SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PRACTICE EXAM Prep A+
Grade 2026/2027
,Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to?
consistent communication
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the?
Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the?
American College of Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health care
organiations is the?
The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description?
Provides a job title, definition, specified requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones
immediate supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field DURING a
surgical procedure?
Circulator and ST in circulating role
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered?
Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments?
administration, maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical
records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity
National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the?
Scrub tech or STSR
,Accreditation is a term that applies to?
Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ?
Board of Trustees
A CRNA is part of what OR group
non sterile anesthesia dept
A contractual relatinship and mutual benefit that exist when one party or entity agrees to pay
another for a specified loss or condition is known as?
insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency
CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide?
World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs?
Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as?
competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care providers?
professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family?
therapeutic
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers?
, communication
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is known as
which type of hospital?
Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility
Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services
Health Maintenance Organization
What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals?
HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized health care
personnel
Medical Staff Committee
What department provides sterotactic services?
Diagnostic Imaging
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions?
Risk Management
What department provides preventive measures against infection?
Infection control
What department repairs broken equipment?
Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital
Purchasing/central services
PRACTICE EXAM Prep A+
Grade 2026/2027
,Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to?
consistent communication
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the?
Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the?
American College of Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health care
organiations is the?
The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description?
Provides a job title, definition, specified requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones
immediate supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field DURING a
surgical procedure?
Circulator and ST in circulating role
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered?
Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments?
administration, maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical
records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity
National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the?
Scrub tech or STSR
,Accreditation is a term that applies to?
Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ?
Board of Trustees
A CRNA is part of what OR group
non sterile anesthesia dept
A contractual relatinship and mutual benefit that exist when one party or entity agrees to pay
another for a specified loss or condition is known as?
insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency
CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide?
World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs?
Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as?
competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care providers?
professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family?
therapeutic
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers?
, communication
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is known as
which type of hospital?
Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility
Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services
Health Maintenance Organization
What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals?
HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized health care
personnel
Medical Staff Committee
What department provides sterotactic services?
Diagnostic Imaging
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions?
Risk Management
What department provides preventive measures against infection?
Infection control
What department repairs broken equipment?
Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital
Purchasing/central services
