Going to school for Surgical Technologist, info needed....Plz help!!?

That's great that you want to be a surgical tech. Let me ask you this first... do you have any prerequisite courses out of the way, i.e. anatomy, physiology, pathophisiology? I think someone is better off getting those out of the way before you even begin to tackle the actual surg. tech. classes. There's a lot to learn, but it's not overwhelming.

You shouldn't be worried about passing out. I've been a scrub tech for 9 years, and I've never seen anyone pass out. In the beginning, when you're doing your clinicals, make sure you eat breakfast, always keep your blood sugar at a reasonable level. That's why most people pass out... if they do.

Back to prerequisite courses... once you've had anatomy and physiology, and you're actually in surgery observing, you'll understand the anatomy and take it from a scientific/medical perspective. It won't be something that will gross you out, as long as you have the interest.

I didn't know if I could handle it in the beginning, but I knew that science, biology, medicine and the human body absolutely fascinated me. I had no problems at all, never did, and it all still fascinates me.

Anything else you'd like to know, or anything specific, please feel free to ask.

I already answered - Your best bet is to continue school - See if you can be present during an autopsy - Ask city coroner - If you were to jointhe Military, you would get more than enough experience - And you would be serving your country - It could the Navy ( as a corpsman) or the Army as a Medic -

I don't know what Mary B is talking about, but scrub techs are needed just about everywhere. The "scrub nurse" almost no longer exists because they can pay a scrub tech less for doing the same job, but without being an RN.