SURGICAL TECH 101 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The surgical team is composed of four basic members
Answer:
the surgeon the first scrub the anesthesia care provider and the circulating nurse
Question:
2. Three phases of care
Answer:
intraoperative post-operative and pre-operative
Question:
3. Non Sterile team members
Answer:
anethisia care provider, circulator (Radiology technologist patient care technologist pathologist)
Question:
4. Anesthesia care provider (Title)
Answer:
physician (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy, or a certified registered Nurse (CRNA)
Question:
5. Anesthesia care provider (duties)
Answer:
assess the patient preoperatively
determine the type of anesthetic to be determined
discuss the risks in benefits of the planned and aesthetic with the patient and obtain the informed consent
for the anesthesia
alternative anesthetic options to the patient if necessary
manage all phases of anesthesia
monitor the patient's vital signs during the surgical procedure
Provide support of measures that just flew in and Airway management
Question:
6. Circulator (Title)
Answer:
a registered nurse (RN)
Question:
7. Circulator (duties)
, Answer:
assist the surgical technologist with preparation of the OR
ensure documents and reports such as history and physical h&p, surgical consent, Diagnostic and
laboratory results, and x-rays are available
conduct preoperative patient interview with the anesthesia care provider
transport the patient from the pre-op holding area to the OR and assisting transferring the patient from the
stretcher to the OR table
assist with positioning the patient
perform the patient skin preparation
connect various cords and tubes
assist with initiating the surgical time out
perform surgical counts with the first scrub ST
provide additional items to the sterile field during a procedure as needed
maintain the operative record (charting)
secure dressing
assist with appropriate care of specimens
assist with transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia Care Unit (pacu)
assist with preparing the or for the next patient OR (turn over)
Question:
8. sterile surgical team members
Answer:
surgeon, surgical first assistant, first scrub surgical technologist second scrub surgical technologist
Question:
9. surgeon (title)
Answer:
MD, DO, doctor of pediatric medicine (DPM) A Doctor of dental science (DDS)
Question:
10. surgeon (duties)
Answer:
determine the necessity of the surgical intervention and the type of procedure to be performed
offered possible alternative treatment options if necessary
discuss the risks and benefits of the planned procedure with the patient and obtaining surgical consent
identify the correct surgical site
assist with the surgical time out
perform the surgical procedure
and provide follow-up patient care
Question:
11. surgical first assistant (SFA) (titles)
Answer:
physican (MD or DO) or a non physician certified surgical first assistant (CSFA)
Question:
12. surgical first assistant (Duties)
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. The surgical team is composed of four basic members
Answer:
the surgeon the first scrub the anesthesia care provider and the circulating nurse
Question:
2. Three phases of care
Answer:
intraoperative post-operative and pre-operative
Question:
3. Non Sterile team members
Answer:
anethisia care provider, circulator (Radiology technologist patient care technologist pathologist)
Question:
4. Anesthesia care provider (Title)
Answer:
physician (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy, or a certified registered Nurse (CRNA)
Question:
5. Anesthesia care provider (duties)
Answer:
assess the patient preoperatively
determine the type of anesthetic to be determined
discuss the risks in benefits of the planned and aesthetic with the patient and obtain the informed consent
for the anesthesia
alternative anesthetic options to the patient if necessary
manage all phases of anesthesia
monitor the patient's vital signs during the surgical procedure
Provide support of measures that just flew in and Airway management
Question:
6. Circulator (Title)
Answer:
a registered nurse (RN)
Question:
7. Circulator (duties)
, Answer:
assist the surgical technologist with preparation of the OR
ensure documents and reports such as history and physical h&p, surgical consent, Diagnostic and
laboratory results, and x-rays are available
conduct preoperative patient interview with the anesthesia care provider
transport the patient from the pre-op holding area to the OR and assisting transferring the patient from the
stretcher to the OR table
assist with positioning the patient
perform the patient skin preparation
connect various cords and tubes
assist with initiating the surgical time out
perform surgical counts with the first scrub ST
provide additional items to the sterile field during a procedure as needed
maintain the operative record (charting)
secure dressing
assist with appropriate care of specimens
assist with transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia Care Unit (pacu)
assist with preparing the or for the next patient OR (turn over)
Question:
8. sterile surgical team members
Answer:
surgeon, surgical first assistant, first scrub surgical technologist second scrub surgical technologist
Question:
9. surgeon (title)
Answer:
MD, DO, doctor of pediatric medicine (DPM) A Doctor of dental science (DDS)
Question:
10. surgeon (duties)
Answer:
determine the necessity of the surgical intervention and the type of procedure to be performed
offered possible alternative treatment options if necessary
discuss the risks and benefits of the planned procedure with the patient and obtaining surgical consent
identify the correct surgical site
assist with the surgical time out
perform the surgical procedure
and provide follow-up patient care
Question:
11. surgical first assistant (SFA) (titles)
Answer:
physican (MD or DO) or a non physician certified surgical first assistant (CSFA)
Question:
12. surgical first assistant (Duties)
