Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
implement methods of tracking devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field after
the procedure would be a: - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - CORRECT ANSWER - An incident report
Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub suit and a hair
cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Semi-restricted area
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-saving surgery but
no relative can be reached? - CORRECT ANSWER - no outside consent is necessary
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - CORRECT ANSWER - JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - Each individual is responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: - CORRECT ANSWER - ARC-STSA
,Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach to
the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scoville
Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of patient care.
The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards posed to a patient and
personnel is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk Management
What is negligence: - CORRECT ANSWER - Omission of an act.
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
Surgical techs gain both the knowledge and skills to work within their scope of practice.
Healthcare facilities provide advancement by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - CORRECT
ANSWER - hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not transport and inform the surgeon
Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - CORRECT ANSWER - pharynx and
larynx
, Which of the following legal claims could a patient make against a hospital employee who has
overheard telling another employee in the cafeteria what surgery the patient had that morning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - invasion of privacy
Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
CORRECT ANSWER - After the patient has left the room because if anything were to
happen, the sterile field is still established.
First sign and sympton of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER - fever
A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through the
inguinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWER - indirect inguinal hernia
Which of the following refers to the general standards and policies that a surgical tech will be
expected to adhere to specific to the hospital where he/she is working at: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Institutional policy
The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Monopolar
pencil
A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Health Insurance portability and accountability act
The first count is performed when: - CORRECT ANSWER - All the items are on the table
True or false: Are corridors considered semi-restricted areas in the OR? - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Protamine is used in surgery to reverse the effects of which medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heparin
Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
implement methods of tracking devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field after
the procedure would be a: - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - CORRECT ANSWER - An incident report
Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub suit and a hair
cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Semi-restricted area
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-saving surgery but
no relative can be reached? - CORRECT ANSWER - no outside consent is necessary
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - CORRECT ANSWER - JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - Each individual is responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: - CORRECT ANSWER - ARC-STSA
,Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach to
the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scoville
Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of patient care.
The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards posed to a patient and
personnel is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk Management
What is negligence: - CORRECT ANSWER - Omission of an act.
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
Surgical techs gain both the knowledge and skills to work within their scope of practice.
Healthcare facilities provide advancement by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - CORRECT
ANSWER - hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not transport and inform the surgeon
Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - CORRECT ANSWER - pharynx and
larynx
, Which of the following legal claims could a patient make against a hospital employee who has
overheard telling another employee in the cafeteria what surgery the patient had that morning? -
CORRECT ANSWER - invasion of privacy
Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
CORRECT ANSWER - After the patient has left the room because if anything were to
happen, the sterile field is still established.
First sign and sympton of infection? - CORRECT ANSWER - fever
A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through the
inguinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWER - indirect inguinal hernia
Which of the following refers to the general standards and policies that a surgical tech will be
expected to adhere to specific to the hospital where he/she is working at: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Institutional policy
The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Monopolar
pencil
A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Health Insurance portability and accountability act
The first count is performed when: - CORRECT ANSWER - All the items are on the table
True or false: Are corridors considered semi-restricted areas in the OR? - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
Protamine is used in surgery to reverse the effects of which medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heparin
