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CHAPTER 1 PRE-TEST SURGICAL TECH NEW EXAM 2025
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The professional association for surgical technologists is the ________. - Association of Surgical Technologists Certification for the surgical technologist is ________. - Voluntary Certification differs from licensure in that certification _________________. - In not currently mandatory too practice in all 50 states The profession of surgical technologist is defined today as a result of ________________ - rapid monumental developments in technology in general During World War I, _______ worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded. - Corpsman A new profession was born in the Army for the Corpsman; it was named __________. - ORT Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or "instrument," nurse until about __________.
At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologist and teaching institutions and the public __________. - maintains practice standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the surgical technologist; publishes a professional journal, the surgical technologist; holds annual conferences for surgical technologist and educators (all the above) It is important for students to become active members of AST to promote _ - Standards of the profession As a body of professionals, surgical technologists are supported by a number of key organizations and partners. Each has a designated role in - promotion, certification, accreditation and continuing education Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing for the surgical technologist? - NBSTSA Accreditation is granted to a school only after __________. - Full on site visit Surgical technologists are trained in _____ - 2 year colleges; military; proprietary certificate programs Certification through the Association of Surgical Technologists requires - graduation from an ABHES accredited school, graduation from an Armed Forces Program, graduation from a CAAHEP accredited school Certification demonstrates __________. - standard of knowledge To be eligible to take the certification examination, the applicant must meet all requirements EXCEPT __________. - have 7 of the last 10 years documented scrub experience The National Center for Competency Test requires applicants to have the following __________. - high school diploma, be a graduate of a formal operating room technician (ORT) training program Suzie has taken the CST examination and passed. For Suzie to keep her certification without retaking the examination, she must do one of the following __________. - Maintain continuing education credits