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Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist – A Positive Care Approach Chapter 1 Key Terms Study Guide 2026/ 2027 provides a focused review of foundational surgical technology terminology and concepts. This resource covers surgical technologist roles, perioperative care, operating room principles, patient safety, sterile technique, infection prevention, surgical team responsibilities, medical terminology, professional standards, ethics, communication, and essential Chapter 1 vocabulary. Key terms and exam-focused review help surgical technology students understand foundational concepts, strengthen terminology knowledge, connect principles to perioperative practice, and prepare effectively for quizzes, coursework, practice questions, assessments, practice tests, and comprehensive surgical technology examinations.

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Ambulatory Surgical Center Facility where patients are treated and released the same day; also known as
outpatient surgery or same-day surgery center


ARC/STSA (Accreditation Review Council on Education in A committee on accreditation that is under the large umbrella of the Commission on
Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), which oversees the
accreditation processes of surgical technology education programs.


AST (Association of Surgical Technologists) Sets standards of care of the surgical patient as well in education and practice.


Circulator Nonsterile surgical team member who moves about the periphery of the sterile field.


Core Cirriculum for Surgical Technology The recommended appropriate curriculum template for an educational program that
provides the expected entry-level knowledge for the surgical technologist.


DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) A physician who treats patients in a holistic manner and emphasizes the use of
manipulative techniques for correcting abnormalities thought to cause disease and
inhibit recovery.


Elective Pertaining to a surgical intervention that does not require immediate intervention; the
patient "elects" to have the surgery at a specific time.


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