NBSTSA CST prep

NBSTSA CST prep While being tranferred from the stretcher to the operating room, the patient expresses fear if not awakening from anesthesia. The surgical technologist should - ANSWER Have the anesthesia care provider address the patients concerns The monopolar current of an ESU travels - ANSWER From the generator to the active electrode If a Kelly clamp is left Ina patient who underwent a cholecystectomy, which of the following legal concepts apply - ANSWER Res ipsa loquitor A patients has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral mastectomy. She is crying inconsolably. The surgical technologist can best console her by saying which of the following? - ANSWER We are going to give you the best care possible If the parents of a defendant minor requiring emergency surgery cannot be located, the operative consent form for surgery may be signed by - ANSWER Two consulting physicians A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical technologist respond? - ANSWER Do not acknowledge the neighbor until greeted first Anterior and posterior knee stability is influenced by the dynamics of the - ANSWER Cruciate ligaments Encloses the patella and secures it in front of the knee joint - ANSWER The patellar tendon