Who are those people in the surgery rooms?

Question

the ones who pass the tools to the doctor during surgery? i just need to know what they are called.

thanks!:]

Answer 1

scrub nurse

Answer 2

That position can be done by either a nurse or technician, and would be a "scrub nurse" or "scrub tech" .  Different hospitals might have different titles for the positions.

There is another nurse in the room that acts as a liaison between those that are scrubbed and those who are not, and that is a circulator.  They are almost always RNs - technicians are not used in that capacity.

Answer 3

it varies. could be a scrub nurse-usually it is. that person "scrubs in" and is sterile like the doctor. It depends on where youre at.