Surgical Technology The job titles for surgical technology is scrub tech‚ surgical tech‚ and a surgical technologist. To be able to become a surgical tech you must have a diploma‚ certificate or associate’s degree to be able to work in the medical field. Surgical technologists typically need a postsecondary education. Many of the community colleges and vocational schools‚ as well as some universities and hospitals have programs in surgical technology. Programs are usually from several months to 2
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Chapter 17 End of life care includes: palliative care- comprehensive care for patients whose disease is not responsive to cure; care also extends to patients’ families; management of psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual problems as well as control of pain and other physical symptoms; to improve pt and family’s quality of life hospice- care provided to terminally ill patient’s and their families; death has been accepted‚ bereavement for family; generally associated with palliative care that is
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According to Dr. Michael Echols‚ an expert on American Civil War Medicine and Surgical Antiques‚ the inside an of regular kit contains: a large amputation saw‚ a surgical scalpel‚ a set of forceps for extracting bullets‚ scissors‚ a probe to locate objects in wounds‚ a Tenaculem that was used to hold body parts during surgery‚ a Tourinquet which was used to compress arteries
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Surgical Wound Care Types of Wounds * According to how they are acquired * Abrasion‚ laceration‚ cut/incision‚ trauma * According to the degree of wound contamination * Dependent for how the is the wound‚ if there is any antibiotic‚ other treatments * According to depth * Dermis‚ epidermis‚ subcutaneous‚ muscle Purpose * Promote wound healing * To promote optimal condition Factors affecting wound healing * Developmental considerations * Nutrition
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This essay will explore the subject Infection Control and how Healthcare Professionals control and prevent nosocomial or hospital acquired infections (HCAI’s)‚ defined as an “infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment‚ such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff” Oxford Dictionary (2008). Common nosocomial infections include; urinary tract infections (UTI)‚ surgical wound infections‚ as well as causative agents which are
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Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain of infection. Figure 1.19 Chain of Infection Image
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prevention and control of nosocomial infection . Specific objective: At the structured teaching programme the students will be able to : 1. Introduces the topic 2. Meaning and definition 3. Risk factors of nosocomial infection 4. Sources of nosocomial infection 5. Modes of transmission of nosocomial infection 6. Common types of nosocomial infection 7. Diagnosis of nosocomial infection 8. Prevention and control of nosocomial infection Time | Specific objectives |
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Infection Control What causes people to get sick? How is disease spread from one person to another person? What can be done to stop the spread of infection and disease? As a health care worker‚ it is important to know the answers to these questions. When you understand what causes infection‚ you can learn how to prevent it. Infection control is a set of practices and procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
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Writing as a Surgical Technologist Fast pace‚ excitement‚ and blood are a few descriptive words used to describe a surgical technologist. A surgical technologist is part of a team in the operating room that assist the surgeon during an operation. The surgical technologist can referred to as scrub tech or surgical tech. In the operating room there is no room for eras‚ so details are key to successes. There is not a lot of writing in the surgically technologist field‚ but the small amount of writing
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referred to only as the patient. During a surgical procedure in theatre the MRSA protocol was being followed. However during the procedure a Doctor left the theatre and then tried to re enter the preparation room‚ the “clean” circulating nurse did not allow this and informed the doctor to change scrubs and wash their shoes straight away. A full description of the scenario is attached as Appendix 1. The nurse was trying to minimize risk of cross infection as clothing and footwear could be contaminated
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