Title: Display organizational skills.
Course: Surgical Technologist II (14056--II) > Section: Displaying Initiative in Surgical Situations

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?