SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to? - ANSWER consistent communication Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? - ANSWER Radiologist A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating standards of surgical education and practice is the? - ANSWER American College of Surgeons The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health care organiations is the? - ANSWER The Joint Commission What is a proper job description? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Circulator and ST in circulating role When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? - ANSWER Dec 1970 Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? - ANSWER administration, maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical records The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity - ANSWER National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? - ANSWER Scrub tech or STSR Accreditation is a term that applies to? - ANSWER Programs Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? - ANSWER Board of Trustees A CRNA is part of what OR group - ANSWER non sterile anesthesia dept SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 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? - ANSWER insurance Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency - ANSWER CMS The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? - ANSWER World Health Organization What entity accredits surgical technology programs? - ANSWER Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? - ANSWER competencies What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care providers? - ANSWER professional What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the patient's family? - ANSWER therapeutic According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? - ANSWER communication A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is known as which type of hospital? - ANSWER Proprietary What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased responsibility - ANSWER Clinical Ladder What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services - ANSWER Health Maintenance Organization What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? - ANSWER HMO What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized health care personnel - ANSWER Medical Staff Committee What department provides sterotactic services? - ANSWER Diagnostic Imaging What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? - ANSWER Risk Management What department provides preventive measures against infection? - ANSWER Infection control What department repairs broken equipment? - ANSWER Maintenance/Biomed What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital - ANSWER Purchasing/central services What department maintains and verifies all patient records - ANSWER Medical Records What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? - ANSWER Physical or Occupational therapy Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets national standarts? - ANSWER ARC-ST Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? - ANSWER Emergent Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known as? - ANSWER Urgent A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? - ANSWER Elective A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? - ANSWER nonmalignant neoplasm What is a malignant neoplasm? - ANSWER colon cancer, giloblastoma, cancerous growth According to Maslow's hierarchy, what are the most basic needs - ANSWER Physiological, biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? - ANSWER Cognitive, social, and physical What consideration may be more relevant to the elderly patient than to an adolescent? - ANSWER pre-op planning, arthritis, decrease emotion, patient skin condition When positioning the elderly patient, the team must be especially aware of ? - ANSWER fragile skin, restricted movement, joints, arthritis What are the common physiological factors in the elderly? - ANSWER Decreased cardiac and respiratory function If adult response is the norm, pediatric patients must be observed for what response? - ANSWER Paradoxical (opposite) What is the term given to a genetic malformation known commonly as a cleft lip? - ANSWER cheiloschisis An example of a non malignant neoplasm is? - ANSWER uterine fibroid According to the text, which two broad factors apply to a patient's reaction to health, illness, and hospitilization? - ANSWER adaptation and stress Roy states that health involves becoming an integrated and __ person? - ANSWER Whole When an injury or illness takes place, certain stressers affect the patient physically and mentally. An adolescent patient is very conscious about their? - ANSWER body and privacy When an illness takes place, certain stressors affect the patient physically and mentally. Adult patients are worried about? - ANSWER death, infirmity, family, paying bills, job security.