Title Needed? Surgical Conscience Surgical conscience is the behavior of the professional that demonstrates, understands, and fulfills the principles of surgical technology and the legal, ethical and moral responsibilities to all patients and all team members for which each individual practitioner is accountable for. A surgical conscience may simply be stated as this special surgical Golden Rule: Do unto the patient as you would have others do unto you in that situation. The caregiver should always consider each patient as himself or herself or a loved one. New paragraph here? A surgical conscience means you must pay attention to aseptic principles during the preoperative and perioperative period. A "surgical conscience" why is it in quotes
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during surgery??, and it is very important for a great, positive outcome for every patient after every surgery. Always have your eyes on the sterile field and remember to never turn your back to it. You MUST admit and acknowledge when you have a break in technique. That is what having a good surgical conscience is about. And anybody who knows that a break in sterile technique has occurred should be able to and feel free to speak up and point it out so that the proper correction can be made immediately. Some doctors may break sterile technique, especially if it’s an emergency situation or procedure; they may just throw their gloves on and begin the surgery while everyone else is still setting up the mayo stand. This being said you must develop your surgical conscience. This will come with lots of time and experience, but part of it is also not being afraid to speak up. Part of the circulating nurse’s role in the OR is to say step and say that something isn’t right. Any time anything in surgery – not just sterile technique is not right, you must be able to speak your mind. The OR is not the time or proper place to keep quiet and tell somebody about it afterwards. You may see something that someone else on the team did not. You may see something that is the difference between life and death and you must know when and how to say what has …show more content…
Many of the responsibilities of circulating nurses and surgical technologists run together and overlap, but these two occupations differ significantly in licensing, training and education requirements, and income. Surgical techs sometimes referred to as scrubs; prepare the operating room, tools and equipment for the procedure, keeping their mind on maintaining a sterile field environment, before, during and after the procedure. Surgical technologist must complete an accredited, post-secondary training program in surgical technology. Circulator or Surgical nurses are always registered nurses who may or may not specialize in providing care to patients in the operating rooms. They might help out the anesthesiologists and position and prepare the patient for surgery, assist the surgeon during the procedure, and manage nursing care within the operating room. Surgical nurses are all registered nurses. They must complete either a bachelor of science in nursing degree from a traditional four year college or university, or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited program at a two-year community college. They go by many different titles, including OR nurses, circulating nurses and perioperative
during surgery??, and it is very important for a great, positive outcome for every patient after every surgery. Always have your eyes on the sterile field and remember to never turn your back to it. You MUST admit and acknowledge when you have a break in technique. That is what having a good surgical conscience is about. And anybody who knows that a break in sterile technique has occurred should be able to and feel free to speak up and point it out so that the proper correction can be made immediately. Some doctors may break sterile technique, especially if it’s an emergency situation or procedure; they may just throw their gloves on and begin the surgery while everyone else is still setting up the mayo stand. This being said you must develop your surgical conscience. This will come with lots of time and experience, but part of it is also not being afraid to speak up. Part of the circulating nurse’s role in the OR is to say step and say that something isn’t right. Any time anything in surgery – not just sterile technique is not right, you must be able to speak your mind. The OR is not the time or proper place to keep quiet and tell somebody about it afterwards. You may see something that someone else on the team did not. You may see something that is the difference between life and death and you must know when and how to say what has …show more content…
Many of the responsibilities of circulating nurses and surgical technologists run together and overlap, but these two occupations differ significantly in licensing, training and education requirements, and income. Surgical techs sometimes referred to as scrubs; prepare the operating room, tools and equipment for the procedure, keeping their mind on maintaining a sterile field environment, before, during and after the procedure. Surgical technologist must complete an accredited, post-secondary training program in surgical technology. Circulator or Surgical nurses are always registered nurses who may or may not specialize in providing care to patients in the operating rooms. They might help out the anesthesiologists and position and prepare the patient for surgery, assist the surgeon during the procedure, and manage nursing care within the operating room. Surgical nurses are all registered nurses. They must complete either a bachelor of science in nursing degree from a traditional four year college or university, or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited program at a two-year community college. They go by many different titles, including OR nurses, circulating nurses and perioperative