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Chapter 1: Surgical Technology: The
Profession and The Professional
Certification - answer✔Acknowledgement by a private agency that a person has achieved a stated level
of knowledge and skill. Certification is usually established by graduation from an accredited institution
and passing a written examination.
Allied health professionals contribute to the well-being and health of the patient through? -
answer✔technical expertise and patient care in line with the standards, guidelines, and ethics of their
profession.
The need for other types of surgical assistants became critical during? - answer✔World War II
Army Corpsmen worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded, but they had no
role in surgery during? - answer✔World War I
When nurses were not available, such as on combat ships, corpsman worked under the direct
supervision of the surgeons. The Army referred to the corpsman as? - answer✔Operating Room
Technicians (ORT's)
After WWII, the _____________ _______ caused a continued shortage of highly trained nurses, who
were needed in many other areas of combat medicine. - answer✔Korean War
During the Korean War, Operating room Supervisors began to recruit former corpsmen to do what? -
answer✔work in civilian surgery
Registered nurses continued to fill the role of _____________________ until about 1965. -
answer✔instrument nurse
Around 1965, the "instrument nurse" role changed to what? - answer✔circulating or non-sterile nurse
Around 1965, hospitals began training for the role of what? - answer✔Civilian ORT's (Operating Room
Technicians)
In 1967, prompted by the need for guidelines and standards in the training of paramedical surgical
personnel, who published a training manual called the Operating Room Technician? -
answer✔Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)
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In 1968, the AORN board of directors created what? - answer✔Association of Operating Room
Technicians (AORT)
The creation of AORT led to what? - answer✔formal training for civilian ORT's in proprietary schools
across the United States
What 2 committees were created by AORT? - answer✔Liaison Council on Certification for Surgical
Technologist
(LCC-ST)
Joint Review Committee on Education
Health care professionals understand that individuals achieve success how? - answer✔By being part of a
team
Becoming a ________ ________________ is extremely important in modern complex medical-surgical
care. - answer✔team player
The circulator is also known as ______________________ and is responsible for many different tasks,
including direct patient care. - answer✔nonsterile team member
Surgical technologists may be trained in a short certificate program lasting ______________________ or
a _______________ degree course. - answer✔9-12 months
2-year associate
Students who graduate from an accredited program are required to do what as a means of maintaining
the school's accreditation status. - answer✔Take the certification exam
To maintain certification, practicing ST's must earn what? - answer✔continuing education credits (CE)
The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) provides what 2 things to
students? - answer✔Credentialing services for Surgical Technology
Candidate Handbook
The Candidate Handbook covers what? - answer✔Eligibility to take the certification exam and other
topics important to the process.
What skills are required for Surgical Tech professionals? - answer✔Organizational Skills
Manual Dexterity
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Chapter 1: Surgical Technology: The
Profession and The Professional
Certification - answer✔Acknowledgement by a private agency that a person has achieved a stated level
of knowledge and skill. Certification is usually established by graduation from an accredited institution
and passing a written examination.
Allied health professionals contribute to the well-being and health of the patient through? -
answer✔technical expertise and patient care in line with the standards, guidelines, and ethics of their
profession.
The need for other types of surgical assistants became critical during? - answer✔World War II
Army Corpsmen worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded, but they had no
role in surgery during? - answer✔World War I
When nurses were not available, such as on combat ships, corpsman worked under the direct
supervision of the surgeons. The Army referred to the corpsman as? - answer✔Operating Room
Technicians (ORT's)
After WWII, the _____________ _______ caused a continued shortage of highly trained nurses, who
were needed in many other areas of combat medicine. - answer✔Korean War
During the Korean War, Operating room Supervisors began to recruit former corpsmen to do what? -
answer✔work in civilian surgery
Registered nurses continued to fill the role of _____________________ until about 1965. -
answer✔instrument nurse
Around 1965, the "instrument nurse" role changed to what? - answer✔circulating or non-sterile nurse
Around 1965, hospitals began training for the role of what? - answer✔Civilian ORT's (Operating Room
Technicians)
In 1967, prompted by the need for guidelines and standards in the training of paramedical surgical
personnel, who published a training manual called the Operating Room Technician? -
answer✔Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)
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11/05/2024 12:06 PM
In 1968, the AORN board of directors created what? - answer✔Association of Operating Room
Technicians (AORT)
The creation of AORT led to what? - answer✔formal training for civilian ORT's in proprietary schools
across the United States
What 2 committees were created by AORT? - answer✔Liaison Council on Certification for Surgical
Technologist
(LCC-ST)
Joint Review Committee on Education
Health care professionals understand that individuals achieve success how? - answer✔By being part of a
team
Becoming a ________ ________________ is extremely important in modern complex medical-surgical
care. - answer✔team player
The circulator is also known as ______________________ and is responsible for many different tasks,
including direct patient care. - answer✔nonsterile team member
Surgical technologists may be trained in a short certificate program lasting ______________________ or
a _______________ degree course. - answer✔9-12 months
2-year associate
Students who graduate from an accredited program are required to do what as a means of maintaining
the school's accreditation status. - answer✔Take the certification exam
To maintain certification, practicing ST's must earn what? - answer✔continuing education credits (CE)
The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) provides what 2 things to
students? - answer✔Credentialing services for Surgical Technology
Candidate Handbook
The Candidate Handbook covers what? - answer✔Eligibility to take the certification exam and other
topics important to the process.
What skills are required for Surgical Tech professionals? - answer✔Organizational Skills
Manual Dexterity
