SUR 102 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Surgery is performed by - Answer -teams of health professionals
The initiating step of the operative procedure and the terminal step of the operative
procedure - Answer -intraoperative
Action that occurs prior to the initiating step of the operative procedure - Answer -
preoperative
Action following the inoperative phase - Answer -postoperative
Surgical pathology that requires treatment within a relatively short period of time -
Answer -Urgent
A pathology that threatens life or limb and requires immediate surgical intervention -
Answer -Emergent
Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed in order to preserve life or
function - Answer -Optional
Surgical intervention that does not performed immediately or within a short period of
time - Answer -Elective
Which surgical team member would be responsible for separating instruments and
disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - Answer -CST
A certified surgical first assistant (CSFA) would submit a request for privileges to work in
the operating room through the - Answer -Medical Staff Committee
Set of responsibilities or expected results associated with a job; descriptions are broad
in scope - Answer -Role
Hierarchical layers of hospital administrative departments, services, directors, and
trustees - Answer -Organizational Structure
Pathway or program of upward movement to positions of increased responsibility within
an organization - Answer -Career ladder
Title, requirements for employment, nature of position, duties, accountability for actions
- Answer -Job description
Overview of career objectives, qualifications, experience, education and skills; used as
reference in employment search - Answer -Resume
Surgery is performed by - Answer -teams of health professionals
The initiating step of the operative procedure and the terminal step of the operative
procedure - Answer -intraoperative
Action that occurs prior to the initiating step of the operative procedure - Answer -
preoperative
Action following the inoperative phase - Answer -postoperative
Surgical pathology that requires treatment within a relatively short period of time -
Answer -Urgent
A pathology that threatens life or limb and requires immediate surgical intervention -
Answer -Emergent
Surgical intervention that does not have to be performed in order to preserve life or
function - Answer -Optional
Surgical intervention that does not performed immediately or within a short period of
time - Answer -Elective
Which surgical team member would be responsible for separating instruments and
disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - Answer -CST
A certified surgical first assistant (CSFA) would submit a request for privileges to work in
the operating room through the - Answer -Medical Staff Committee
Set of responsibilities or expected results associated with a job; descriptions are broad
in scope - Answer -Role
Hierarchical layers of hospital administrative departments, services, directors, and
trustees - Answer -Organizational Structure
Pathway or program of upward movement to positions of increased responsibility within
an organization - Answer -Career ladder
Title, requirements for employment, nature of position, duties, accountability for actions
- Answer -Job description
Overview of career objectives, qualifications, experience, education and skills; used as
reference in employment search - Answer -Resume
