scrub nurses
Operating room aides
Scrub nurses are registered nurses who work directly in operating rooms during surgical procedures, maintaining the sterile field and assisting surgeons by passing instruments, sutures, and supplies.
They "scrub in" by washing their hands and arms thoroughly before donning sterile gowns and gloves, distinguishing them from circulating nurses who remain non-sterile and handle tasks outside the immediate surgical area.
The scrub nurse anticipated each instrument the surgeon needed.
- surgical teamMedical professionals performing operations
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
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