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\n13 Perform surgical scrub (e. g. , initial, waterless) .  \n14 Don gown and gloves.  \n15 Drape Mayo stand and back table and reinforce with towels.  \n16 Setup secondary mayo stand to eliminate cross-contamination.  \n17 Assemble and set up sterile instruments and supplies for surgical procedures.  \n18 Transfer patient to operating room table.  \n19 Apply patient safety devices (e. g. , bovie pad, safety strap, protective padding, x-ray safety) .  \n20 Apply compression hose and / or sequential compression devices.  \n21 Participate in positioning the patient.  \n22 Prepare surgical site (e. g. , hair removal, surgical preparation) .  \n23 Gown and glove sterile team members.  \n24 Participate in draping the patient.  \n25 Secure cords/tubing to drapes and apply light handles.  \n26 Drape specialty equipment (e. g. , c-arm, robot, microscope) .  \n27 Participate in Universal Protocol (Time Out) .  \nB Intraoperative Procedures 68  \n1 Maintain aseptic technique throughout the procedure (e. g. , handling breaks in sterile technique) .  \n2 Follow Standard and Universal Precautions.  \n3 Anticipate the steps of surgical procedures.  \n4 Perform counts with circulator at appropriate intervals.  \nExam Specifications Document – NBSTSA – CST  \n© 2022 – All rights reserved  \n5 Prepare hemostatic agents (e.g. , Flow seal, Arista or Surgicel, etc. ) .  \n6 Verify, receive, mix, and label all medications and solutions.  \n7 Provide intraoperative assistance under the direction of the surgeon.  \n8 Identify different types of operative incisions.  \n9 Identify instruments by: function, application, and classification.  \n10 Assemble, test, operate, and disassemble specialty equipment: microscopes, ultrasound technology (e. g. , harmonic scalpel, phacoemulsification), endoscopic technology, power equipment, robotic and emerging technology.  \n11 Assemble and maintain retractors.  \n12 Perform 2nd scrub role (e.g. , hold retractors / scopes during case) .  \n13 Pass 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