Article: Facilitating benefit, minimising risk: Responsibilities of the surgical practitioner during electrosurgery

Article: The First Assistant
British Journal of Perioperative Nursing;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... is currently undertaken in addition to the role of the scrubbed practitioner, and usually includes such tasks as retraction and cutting ... danger of performing a 'dual' role whilst acting as a scrubbed practitioner. The article looked at the dual role from an ethical ...

Article: Open forum
British Journal of Theatre Nursing;  June 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... perioperative patients is unique to nurses. Though there is no doubt that applying nursing skills to the role of scrubbed practitioner will affect the role in some way, it is still a fact that you don't have to be a nurse to scrub for a case ...

Article: The multi-disciplinary team in the operating department
British Journal of Theatre Nursing;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... The role of the scrub practitioner and the circulating practitioner will be looked at in detail. Who's who ... anaesthesia assistant, scrub practitioner and circulating practitioner, and this is the minimum number of staff ...

Article: The need for accurate records
The Journal of Perioperative Practice;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... is a requirement of the operating register that a signature is required from the scrub practitioner and the circulating practitioner who undertake the final count to record the accuracy of the count, and that a record should be placed within ...

Article: Organisational skills and tools
British Journal of Theatre Nursing;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... be made aware of who will be scrub person for each case, and other staff can then accommodate the roles of circulating practitioner, and collecting the patient. Learners should be encouraged to double scrub for cases when appropriate ...

Article: Introduction to instruments
British Journal of Theatre Nursing;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... contain instruments, drapes, swabs, gallipots and receivers. This approach saves time for the scrub and circulating practitioner, as everything is to hand from the one tray. Separate instrument trays and drapes are used frequently where ...