I am currently a pre nursing student and while im waiting I was looking into taking a continuing ed classes. I would like to know what is the big diff. between Surg tech/ aide and a central serv tech? I was thinking surg tech/aide hand out tools during surg and the other comes in before and after serg to sterilize the equiptment and the room.

I was just wondering if anyone had any idea what the heck they do. I wanted to hear from someone who works in a hospital. I think that the description may be a little "jazzed up" to seem more than what it is. Don't get me wrong its sound pretty dead on, however, I would like to hear real life experiences.

"The Central Service Technology Certificate Program is designed to train individuals to receive and process supplies and equipment from operating rooms and nursing units throughout a hospital. The training includes decontamination, sterilization, and the preparation and assembling of surgical instruments for distribution."