistants, also called surgical and operating room technicians, are critical members of the healthcare team, working closely under the supervision of surgeons to assist on life-saving surgical procedures. We talked with Stephanie Allen, a surgical technology instructor at Herzing University, about how she got started as a surgical technologist and what students need to know about working in the operating room.

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