SURGICAL TECH - SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY TEST 1
ABHES - CORRECT ANSWER-Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; also grants
accreditation to medical assisting programs
CAAHEP - CORRECT ANSWER-Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER-Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The professional
organization for surgical nurses; originally known as the Association of Operating Room
Nurses.
ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER-Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. Ensures quality standards for just those two professions.
Assistant Circulator - CORRECT ANSWER-The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of
the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to
patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts. A registered
perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - CORRECT ANSWER-Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional association
for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care
and the profession.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has
achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skill. Different than licensure
Continuing Education - CORRECT ANSWER-"professional development" an ongoing learning
process in an individuals profession. AST publishes articles that you can take tests on and
receive credit and you can attend conferences as well.
ABHES - CORRECT ANSWER-Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; also grants
accreditation to medical assisting programs
CAAHEP - CORRECT ANSWER-Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER-Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The professional
organization for surgical nurses; originally known as the Association of Operating Room
Nurses.
ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER-Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. Ensures quality standards for just those two professions.
Assistant Circulator - CORRECT ANSWER-The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of
the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to
patient care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts. A registered
perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - CORRECT ANSWER-Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional association
for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care
and the profession.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has
achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skill. Different than licensure
Continuing Education - CORRECT ANSWER-"professional development" an ongoing learning
process in an individuals profession. AST publishes articles that you can take tests on and
receive credit and you can attend conferences as well.
