Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist – 6th Edition (AST) | Complete Test
Bank with Answers
**1. Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?**
A. Central Sterile Processing
B. Biomedical Engineering
C. Environmental Services
D. Risk Management
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** The biomedical engineering department is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and
preventive checks of medical equipment and surgical instruments to ensure they are safe and functional
for patient care.
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, **2. The CST and CFSA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization?**
A. Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
B. Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC/STSA)
C. National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
D. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The NBSTSA is the certifying body that develops and administers the national
certification exams for surgical technologists (CST) and surgical first assistants (CFSA), and it holds the
trademarks for these credentials.
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**3. Which of the following membership organizations would a circulating RN in the operating room
likely join as a member?**
A. American College of Surgeons (ACS)
B. American Medical Association (AMA)
C. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
D. Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** AORN is the professional membership organization specifically for perioperative
registered nurses, including circulating nurses. The AST is the membership organization for surgical
technologists.
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Technologist – 6th Edition (AST) | Complete Test
Bank with Answers
**1. Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?**
A. Central Sterile Processing
B. Biomedical Engineering
C. Environmental Services
D. Risk Management
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** The biomedical engineering department is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and
preventive checks of medical equipment and surgical instruments to ensure they are safe and functional
for patient care.
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, **2. The CST and CFSA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization?**
A. Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
B. Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC/STSA)
C. National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
D. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The NBSTSA is the certifying body that develops and administers the national
certification exams for surgical technologists (CST) and surgical first assistants (CFSA), and it holds the
trademarks for these credentials.
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**3. Which of the following membership organizations would a circulating RN in the operating room
likely join as a member?**
A. American College of Surgeons (ACS)
B. American Medical Association (AMA)
C. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
D. Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** AORN is the professional membership organization specifically for perioperative
registered nurses, including circulating nurses. The AST is the membership organization for surgical
technologists.
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