SURGICAL TECH STUDY GUIDE FOR CST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SURGICAL TECH STUDY GUIDE
FOR CST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Whatvbisvbanvbexamplevbofvbthevbinteractionvbbetweenvbpersonalvbandvbprofessiona
lvblife?vb-vbanswer--
ThevbnaturevbofvbthevbORvbresultsvbinvbsomevbisolationvbfromvbthevbgeneralvbpublic

Patientvbsafetyvbandvbhospitalvbefficiencyvbandvbeffectivenessvbarevbrelatedvbto?vb-
vbanswer--consistentvbcommunication



Whatvbtasksvbbelongsvbtovbthevbmedicalvbrecordsvbdepartment?vb-vbanswer--
maintainsvbandvbverifiesvballvbpatientvbrecords,vbtrascriptionvbofvbhistoryvbandvbphsy
ical,vbrequiresvbpropervbsignature,vbmayvbprovidevbpastvbmedicalvbrecordsvbwhenvb
needed

Preoperativevbdiagnosticvbstudiesvbarevbperformedvbbyvbthe?vb-vbanswer--
Radiologist

Avbprofessionalvborganizationvbdedicatedvbtovbthevbimprovementvbofvbsurgicalvbcar
evbbyvbelevatingvbstandardsvbofvbsurgicalvbeducationvbandvbpracticevbisvbthe?vb-
vbanswer--AmericanvbCollegevbofvbSurgeons



Thevbnon-
profitvborganizationvbthatvbdevelopsvbstandardsvbandvbperformancevbcriteriavbforvbh
ealthvbcarevborganiationsvbisvbthe?vb-vbanswer--ThevbJointvbCommission

Whatvbisvbavbpropervbjobvbdescription?vb-vbanswer--
Providesvbavbjobvbtitle,vbdefinition,vbspecifiedvbrequirements,vbdutiesvbandvbtasks,vb
andvbdesignationvbofvbonesvbimmediatevbsupervisor

WhichvbORvbteamvbmembervbisvbresponsiblevbforvbopeningvbsterilevbsuppliesvbontov
bthevbfieldvbDURINGvbavbsurgicalvbprocedure?vb-vbanswer--

CirculatorvbandvbSTvbinvbcirculatingvbrole

Surgicalvbtechnologistsvbarevbemployedvbmostvboftenvbinvbwhichvbarevbofvbthevbhos
pital?vb-vbanswer--Surgeryvbdepartment

Whenvbwasvbthevbfirstvbnationalvbcertifyingvbexamvbforvbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvb
offered?vb-vbanswer--Decvb1970

Indirectvbpatientvbcarevbisvbprovidedvbbyvbwhichvbdepartments?vb-vbanswer--
administration,vbmaintenance,vbhousekeeping,vbfoodvbservices,vbpurchasing/
centralvbservices,vbmedicalvbrecords

,Thevbcertificationvbexamvbforvbsurgicalvbtechsvbisvbgivenvbbyvbwhatvbentityvb-
vbanswer--

NationalvbBoardvbofvbSurgicalvbTechnologistsvbandvbSurgicalvbAssistants

Thevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbservingvbinvbthevbtraditionalvbrolevbisvbcalledvbthe?vb-
vbanswer--ScrubvbtechvborvbSTSR



Accreditationvbisvbavbtermvbthatvbappliesvbto?vb-vbanswer--Programs

Hospitalvbphilosophyvbandvbpolicyvbarevbusuallyvbdeterminedvbbyvbthevb?vb-
vbanswer--BoardvbofvbTrustees



AvbCRNAvbisvbpartvbofvbwhatvbORvbgroupvb-vbanswer--
nonvbsterilevbanesthesiavbdept

Avbcontractualvbrelatinshipvbandvbmutualvbbenefitvbthatvbexistvbwhenvbonevbpartyvbor
vbentityvbagreesvbtovbpayvbanothervbforvbavbspecifiedvblossvborvbconditionvbisvbknownv

bas?vb-vbanswer--insurance



Medicarevbisvbavbprogramvbadministeredvbbyvbthevbfederalvbgovernmentvbthroughvb
whichvbagencyvb-vbanswer--CMS

Thevb__vbisvbavbdivisionvbofvbthevbUnitedvbNationsvbthatvbpromotesvbhealthvbactivites
vbworldwide?vb-vbanswer--WorldvbHealthvbOrganization



Whatvbentityvbaccreditsvbsurgicalvbtechnologyvbprograms?vb-vbanswer--
CommissionvbAccreditationvbofvbAlliedvbHealthvbEducationvbPrograms

Avbgeneralvbdescriptionvbofvbthevbabilitiesvbneededvbtovbperformvbavbjobvbisvbknownvb
as?vb-vbanswer--competencies

Whatvbtermvbdefinesvbthevbrelationshipvbamongvbcoworker,vbsurgeon,vbandvbothervb
healthvbcarevbproviders?vb-vbanswer--professional

Whatvbtermvbdefinesvbthevbrelationshipvbamongvbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologist,vbthevb
patient,vbandvbthevbpatient'svbfamily?vb-vbanswer--therapeutic

Accordingvbtovbthevbtext,vbwhichvbfactorvbisvbavbkeyvbcomponentvbinvbdevelopingvbrel
ationships?vb-vbanswer--communication

Accordingvbtovbthevbtext,vbwhatvbisvbkeyvbtovbteamworkvbamongvbhealthvbcarevbprovi
ders?vb-vbanswer--communication

Nonverbalvbcommunicationvbinvolvesvbseveralvbcomponents.vbWhatvbtermvbdefine
svbthevbfollowing:vbbevbopen-mindedvbandvbobjectivevb-vbanswer--receptive

Avbhospitalvbthatvbisvbownedvbbyvbanvbindividualvborvbcorporationvbinvbordervbtovbmak
evbavbprofitvbisvbknownvbasvbwhichvbtypevbofvbhospital?vb-vbanswer--Proprietary

,Whatvbprogramvballowsvbforvbavbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbtovbascendvbtovbpositionsvbo
fvbincreasedvbresponsibilityvb-vbanswer--ClinicalvbLadder

Whatvborganizationvbactsvbbothvbasvbanvbinsurervbandvbavbprovidervbofvbmedicalvbse
rvicesvb-vbanswer--HealthvbMaintenancevbOrganization

Whatvbhealthvbcarevborganizationvbrequiresvbavbprimaryvbcarevbphysicianvbforvballvbr
eferrals?vb-vbanswer--HMO

Whatvbhospitalvbcommitteevbverifiesvbthevbcredentialsvbofvbthevbphysiciansvbandvbs
pecializedvbhealthvbcarevbpersonnelvb-vbanswer--MedicalvbStaffvbCommittee

Thevbcredentialvbheldvbbyvbavbnursevbwithvbseveralvbyearsvbexperiencevbinvbcriticalvb
nursingvbandvbspecialtyvbtrainingvbinvbanesthesiavbisvb?vb-vbanswer--CRNA

Whatvbdepartmentvbprovidesvbsterotacticvbservices?vb-vbanswer--
DiagnosticvbImaging

Whatvbdepartmentvbprovidesvbbloodvbreplacementvbservices?vb-vbanswer--
MedicalvbLaboratory

Whatvbdepartmentvbidentifiesvbpatientvbhazardsvbandvbdevelopsvbsolutions?vb-
vbanswer--RiskvbManagement



Whatvbdepartmentvbprovidesvbinformedvbconsent?vb-vbanswer--
NursingvbCarevbUnits

Whatvbdepartmentvbprovidesvbpreventivevbmeasuresvbagainstvbinfection?vb-
vbanswer--Infectionvbcontrol



Whatvbdepartmentvbrepairsvbbrokenvbequipment?vb-vbanswer--Maintenance/
Biomed

Whatvbdepartmentvboverseesvbthevbsterilizationvbneedsvbofvbthevbhospitalvb-
vbanswer--Purchasing/central vbservices



Whatvbdepartmentvbmaintainsvbandvbverifiesvballvbpatientvbrecordsvb-vbanswer--
MedicalvbRecords

Whatvbdepartmentvbprovidesvbrehabilitationvbforvbthevbpost-opvbpatient?vb-
vbanswer--PhysicalvborvbOccupationalvbtherapy



Whichvbentityvbisvbresponsiblevbforvbverifyingvbthatvbthevbschoolvbattendedvbbyvbthevb
STvbmeetsvbnationalvbstandarts?vb-vbanswer--ARC-ST

Surgicalvbpathologyvbtreatingvblifevborvblimbvbisvbdefinedvbasvbwhichvbtypevbofvbsurge
ry?vb-vbanswer--Emergent

Surgicalvbpathologyvbrequiringvbtreatmentvbwithinvbavbrelativelyvbshortvbperiodvbofvbt
imevbisvbknownvbas?vb-vbanswer--Urgent

, Avbscheduledvbkneevbarthroscopyvbisvbclassifiedvbasvbwhichvbtypevbofvbsurgery?vb-
vbanswer--Elective



GivenvbthevbfocusedvbandvbtechnicalvbtasksvbofvbthevbOR,vbthevbteamvbmustvbstruggl
evbagainstvbthevbtendencyvbto?vb-vbanswer--
Losevbsightvbofvbthevbtotalvbpersonvbasvbavbwhole

Thevbneedsvborvbactivitiesvbrelatedvbtovbone'svbidentificationvborvbinteractionvbwithvb
anothervbindividualvborvbgorupvbformsvbwhichvbcomponentvbofvbthevbhumanvbbeingvb
-vbanswer--Socialvbneed

Avbuterinevbfibroidvbisvbanvbexamplevbofvbwhatvbtypevbofvbfactorvbcausingvbsurgicalvbi
ntervention?vb-vbanswer--nonmalignantvbneoplasm

Whatvbisvbavbmalignantvbneoplasm?vb-vbanswer--
colonvbcancer,vbgiloblastoma,vbcancerousvbgrowth

AccordingvbtovbMaslow'svbhierarchy,vbwhatvbarevbthevbmostvbbasicvbneedsvb-
vbanswer--

Physiological,vbbiologicalvbneeds,vbwater,vbo2,vbfood,vbandvbtemp.vbregulation

Allvbdevelopmentalvbtheoriesvbmustvbaccountvbforvbchangesvbinvbwhatvbdomain?vb-
vbanswer--Cognitive,vbsocial,vbandvbphysical



Onevbofvbthevbadvantagesvbtovbthevblife-stagevbapproachvbisvbthatvbit?vb-vbanswer--
isvbpracticalvbandvbdoesntvbrequirevbadvancedvblevelsvbofvbeducationvbtovbapply

Ifvbavbpatientvbasksvbwhatvbyouvbdo,vbyouvbshould?vb-vbanswer--
explainvbhonestlyvbinvbsimplevbterms

Whatvbconsiderationvbmayvbbevbmorevbrelevantvbtovbthevbelderlyvbpatientvbthanvbtovb
anvbadolescent?vb-vbanswer--pre-
opvbplanning,vbarthritis,vbdecreasevbemotion,vbpatientvbskinvbcondition

Whenvbpositioningvbthevbelderlyvbpatient,vbthevbteamvbmustvbbevbespeciallyvbawarev
bofvb?vb-vbanswer--fragilevbskin,vbrestrictedvbmovement,vbjoints,vbarthritis



Whatvbarevbthevbcommonvbphysiologicalvbfactorsvbinvbthevbelderly?vb-vbanswer--
Decreasedvbcardiacvbandvbrespiratoryvbfunction

Ifvbadultvbresponsevbisvbthevbnorm,vbpediatricvbpatientsvbmustvbbevbobservedvbforvbw
hatvbresponse?vb-vbanswer--Paradoxicalvb(opposite)

Severalvbcomponentsvbmakevbupvbanvbindividual.vbAnyvbneedvborvbactivityvbrelatedv
btovbgenetics,vbphysiology,vborvbanatomyvbisvbtermedvbavb__vbneed?vb-vbanswer--

physical

Anyvbneedvborvbactivityvbrelatedvbtovbthevbidentificationvbandvbunderstandingvbofvbon
eselfvbisvbtermedvbavb__vbneed?vb-vbanswer--Psychologicalvbneed