Surg Tech Exam 1 Exam Questions With Complete Answers.

CST - Certified Surgical Technologist ARON - Association of Operating Room Nurses NBSTSA - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Asisting CSFA - Certified Surgical First Assistant AST - Association of Surgical Technologists NCCA - National Commission for Certifying Agencies ACS - American College of Surgeons ARC-ST - Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology CAAHEP - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs AMA - American Medical Association AHA - American Hospital Association NHA - National Healthcare Association CORST - Certified Operating Room and Surgical TechnicianPPE - Personal Protective Equipment Supine - Patient lies on their back, body parallel Trendelenburg - Patient lies on back(supine) with head of bed inclined backwards; knees are over lower break in table Reverse Trendelenburg - Supine, but table is tilted so head is higher Fowler's - patient lies on back, with buttocks at the flex in the table and knees over the lower break Fowler's sitting - Fowler's position but torso is upright Lithotomy - Patient is on back with foot section of table lowered to a right angle; knees are flexed and legs are placed on stirrups Prone - Patient lies on abdomen with chest rolls under achillea and sides of chest to facilitate respirations Kraske - (jackknife) prone with hips over the break of table; legs lowered 90* and head downward Lateral - First supine, then turned to unaffected side