| A | B |
|---|
| Surgeon | Assumes responsibility for the surgical procedure & any surgical judgments about the patient |
| Holding area nurse | Manages the patient's care while the patient is in this area & initiates documentation on the perioperative record. |
| Anesthesiologist/ nurse anesthetist | Physicians or nurses who specialize in the administration of anesthetic agents |
| Circulating nurse | Coordinates, oversees, and participates in the patient's nursing care while the patient is in the operating room |
| Scrub nurse | Sets up the sterile field, assists with the draping of the patient, & hands sterile supplies, sterile equipment, and sterile instruments to the surgeon. |
| Specialty nurse | Educated in a particular type of surgery & responsible for introperative nursing care specific to patients needing that type of surgery. |
| Student nurse | Observes only; is assigned by, and under the control /direction of the circulating nurse. |
| Post anesthesia care nurse | Manages the patient's care while the patient is in this area & initiates documentation on the post anesthesia care unit record. |
