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Surgical Technology Chapters 1-4 Question And Answers 2023
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professional traits - Correct Answer ✅ What do conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to continuing education represent for a CST? A) professional traits B) legal doctrines C) college prerequisites D) religious philosophies World War II - Correct Answer ✅ After which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to train and employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery? A) Civil War B) Revolutionary War C) World War II D) Vietnam War general surgeon - Correct Answer ✅ Which specialist would likely have privileges to surgically treat diseases of the breast, hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland? A) gynecologist B) general surgeon C) endocrinologist
D) urological surgeon tightly folded arms - Correct Answer ✅ Which example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as a negative attitude from a team member? A) head nodding in agreement B) direct eye contact C) tightly folded arms D) leaning toward patient collaborative - Correct Answer ✅ According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes? A) technological B) collaborative C) fast-paced D) corporate maintenance and biomed - Correct Answer ✅ Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive checks? A) maintenance and biomed B) risk management
B) pharmacist C) director D) dentist circulating RN - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)? A) circulating RN B) anesthesia provider C) surgical technologist D) surgeon AST - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates? A) AST B) NBSTSA C) ARC/STSA D) CAAHEP elective - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be performed
immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus repair? A) emergent B) elective C) optional D) urgent AST recommended clinical ladder levels - Correct Answer ✅ The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following? A) AST recommended clinical ladder levels B) NBSTSA certification titles C) continuing education (CE) credit categories D) accreditation status of surgical technology programs Vesalius - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies? A) Paré B) Aristotle C) Homer D) Vesalius
director of nursing - Correct Answer ✅ Surgical technologists and other allied health professionals in perioperative services usually work under the direction of which hospital administrative director? A) medical director B) chief financial officer C) chief executive officer D) director of nursing CST - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? A) CRNA B) CRNFA C) CST D) CSFA professional - Correct Answer ✅ Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the other members of the surgical team in the OR? A) social B) therapeutic C) professional
D) contractual CDC - Correct Answer ✅ The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious diseases to which governmental agency? A) CDC B) EPA C) OSHA D) FDA NBSTSA - Correct Answer ✅ Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? A) AST B) ARC/STSA C) CAAHEP D) NBSTSA AORN - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following membership organizations would the circulating RN in the operating room likely join as a member? A) AMA B) AAMI
CAAHEP - Correct Answer ✅ When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to verify and clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does he or she submit the findings? A) NBSTSA B) ACS C) CAAHEP D) AST receiver - Correct Answer ✅ In or by which of the four components of communication would "decoding" take place? A) feedback B) sender C) message D) receiver the Joint Commission - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits health care organizations in the United States? A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services C) American National Standards Institute D) the Joint Commission organizational structure - Correct Answer ✅ Hierarchical layers of hospital administrative departments, services, directors, and trustees career ladder - Correct Answer ✅ Pathway or program of upward movement to positions of increased responsibility within an organization surgical assistant - Correct Answer ✅ Individual with training and credentials to help position, drape, and transfer patient as well as provide visualization of operative site and close body planes role - Correct Answer ✅ Set of responsibilities or expected results associated with a job; descriptions are broad in scope feedback - Correct Answer ✅ Important goal of communication process when the sender knows message was understood by receiver; may be either verbal or nonverbal
C) Medicare Part A D) Medicare Part B HMO - Correct Answer ✅ Which acronym represents an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services? A) CDC B) FDA C) CEO D) HMO diagnosis related groups - Correct Answer ✅ What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? A) diagnosis related groups B) drug reference guide C) department of radiography D) doctor of gynecology AORN - Correct Answer ✅ Which national membership organization's House of Delegates proposed the creation of the Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT) in 1969? A) AORN B) AMA
FDA - Correct Answer ✅ A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies? A) OSHA B) EPA C) FDA D) WHO therapeutic - Correct Answer ✅ Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patient's family? A) therapeutic B) professional C) social D) medical proprietary - Correct Answer ✅ Which term describes a physician-group- owned hospital? A) tax supported B) community
B) assistant circulator C) first scrub D) surgical first assistant ethics - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following terms describes the system of moral principles and rules that become standards of conduct for professionals? A) morals B) precedents C) ethics D) doctrines negligence - Correct Answer ✅ Specimen loss, mislabeling, and improper preparation are examples of which of the following? A) intentional tort B) defamation C) negligence D) battery surgeon - Correct Answer ✅ The first scrub surgical technologist performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:
A) anesthesiologist B) OR supervisor C) circulating RN D) surgeon documentation - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following terms best describes the process of keeping thorough, accurate, and legal records of a patient's medical care? A) documentation B) liability C) accountability D) consent morals - Correct Answer ✅ Which of the following terms describes the principles such as benevolence, trustworthiness, and honesty for the care and well-being of others in society? A) precedents B) morals C) doctrines D) ethics
larceny - Correct Answer ✅ Taking another's property without consent precedent - Correct Answer ✅ Legal principle, created by a court decision, that provides an example of authority for judges deciding similar issues later medical record - Correct Answer ✅ The combined account of the interaction between the patient and the health care providers during a given incidence of illness or treatment allegation - Correct Answer ✅ A statement one expects to prove true credential - Correct Answer ✅ Title used that establishes a minimum knowledge base for a given health care profession malpractice insurance - Correct Answer ✅ Professional liability coverage to cover discrepancy between hospital and individual policies in negligence lawsuits iatrogenic injury - Correct Answer ✅ An injury resulting from the activity of health care professionals
criminal negligence - Correct Answer ✅ Reckless disregard for the safety of another; willful indifference assault - Correct Answer ✅ An act that causes another person to fear that he or she will be touched in an offensive, insulting, or physically injurious manner without consent or authority to do so defamation - Correct Answer ✅ Slander or libel that damages a person's reputation or good name guardian - Correct Answer ✅ Court-appointed protector for an individual incapable of making his or her own decisions intentional tort - Correct Answer ✅ Willful, intentional acts that violate the civil rights of a patient time-out - Correct Answer ✅ Prior to start of a procedure; all members of surgical team verify correct patient, procedure, site, and side federal law - Correct Answer ✅ Jurisdiction is given to courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties