| A | B |
| Pasteur | pasteurization |
| Semmelweis | Handwashing |
| Leeuwenhoek | microscope |
| Koch | germ theory |
| Lister | use of carbolic acid |
| Halsted | OR attire/gowns/gentle tissue handling/cocaine addict |
| Nightingale | clean wards/wash bedding/fresh air/clean bandages |
| Halsted | hemostat |
| President McKinley | wood floor/white enamel table |
| Belly gunshot mortality 1900 | 87% |
| Civil war OR | blood encrusted instruments |
| 1900's OR attire | gowns/no caps,masks,gloves |
| Hand scrub 1900 | soap,water,bichloride of mercury |
| Surgical specialities | vascular, GU, thoracic |
| Nonprofit | Earnings exceed spendings |
| Board of Directors | Governing body of Hospital |
| Coordinators of Surgery | Control, delegate, have power |
| ST job behaviors | stamina, knowledge, perseverance |
| OR political games | cliques, ortho teamitis, favorites |
| Problems defined as | Systems, rather than individuals |
| JCAHO | Hospital accreditation "guru" |
| Non accredited hospital | not volunteered to be accredited |
| Smell alcohol on breath | Talk to charge nurse |
| Stress | everything |
| Stress busters | sense of humor, organized, versatility |
| Stressors in OR | close environment, work load, new equip |
| Stress reduction | Practice detached concern |
| DRG's | Same price for each procedure |
| AST motto | aeger primo |
| AST opened | 1969 |
| AST main goal | assure students meet AST criteria |
| AST continuing education | stay current in knowledge |
| CST demonstrates | highly qualified |
| CEU's | 60 in 4 years |
| Lifelong learning | always learn new knowledge |
| CAAHEP | Surg Tech accreditation |