Learning to scrub

Hey! I am a Surgical Technician and I am here to your rescue! =-) I got my degree about 3 years ago b/c i knew i wanted to be in the medical field but I wasn't sure ecactly where or how. Scrubbing in the OR gives you a chance to see different prospective job options. I have decided to go into nursing since then. I still have, from school, pictures and descriptions of about 200 instruments. If you would like a copy, email your address to me and I will be happy to send it to you. If you need anything else just let me know!

I had about a week of lead time from when my manager gave me the dates I'd be in the OR. I pulled one of the c/s count sheets and googled images for all the instruments. I did have our scrub look them over to make sure i got the correct pics, and gave me hints (kochers look like straight kellys with a tooth on the end, metzenbaums are long and thin, while mayos are short & stubby, etc) After that I used them like flash cards with the name on the back side.

Oh, and I'm happy to say for a true crash... you really do only need a couple knives and a couple clamps

That is a great idea! I hope your facility keeps it up as other nurses come along. Being a surgical tech for 9 years (2 in L&D) and recently graduated from nursing school, I remember nights at work when I had a crash and while in the crash it was another and no nurse knew how to scrub and they just picked the newest one b/c they knew at least a little something. They still came over in my o.r. and got me after the baby was out so I could go scrub in.