Chapter 1-3 Surgical Tech. UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
ABHES - CORRECT ANSWER - Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that offers accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - CORRECT ANSWER - American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization
that est. educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - CORRECT ANSWER - A profession that follows the principles of
medicine and nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of Operating
Room Nurses.
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER - American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient
populations.
ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER - Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality
standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical first assisting.
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER - American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - CORRECT ANSWER - The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role
of the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet care,
safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered perioperative nurse
in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
, AST - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient
care and the profession
CAAHEP - CORRECT ANSWER - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - CORRECT ANSWER - Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has
achived minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by graduation from
an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does not confer legal status
Continuing education - CORRECT ANSWER - More formally called professional
development. It demonstrates an ongoing learning process in an individuals' profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a professional organization. Credits are
earned by attending lectures and in-service presentationsor by study and examination. Usally
only peer-reveiwed professional literature qualifies for CE credits.
CST - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified surgical technologist. A st who has sucessfully passed
cretified exam given by the NBSTSA
CST-CFA - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistat. A
surgical technologist with advanced training who has successfully passed the certification exam
for surgical first assistant and is credentialed by NBSTSA
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional status, granted by state government, that
defines the limits of practice and regulates those who hols a licences
National Certitfying Examanation for Surgical Technologist - CORRECT ANSWER - A
comprehensive written examanation required for offical certification by the Association of
Surgical Technologist, developed by NBSTSA
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
ABHES - CORRECT ANSWER - Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that offers accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - CORRECT ANSWER - American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization
that est. educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - CORRECT ANSWER - A profession that follows the principles of
medicine and nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of Operating
Room Nurses.
AMA - CORRECT ANSWER - American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient
populations.
ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER - Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality
standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical first assisting.
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER - American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - CORRECT ANSWER - The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role
of the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet care,
safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered perioperative nurse
in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
, AST - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient
care and the profession
CAAHEP - CORRECT ANSWER - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - CORRECT ANSWER - Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has
achived minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by graduation from
an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does not confer legal status
Continuing education - CORRECT ANSWER - More formally called professional
development. It demonstrates an ongoing learning process in an individuals' profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a professional organization. Credits are
earned by attending lectures and in-service presentationsor by study and examination. Usally
only peer-reveiwed professional literature qualifies for CE credits.
CST - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified surgical technologist. A st who has sucessfully passed
cretified exam given by the NBSTSA
CST-CFA - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistat. A
surgical technologist with advanced training who has successfully passed the certification exam
for surgical first assistant and is credentialed by NBSTSA
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional status, granted by state government, that
defines the limits of practice and regulates those who hols a licences
National Certitfying Examanation for Surgical Technologist - CORRECT ANSWER - A
comprehensive written examanation required for offical certification by the Association of
Surgical Technologist, developed by NBSTSA
