Lesson 4. Procedures During and Following Surgery.

Section I. PROCEDURES DURING SURGERY

4-1. MAINTENANCE OF QUIET

4-2. MAINTENANCE OF ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE

4-3. DUTIES OF THE CIRCULATOR

4-4. DUTIES OF THE SCRUB

Section II. PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SURGERY

4-5. DUTIES OF THE CIRCULATOR

4-6. DUTIES OF THE SCRUB

Section III. PROCEDURES FOR A LAPAROTOMY

4-7. GENERAL

4-8. APPENDIX

Lesson 4. Self Test

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

4-1 Identify procedures that are performed by the circulator during and following an operation.

4-2 Identify procedures that are performed by the scrub during and following an operation.

4-3 Identify incidents that will break aseptic technique.

4-4 Identify and select various instruments used for a laparotomy procedure.

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