scrub nurse

English

Noun

scrub nurse (plural scrub nurses)

1. (colloquial) A nurse that manages instruments during an operation, assists the surgeon, and performs nursing tasks for the patient.

Synonyms

• instrument nurse

Translations

nurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 器械護士／器械护士 (qìxiè hùshì)

• Finnish: instrumenttihoitaja
• Macedonian: инструментарка f (instrumentarka)
• Russian: хирурги́ческая сестра́ (ru) f (xirurgíčeskaja sestrá), операцио́нная сестра́ f (operaciónnaja sestrá)

See also

• surgical technologist
• surg tech

 

References

• Robotic Scrub Nurse http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2013/5/163757-collaboration-with-a-robotic-scrub-nurse/fulltext