Section I. Duties of the Operating Room Specialist as a Circulator

3-01. GENERAL

3-02. PREPARATION OF THE OPERATING ROOM

3-03. ASSISTING THE SCRUB

3-04. OPENING SMALL ITEMS

3-05. SPONGE COUNT AND SHARPS COUNT

3-06. PATIENT PREPARATION

3-07. PERFORMING PREOPERATIVE SKIN PREP

3-08. ASSISTING THE SURGICAL TEAM

Section II. Duties of the Operating Room Specialist as a Scrub

3-09. GENERAL

3-10. PREPARATION OF THE OPERATING ROOM

3-11. SCRUB

3-12. PREPARING THE PREP SET

3-13. PREPARING THE BASIN SET

3-14. PREPARING THE LAP PACK

3-15. DRAPING THE MAYO STAND

3-16. PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUMENT SET

3-17. ARRANGEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE BACK TABLE

3-18. ARRANGEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE MAYO TRAY

3-19. OPENING SMALL STERILE ITEMS

3-20. INITIAL SPONGE COUNT

3-21. SUTURE PREPARATION

3-22. PREPARATION OF SURGICAL NEEDLES

3-23. GOWN AND GLOVE PROCEDURES (SURGEON)

3-24. DRAPING THE PATIENT

3-25. PREPARATION FOR PROCEDURE

3-26. ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE

Lesson 3. Self Test

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LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

3-1. Identify the duties and responsibilities of the circulator in preparing the operating room for surgery.

3-2. Identify the duties and responsibilities of the scrub in preparing the operating room for surgery.

SUGGESTION After completing the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of the lesson. These exercises will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.