Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

instrumentar y circular en centros quirúrgicos

inglés translation:

scrub nurse and circulating nurse tasks in surgical centers

Added to glossary by patinba
Jun 27, 2009 13:04
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español term

instrumentar y circular en centros quirúrgicos

español al inglés Medicina Medicina: Salud Nursing
Are there any nurses or doctors out there who can help me with a nicely medical term for this type of assistance provided by nurses, as in
"Organizar, instrumentar y circular en centros quirúrgicos"
also seen as "circular in cirugías"

Thanks in advance.
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Jun 28, 2009 16:23: patinba changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/915806">patinba's</a> old entry - "instrumentar y circular en centros quirúrgicos"" to ""scrub nurse and circulating nurse in surgical centers""

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scrub nurse and circulating nurse in surgical centers

Instrumentar is passing the instruments to the surgeon. Like you see on TV when the doctor says "scalpel" and someone slaps it into his hand. In English, that is known as a "scrub nurse" (or "scrub tech" when referring to a technician instead of a nurse).

Circular is moving around the OR, outside of the surgical field, to bring in instruments from the sterile processing department and pass them to the scrub nurse. This is known as the "circulating nurse". The circulating nurse also sponges sweat (using forceps) from the brows of those in the sterile field, adjusts lights, and any other task that cannot be performed by those performing the operation.

SaludoZ!
Peer comment(s):

agree Rosa Paredes : I knew 'scrub'nurse, but not 'circulating nurse', thanks for the thorough explanation
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agree Alvaro Aliaga
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks -could not have hoped for a better reply. Obvioulsy I have not been watching enough ER!"
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