Chapter 1-3 Surgical Tech Exam
Questions and Answers
ABHES - Correct Answers -Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that offers accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - Correct Answers -American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization
that est. educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - Correct Answers -A profession that follows the principles of
medicine and nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - Correct Answers -Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of
Operating Room Nurses.
Slander - Correct Answers -spoken defamation
Standards of conduct - Correct Answers -a set rules or guidelines an organazation
writes for its members. The rules pertain to how people behave and are based on the
principles that organization values, such as profesionallism, and personal intergrity
Statues - Correct Answers -Laws passed by state legislative boards
Subpoeona - Correct Answers -A court order to appeat and testify a trial or depostion
TIMEOUT - Correct Answers -a procedure in which the surgical team affirms the identity
of the patient, correct procedure, location, verifaction of informed consent, and other
documents necessary to proceed with the surgery-formally called the Universal
Protocal. Procedure is mandated by Joint Commisson
Tort - Correct Answers -Legal wrongdoing that results in injury to a person or property
AMA - Correct Answers -American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all
patient populations.
, ARC/STSA - Correct Answers -Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and
promotes quality standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical
first assisting.
ANSI - Correct Answers -American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - Correct Answers -The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of
the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet
care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered
perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - Correct Answers -Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of
patient care and the profession
CAAHEP - Correct Answers -Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - Correct Answers -Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has
achived minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by
graduation from an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does
not confer legal status
Continuing education - Correct Answers -More formally called professional
development. It demonstrates an ongoing learning process in an individuals' profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a professional organization. Credits
are earned by attending lectures and in-service presentationsor by study and
examination. Usally only peer-reveiwed professional literature qualifies for CE credits.
CST - Correct Answers -Certified surgical technologist. A st who has sucessfully passed
cretified exam given by the NBSTSA
CST-CFA - Correct Answers -Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistat. A
surgical technologist with advanced training who has successfully passed the
certification exam for surgical first assistant and is credentialed by NBSTSA
Licensure - Correct Answers -Professional status, granted by state government, that
defines the limits of practice and regulates those who hols a licences
National Certitfying Examanation for Surgical Technologist - Correct Answers -A
comprehensive written examanation required for offical certification by the Association
of Surgical Technologist, developed by NBSTSA
Questions and Answers
ABHES - Correct Answers -Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
Organization that offers accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - Correct Answers -American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization
that est. educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - Correct Answers -A profession that follows the principles of
medicine and nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - Correct Answers -Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The
professional organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of
Operating Room Nurses.
Slander - Correct Answers -spoken defamation
Standards of conduct - Correct Answers -a set rules or guidelines an organazation
writes for its members. The rules pertain to how people behave and are based on the
principles that organization values, such as profesionallism, and personal intergrity
Statues - Correct Answers -Laws passed by state legislative boards
Subpoeona - Correct Answers -A court order to appeat and testify a trial or depostion
TIMEOUT - Correct Answers -a procedure in which the surgical team affirms the identity
of the patient, correct procedure, location, verifaction of informed consent, and other
documents necessary to proceed with the surgery-formally called the Universal
Protocal. Procedure is mandated by Joint Commisson
Tort - Correct Answers -Legal wrongdoing that results in injury to a person or property
AMA - Correct Answers -American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847
made up of medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all
patient populations.
, ARC/STSA - Correct Answers -Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical
Technology and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and
promotes quality standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical
first assisting.
ANSI - Correct Answers -American National Standards Institute. Organization that
creates business and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - Correct Answers -The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of
the surgical team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet
care, safety, documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered
perioperative nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - Correct Answers -Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona
association for surgical technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of
patient care and the profession
CAAHEP - Correct Answers -Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs. Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - Correct Answers -Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has
achived minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by
graduation from an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does
not confer legal status
Continuing education - Correct Answers -More formally called professional
development. It demonstrates an ongoing learning process in an individuals' profession.
Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a professional organization. Credits
are earned by attending lectures and in-service presentationsor by study and
examination. Usally only peer-reveiwed professional literature qualifies for CE credits.
CST - Correct Answers -Certified surgical technologist. A st who has sucessfully passed
cretified exam given by the NBSTSA
CST-CFA - Correct Answers -Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistat. A
surgical technologist with advanced training who has successfully passed the
certification exam for surgical first assistant and is credentialed by NBSTSA
Licensure - Correct Answers -Professional status, granted by state government, that
defines the limits of practice and regulates those who hols a licences
National Certitfying Examanation for Surgical Technologist - Correct Answers -A
comprehensive written examanation required for offical certification by the Association
of Surgical Technologist, developed by NBSTSA
