Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions (Week 1)
Orientation Questions And Answers
Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be
performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus repair?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern anatomy and
changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
d. Vesalius d. Vesalius
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
,Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions (Week 1)
Orientation Questions And Answers
c. 4
d. 5 b. 3
Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining
the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post anesthesia care unit
(PACU)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments
and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
b. CRNFA
c. CSFA
d. CST d. CST
, Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions (Week 1)
Orientation Questions And Answers
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA d. NBSTSA
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as providing aid
in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe
operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
b. ambulatory surgery center
Orientation Questions And Answers
Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be
performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus repair?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern anatomy and
changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
d. Vesalius d. Vesalius
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
,Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions (Week 1)
Orientation Questions And Answers
c. 4
d. 5 b. 3
Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining
the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post anesthesia care unit
(PACU)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments
and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
b. CRNFA
c. CSFA
d. CST d. CST
, Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions (Week 1)
Orientation Questions And Answers
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA d. NBSTSA
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as providing aid
in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe
operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
b. ambulatory surgery center
