SGT112 Introduction to Surgical Technology & Patient Care Concepts: Your Assignment

Your assignment is to find information on a surgical technology-related topic.

Databases have controlled vocabularies and in order to find scholarly articles on your topic, you need to use the same vocabulary as the database.  Look for a link to thesaurus, subject headings, etc.  To save time searching, use the asterisk (*) to search all forms of the root of the word/phrase, as well as synonyms

Here are some keywords and phrases you could use:

• "surgical techn*" AND "robotic surgery"
  *=technologist, technologists, technician, technicians, technology, etc.
• scrubs 
• "operating room technician*"
  *=technician or technicians

Reminder:  Use quotes when searching phrases (except in PubMed).

Use books to;

• define terms,  properties, principles, etc. (lasers, Newton's Law of Motion, electrical flow, etc)
• describe a procedure or concept (robotic surgery, laser use and safety, temperature, heat, etc.)
• find history of surgical technology
• find death/dying rituals of a religious or cultural customs

Use article databases to find:

• current journal articles  on your topic (postoperative care, career opportunities, etc.)

Use websites to find:

• professional associations, institutes, and societies
• career opportunities 
• scope of practice