Surgical Technology Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Match each scenario to the right surgical pathology/ intervention (Urgent, Emergent,
Optional, Elective)
1. Surgical pathology threatening life or limb within a relatively short time
2.Surgical intervention that does not need to be performed to preserve life and limb.
3.Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short
period of time
4.Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short time - Correct Answers
-1. Emergent
2. Optional
3. Elective
4. Urgent
Match the surgical intervention class with the operation
1. Ruptured Aneurysm
2. Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy
3. Cholecystectomy
4. Augmentation Mammoplasty (Many plastic procedures) - Correct Answers -1.
Emergent
2. Urgent
3. Elective
4. Optional
The individual considered the "Father of Medicine" was
a. Florence Nightengale
b. Robert Koch
c. Hippocrates
d. Claudius Galen - Correct Answers -C
The process of transferring responsibility for an activity from a licensed person to a
nonlicensed person, with the person initiating the transfer retaining accountability for the
outcome of the activity, is known as _________________________.
,a. assignment
b. a dependent task
c. delegation
d. an independent task - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following team members may function in the role as surgeon's assistant?
a. Circulating Nurse
b. Physician Assistant (PA)
c. Anesthesiologist
d. CST - Correct Answers -B
Which member of the surgical team dons sterile apparel?
a. Patient
b. Anesthesiologist
c. Surgical Technologist
d. Circulator - Correct Answers -C
The nonprofit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for
healthcare organizations is the ________________.
a. Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
b. American College of Surgeons
c. Association of Surgical Technologists
d. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following organizations sets the standards and guidelines for operating
rooms?
a. AORN
b. NBSTSA
c. ARC-STSA
d. AST - Correct Answers -A
Which of the following organizations grants the credential of "Certified" when a Surgical
Technologist takes and passes a national exam?
a. NBSTSA
b. NBSTSA
c. AST
d. ARC-STSA - Correct Answers -A
Which operating room team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the
sterile field during a surgical procedure?
,a. surgical technologist in the scrub role
b. surgeon
c. circulator
d. anesthesiologist - Correct Answers -C
List three types of healthcare facilities:
a. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit (Proprietary) Hospitals,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
b. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, Emergency Centers
c. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, Ambulance Centered Care
d. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, - Correct Answers -A
Standards of care which included sanitation, lighting and warmth were established by:
a. Hippocrates
b. Claudius Galen
c. Florence Nightengale
d. Robert Koch - Correct Answers -C
Accountability is defined as a/an:
a. obligation
b. evaluation
c. threat
d. disclosure - Correct Answers -A
Surgical Technology programs are accreditation through _________________.
a. AORN
b. NBSTSA
c. OSHA
d. CAAHEP - Correct Answers -D
If a patient asks what you do, you should ______________________.
a. ask why he/she is asking
b. explain in simple factual language
c. ignore the question since the patient will not understand the answer
d. explain in detail - Correct Answers -B
When Surgical Technologists apply knowledge and experience gained in the past to
solve a current problem, they are using a process known as
___________________________.
, a. aggression
b. regression
c. critical thinking
d. prioritizing - Correct Answers -C
The __________________patient is one who requires surgery but has one or more
comorbid diseases that endanger the outcome of the surgery.
a. trauma
b. impaired
c. high-risk
d. obese - Correct Answers -C
Maslow's hierarchy is a model for meeting _____________ and is used as a reference
point for patient care.
a. human needs
b. the surgeon's needs
c. the sterile team's needs
d. the patient's family member's needs - Correct Answers -A
Pain is demonstrated by ____________________ changes and by body language.
Respect for the patient's pain during preoperative preparations is essential to patient-
centered care.
a. psychological
b. physiologic
c. environmental
d. emotional - Correct Answers -B
This individual's drawing of the human heart was used until the 16th century. He is
referred to as the "Father of Experimental Physiology".
a. William DeBakey
b. Hippocrates
c. Claudius Galen
d. Ignas Semmelweis - Correct Answers -C
A public announcement that communicates the moral or ethical basis on which the
hospital was created and its beliefs about how health care should be delivered is called
a/an __________________________.
a. organizational chart
b. policy or procedure
c. mission statement
d. advance directive - Correct Answers -C
Questions and Answers
Match each scenario to the right surgical pathology/ intervention (Urgent, Emergent,
Optional, Elective)
1. Surgical pathology threatening life or limb within a relatively short time
2.Surgical intervention that does not need to be performed to preserve life and limb.
3.Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short
period of time
4.Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short time - Correct Answers
-1. Emergent
2. Optional
3. Elective
4. Urgent
Match the surgical intervention class with the operation
1. Ruptured Aneurysm
2. Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy
3. Cholecystectomy
4. Augmentation Mammoplasty (Many plastic procedures) - Correct Answers -1.
Emergent
2. Urgent
3. Elective
4. Optional
The individual considered the "Father of Medicine" was
a. Florence Nightengale
b. Robert Koch
c. Hippocrates
d. Claudius Galen - Correct Answers -C
The process of transferring responsibility for an activity from a licensed person to a
nonlicensed person, with the person initiating the transfer retaining accountability for the
outcome of the activity, is known as _________________________.
,a. assignment
b. a dependent task
c. delegation
d. an independent task - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following team members may function in the role as surgeon's assistant?
a. Circulating Nurse
b. Physician Assistant (PA)
c. Anesthesiologist
d. CST - Correct Answers -B
Which member of the surgical team dons sterile apparel?
a. Patient
b. Anesthesiologist
c. Surgical Technologist
d. Circulator - Correct Answers -C
The nonprofit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for
healthcare organizations is the ________________.
a. Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
b. American College of Surgeons
c. Association of Surgical Technologists
d. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following organizations sets the standards and guidelines for operating
rooms?
a. AORN
b. NBSTSA
c. ARC-STSA
d. AST - Correct Answers -A
Which of the following organizations grants the credential of "Certified" when a Surgical
Technologist takes and passes a national exam?
a. NBSTSA
b. NBSTSA
c. AST
d. ARC-STSA - Correct Answers -A
Which operating room team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the
sterile field during a surgical procedure?
,a. surgical technologist in the scrub role
b. surgeon
c. circulator
d. anesthesiologist - Correct Answers -C
List three types of healthcare facilities:
a. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit (Proprietary) Hospitals,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
b. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, Emergency Centers
c. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, Ambulance Centered Care
d. Nonprofit Hospitals, For Profit Hospitals, - Correct Answers -A
Standards of care which included sanitation, lighting and warmth were established by:
a. Hippocrates
b. Claudius Galen
c. Florence Nightengale
d. Robert Koch - Correct Answers -C
Accountability is defined as a/an:
a. obligation
b. evaluation
c. threat
d. disclosure - Correct Answers -A
Surgical Technology programs are accreditation through _________________.
a. AORN
b. NBSTSA
c. OSHA
d. CAAHEP - Correct Answers -D
If a patient asks what you do, you should ______________________.
a. ask why he/she is asking
b. explain in simple factual language
c. ignore the question since the patient will not understand the answer
d. explain in detail - Correct Answers -B
When Surgical Technologists apply knowledge and experience gained in the past to
solve a current problem, they are using a process known as
___________________________.
, a. aggression
b. regression
c. critical thinking
d. prioritizing - Correct Answers -C
The __________________patient is one who requires surgery but has one or more
comorbid diseases that endanger the outcome of the surgery.
a. trauma
b. impaired
c. high-risk
d. obese - Correct Answers -C
Maslow's hierarchy is a model for meeting _____________ and is used as a reference
point for patient care.
a. human needs
b. the surgeon's needs
c. the sterile team's needs
d. the patient's family member's needs - Correct Answers -A
Pain is demonstrated by ____________________ changes and by body language.
Respect for the patient's pain during preoperative preparations is essential to patient-
centered care.
a. psychological
b. physiologic
c. environmental
d. emotional - Correct Answers -B
This individual's drawing of the human heart was used until the 16th century. He is
referred to as the "Father of Experimental Physiology".
a. William DeBakey
b. Hippocrates
c. Claudius Galen
d. Ignas Semmelweis - Correct Answers -C
A public announcement that communicates the moral or ethical basis on which the
hospital was created and its beliefs about how health care should be delivered is called
a/an __________________________.
a. organizational chart
b. policy or procedure
c. mission statement
d. advance directive - Correct Answers -C
