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Everything nobody tells you about scrubbing in: the career, the paperwork, the instruments and the days that do not go to plan.
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An honest look at the surgical tech career path
The short version Surgical technology is a skilled trade with a two-year entry, a genuine ceiling most people never re… · 1 min read
Printable surgical tech flashcards
Introduction to Colonoscopy
What a colonoscopy is A colonoscopy is an examination of the whole large bowel with a flexible scope carrying a camera… · 1 min read
Understanding power ports
Essential guide to operating room instruments
Every instrument, by what it does Instrument names are easier to hold onto once you stop learning them one at a time… · 1 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Logging Clinical Cases (Without Losing Your Mind)
Why the log matters as much as the case In an accredited program your clinical log is a legal document. Program direct… · 4 min read54 Basic Surgical Instruments: Pictures, Names, and Uses
Whether you are a surgical tech student, a new scrub or an OR nurse, learning the basic instruments can feel like memo… · 3 min readWhile you are here
The articles are the small half.
Most of CSTSetup is the reference the writing keeps pointing at.
Stop reading, start drilling
Read it once. Know it cold.
Every setup on the site is also a deck. Same content, asked back at you until it sticks, with the ones you keep missing coming round more often.
Write up your own case
You just scrubbed something nobody has written down. Put it up and the next tech walks in ready.
Start a setupLog your clinical cases
Cases, hours and preceptor sign-off in one place, counted against your program's accreditation targets as you go.
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