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Chapter 1: Orientation to Surgical
Technology: study guide Questions With
Correct Answers
After which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to train and
employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery? - answer✔World war 2
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive
checks? - answer✔maintenance and biomed
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)? -
answer✔circulating RN
What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? - answer✔Diagnosis related groups
Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization the develops standards for
and accredits health care organizations in the U.S.? - answer✔The Joint Commission
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments and
disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - answer✔CST
Which term describes the surgical technologist's foundational commitment to professional honesty,
confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment, and attention to the highest level of surgical patient
care? - answer✔Surgical conscience
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-Ray machine? - answer✔Roentgen
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following? -
answer✔AST recommended clinical ladder levels
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker
injuries? - answer✔OSHA
Which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as
members? - answer✔AAMI
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Chapter 1: Orientation to Surgical
Technology: study guide Questions With
Correct Answers
After which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to train and
employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery? - answer✔World war 2
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive
checks? - answer✔maintenance and biomed
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)? -
answer✔circulating RN
What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? - answer✔Diagnosis related groups
Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization the develops standards for
and accredits health care organizations in the U.S.? - answer✔The Joint Commission
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments and
disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - answer✔CST
Which term describes the surgical technologist's foundational commitment to professional honesty,
confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment, and attention to the highest level of surgical patient
care? - answer✔Surgical conscience
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-Ray machine? - answer✔Roentgen
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following? -
answer✔AST recommended clinical ladder levels
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker
injuries? - answer✔OSHA
Which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as
members? - answer✔AAMI
