Category: Surgical Technology
Being A Surgical Technologist
February 21, 2018
Surgery: You Love It Or You Don’t From the Desk of Lita Fitch, Surgical Site Coordinator: I love being a surgical technologist. I’ve always found surgical intervention, whether routine or trauma fascinating. …
What Surgical Techs Do
August 11, 2014
What Do Surgical Technologists Do So you’re thinking of becoming a Surgical Technologist? Okay, maybe you’re just interested in it. Either way this is the blog for you. Read on to …
CST Exam Success
May 9, 2014
Certified Surgical Tech Exam Preparation Written By: Regina Dorn, CST Time is Your Greatest Enemy #back2thefuture Was Rome built in a day? No, but rhetorical questions are fun.How long is the training …
Surgical Technologists and Antisepsis
December 7, 2018
Aseptic Technique The hardest thing to learn when trying to become a surgical technologist is the Aseptic Technique. This technique enables surgical technologists and surgeons to make sure that no bacteria, …
Surgical Team
April 3, 2018
Your Family of Coworkers in the Operating Room Family, what is it? The definition of family according to Webster's Dictionary is, "a group consisting of parents and children living together in …
Association of Surgical Technologist Conference
June 27, 2017
From the desk of Delora Tunison, Surgical Technologist Department Head: In four short days, I represented my state, met a groundbreaking surgeon, ran into MY former teacher (who I haven’t seen …
A Surgical Technologists First Day
January 3, 2019
Being a Surgical Technology Extern Being a Surgical Technology extern is both a riveting and stressful experience. For my first rotation, I ended up going to the downtown St. John’s Hospital. …
MAs and Nurses Are Not Surgical Technologists
December 12, 2018
Surgical Technologists, Medical Assistants, and Nurses Work Together My name is Lita and I’m a surgical technologist. You may think being in the middle of surgery would be scary, but those …
A Surg Techs Role during a Code Blue
December 1, 2014
Code Blue and the Surgery Tech Have you ever visited a patient in the hospital or been the patient and heard a "Code Blue" page over the intercom? Code Blue is …
Roles of the Surgical Technologist
April 10, 2015
Surgical Tech in Operating Room “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” - C.S. Lewis There are many different roles of the Surgical Technologist. Read any job …