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instrumentista mf
a (Mús) instrumentalist
b (Med) OR nurse (AmE), theatre nurse (BrE)

good luck

Handles and helps with providing the instruments in surgery.

There is such a profession.

See also The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary:-
instrumentista

(nmf) (músico) instrumentalist;
(fabricante) instrument maker.

Hola Ana,

I am pasting the answer I provided some time ago to the same question.

If you want, you may go to 'glossary' and then type 'scrub nurse', no need to specify language pair, you will then get to the old question and see the explaination. Elena Sgarbossa, our in-house MD, also provided good comments in said question.

Cheers,

JL

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Hola otra vez!
Need more context...
Este término suele referirse al enfermero(a) que está en la sala de operaciones y le pasa los intrumentos al cirujano, y que suele haber preparado el campo del paciente.
La función del técnico de sala, también conocido como instrumentista o "scrub
nurse", es también ayudar en el conteo de utensilios quirúrgicos y organizar la mesa de los instrumentos.
Seguridad y medicina...je je je
Suerte!
JL

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Note added at 2002-02-19 15:51:48 (GMT)
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Se utiliza el término 'scrub' en inglés. The nurse scrubs just like the surgeon does. Other surgical nurses do not need to scrub (wash with BETADINE or similar soaps). If you are not scrubbed, you may not handle sterilised objects. This includes: equipment, patient's sterile field, helping the surgeon to glove or to tight the gown, etc....

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Note added at 2002-02-19 15:55:30 (GMT)
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Oops....instrumentos y no intrumentos

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Note added at 2002-02-19 16:09:43 (GMT)
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Hola guapa!
Con ese contexto: 'Scrub nurse'
Suerte!
JL

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Note added at 2002-02-19 16:37:24 (GMT)
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I´m a nurse--either the surgical technologist or the scrub nurse carries out the duties of handling instruments.

The CST.
The role of the *Certified Surgical Technologist*.
During the operation, CSTs have primary responsibility for maintaining the sterile field. In order that surgery may proceed smoothly, CSTs anticipate the needs of surgeons, passing instruments and providing sterile items in an efficient manner.
http://www.ast.org/02_the_organization/or_cst_ast.htm - 9k


TITLE: Surgical Technologist
The Surgical Technologist acts as a primary scrub person who handles the instruments, supplies and equipment necessary during the surgical procedure; anticipates the needs of the surgeon...
www.jobsmichiana.com/memorialhospital/ view_job.php?jobid=1445 - 15k

The Scrub: a CST, CST/CFA, or a registered nurse who prepares the sterile field, scrubs and gowns the members of the surgical team, and prepares and sterilizes the instruments before and after the surgical procedure.
http://www.ast.org/02_the_organization/or_cst_ast.htm - 9k