Display organizational skills.

Display of organizational skills should include

• setting priorities
• thinking critically
• managing time
• following facility-specific protocol
• keeping track of equipment, instruments, and supplies throughout the perioperative process.

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why is the ability to set priorities essential for a surgical technologist?
• What time-management techniques can be helpful for a surgical technologist?
• How are organizational skills important when keeping count of instruments and supplies throughout the perioperative process?
• Why is following protocol considered an organizational skill?
• How can a surgical technology student improve his or her organizational skills in preparation for entering the healthcare environment?