Ian is a CST with several years of experience, working at a large urban hospital. Ian often serves as a preceptor (a CST who trains students during their clinical experience) for surgical technology students from the local community college. Today, a new student is working with Ian in an orthopedic OR. They have just completed positioning the patient when the circulator asks Ian if he will prep the patient’s leg while she performs the final check of the video monitors.
What role is Ian performing, and are there any restrictions to
that role?
The role of a Certified Surgical Technologist and their limitation are
The CST can do basic preparation of the skin in a surgery ,disinfection of skin and limited in doing not more than this.
Ian is a CST with several years of experience, working at a large urban hospital. Ian...
Ian is a CST with several years of experience, working at a large urban hospital. Ian often serves as a preceptor (a CST who trains students during their clinical experience) for surgical technology students from the local community college. Today, a new student is working with Ian in an orthopedic OR. They have just completed positioning the patient when the circulator asks Ian if he will prep the patient’s leg while she performs the final check of the video monitors....
Ian is a CST with several years of experience, working at a large urban hospital. Ian often serves as a preceptor (a CST who trains students during their clinical experience) for surgical technology students from the local community college. Today, a new student is working with Ian in an orthopedic OR. They have just completed positioning the patient when the circulator asks Ian if he will prep the patient’s leg while she performs the final check of the video monitors....