front 1 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? | back 1 Elective |
front 2 Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies? | back 2 Vesalius |
front 3 Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine? | back 3 Roentgen |
front 4 How many phases of surgical case management are there? | back 4 Three |
front 5 Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining the patients operative record and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care unit? | back 5 Circulating RN |
front 6 Which of the following surgical team memebers would be responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field? | back 6 CST |
front 7 Which organization developed national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? | back 7 NBSTSA |
front 8 Which of the following symbols in the Association of Surgical Technologists logo represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery? | back 8 Filled Circle |
front 9 Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of Surgeons as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical funsrilms that help the surgeons carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient? | back 9 Surgical first assist |
front 10 Which terms describes the relationship between th verified surgical technologist and the other members of the surgical team? | back 10 Professional |
front 11 Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patients family | back 11 Therapeutic |
front 12 Which example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as a negative attitude from a team member? | back 12 Tightly folded arms |
front 13 According the the AST position statement on teamwork , which type of environment contributes most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes? | back 13 Collaborative |
front 14 Which term describes the surgical technologists foundational commitment to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment, and attention to the highest level of surgical patient care? | back 14 Surgical conscience |
front 15 Which term describes a physician group owned hospital? | back 15 Proprietary |
front 16 Which acronym represents an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services? | back 16 HMO |
front 17 Surgical technologists and other allied health professionals in perioperative services usually work under the direction of which hospital administrative director? | back 17 Director of nursing |
front 18 What type of professional would have DO or DPM after his or her name? | back 18 Doctor |
front 19 Through which hospital department or committee would the certified surgical first assistant submit a request for privilages to work in the operating room? | back 19 Medical Staff |
front 20 Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive checks? | back 20 Biomedical engineering |
front 21 What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? | back 21 Diagnosis related groups |
front 22 Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates? | back 22 AST |
front 23 Which of the following membership organizations would the circulating RN in the operating room likely join as a member? | back 23 AORN |
front 24 The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization? | back 24 NBSTSA |
front 25 The hospitals infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious diseases to which government agency? | back 25 CDC |
front 26 Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker injuries? | back 26 OSHA |
front 27 Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that developed standards for and accredits Heath care organizations in the United States? | back 27 The joint Commision |
front 28 A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to taken out of device and any patient injury reported to which if the following agencies? | back 28 FDA |
front 29 Who was the pioneer of medicine and surgery that first developed techniques for surgical antisepsis? | back 29 Lister |
front 30 Which specialist would likely have provakeges to surgically treat diseases of the rest, hepatobiary and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland? | back 30 General surgeon |
front 31 Which national membership organizations House of delegates proposed the creation of the Association of Operating room Technicians (AORT) in 1969? | back 31 ACS |
front 32 What do conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to continuing education represent for a CST | back 32 Professional traits |
front 33 Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to a surgical patient | back 33 Restraints are used on a patient who threatens to leave |
front 34 Which of the following legal doctrines would most likely apply in the case of a wrong site surgery or retained foreign body? | back 34 Res ipsa loquitur |
front 35 What is the term that describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member might answer questions under oath? | back 35 Deposition |
front 36 Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional? | back 36 Foreign bodies left in patient |
front 37 A special consent form would be required for what situation during a hospital stay | back 37 Surgical procedure |
front 38 Which memeber of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a written informed surgical cinsent from a Patient ? | back 38 Surgeon |
front 39 What is not a component of the patients medical record? | back 39 Surgeons preference card |
front 40 In 2004 which of the following agencies created the "DO not use" abbreviation list? | back 40 the joint commision |
front 41 Which of the following surgical patients would be legally authorized to sign an informed surgical consent based on medical practice acts and state law? | back 41 An emancipated 16-year old minor |
front 42 Which of the following pertains to a patients wishes about medical treatment and self-determination in the event of incapacitation or inability to speak? | back 42 Advance directive |
front 43 What does it carry the force of state or national legal enforcement? | back 43 Implementation of the neutral zone |