Test Bank for Surgical Technology, 8th
Edition by Joanna Kotcher Fuller
Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have
to be performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn
meniscus repair?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent - ANSWER-a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
d. Vesalius - ANSWER-d. Vesalius
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
a. Celsius
b. Jenner
c. Lister
d. Roentgen - ANSWER-d. Roentgen
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ANSWER-b. 3
Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for
maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist - ANSWER-b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
, b. CRNFA
c. CSFA
d. CST - ANSWER-d. CST
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA - ANSWER-d. NBSTSA
Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo
represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery?
a. empty circle
b. empty rectangle
c. black/blue triangle
d. filled rectangle - ANSWER-c. black and blue triangle
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub - ANSWER-b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
b. ambulatory surgery center
c. instrument sales company
d. traveling staffing agency - ANSWER-a. surgeon or physician group
The term entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the
following?
a. accreditation status of surgical technology programs
b. continuing education (CE) credit categories
c. NBSTSA certification titles
d. AST recommended clinical ladder levels - ANSWER-d. AST recommended clinical
ladder levels
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST)
and the other members of the surgical team in the OR?
a. contractual
b. professional
c. social
d. therapeutic - ANSWER-b. professional
Edition by Joanna Kotcher Fuller
Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have
to be performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn
meniscus repair?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent - ANSWER-a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
d. Vesalius - ANSWER-d. Vesalius
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
a. Celsius
b. Jenner
c. Lister
d. Roentgen - ANSWER-d. Roentgen
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ANSWER-b. 3
Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for
maintaining the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist - ANSWER-b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
, b. CRNFA
c. CSFA
d. CST - ANSWER-d. CST
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA - ANSWER-d. NBSTSA
Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo
represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery?
a. empty circle
b. empty rectangle
c. black/blue triangle
d. filled rectangle - ANSWER-c. black and blue triangle
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub - ANSWER-b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
b. ambulatory surgery center
c. instrument sales company
d. traveling staffing agency - ANSWER-a. surgeon or physician group
The term entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the
following?
a. accreditation status of surgical technology programs
b. continuing education (CE) credit categories
c. NBSTSA certification titles
d. AST recommended clinical ladder levels - ANSWER-d. AST recommended clinical
ladder levels
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST)
and the other members of the surgical team in the OR?
a. contractual
b. professional
c. social
d. therapeutic - ANSWER-b. professional
