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November 14 was designated as OR Nurse Day, later it expanded to a week. Since 1979 individual members, AORN chapters, hospitals, and other medical facilities have organized special events and utilized other forms of publicity to help educate the public about the diverse roles performed by perioperative registered nurses. [5]
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. [5] It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. [ 6 ]
ODPs work as members of multi-disciplinary teams that include anaesthetists, surgeons, nurses, radiographers, physician's assistant and theatre support workers (TSWs). [6] Since 2018, a "national operating department practitioner day" has been celebrated annually on 14 May, aiming to highlight their role within healthcare.
A surgical technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating department practitioner or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care. Surgical technologists are members of the surgical team. [1]
Surgical organizations based in the United States (1 C, 41 P) Pages in category "Medical associations based in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 263 total.
The circulating nurse observes for unintended breaches in surgical asepsis and coordinates the additional needs of the surgical team, such as procuring extra instruments, monitor operating room conditions, and liaising the communication with other medical, nursing and ward staff. The circulating nurse is not scrubbed in the case but rather ...
American Surgical Association (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Surgical organizations based in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
Non-technical skills are also important for the scrub nurse role. These can include cognitive skills such as formulating appropriate decisions. [clarification needed] Another non-technical skill required is being able to work well within a team, for example, the ability to communicate well with the surgical team during a procedure. [8]