SURGICAL TECH FINAL EXAM
CHAPTERS 1-12 questions and answers
with solutions 2025
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?
-Urgent
-Elective
-Emergent
-Optional - ANSWER Elective
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
-Jenner
-Roentgen
-Lister
-Celsius - ANSWER Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - ANSWER 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)?
-surgical technologist
-circulating RN
-surgeon
-anesthesia provider - ANSWER circulating RN
,Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
-CAAHEP
-NBSTSA
-AST
-ARC/STSA - ANSWER NBSTSA
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the
other members of the surgical team in the OR?
-contractual
-social
-professional
-therapeutic - ANSWER professional
Which of the following behaviors would NOT be considered an example of "workplace
violence"?
-yielding to the other's viewpoint
-unwanted sexual advances
-rumors and gossip
-demeaning comments or criticisms - ANSWER yielding to the other's viewpoint
According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes
most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes?
-technological
-collaborative
-fast-paced
-corporate - ANSWER collaborative
,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?
-policy and procedure
-aseptic principles
-job description
-surgical conscience - ANSWER surgical conscience
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital?
-community
-tax supported
-proprietary
-nonprofit - ANSWER proprietary
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?
-diagnostic imaging
-maintenance and biomed
-environmental services
-risk management - ANSWER maintenance and biomed
*What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?
-diagnosis related groups
-drug reference guide
-doctor of gynecology
-department of radiography - ANSWER diagnosis related groups
, The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious
infectious diseases to which governmental agency?
-FDA
-OSHA
-CDC
-EPA - ANSWER CDC
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing
worker injuries?
-FDA
-OSHA
-ANSI
-EPA - ANSWER OSHA
*A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of
service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies?
-WHO
-EPA
-FDA
-OSHA - ANSWER FDA
Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical
antisepsis?
-Lister
-Billroth
-Halsted
CHAPTERS 1-12 questions and answers
with solutions 2025
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?
-Urgent
-Elective
-Emergent
-Optional - ANSWER Elective
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
-Jenner
-Roentgen
-Lister
-Celsius - ANSWER Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - ANSWER 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)?
-surgical technologist
-circulating RN
-surgeon
-anesthesia provider - ANSWER circulating RN
,Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
-CAAHEP
-NBSTSA
-AST
-ARC/STSA - ANSWER NBSTSA
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the
other members of the surgical team in the OR?
-contractual
-social
-professional
-therapeutic - ANSWER professional
Which of the following behaviors would NOT be considered an example of "workplace
violence"?
-yielding to the other's viewpoint
-unwanted sexual advances
-rumors and gossip
-demeaning comments or criticisms - ANSWER yielding to the other's viewpoint
According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes
most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes?
-technological
-collaborative
-fast-paced
-corporate - ANSWER collaborative
,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?
-policy and procedure
-aseptic principles
-job description
-surgical conscience - ANSWER surgical conscience
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital?
-community
-tax supported
-proprietary
-nonprofit - ANSWER proprietary
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?
-diagnostic imaging
-maintenance and biomed
-environmental services
-risk management - ANSWER maintenance and biomed
*What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?
-diagnosis related groups
-drug reference guide
-doctor of gynecology
-department of radiography - ANSWER diagnosis related groups
, The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious
infectious diseases to which governmental agency?
-FDA
-OSHA
-CDC
-EPA - ANSWER CDC
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing
worker injuries?
-FDA
-OSHA
-ANSI
-EPA - ANSWER OSHA
*A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of
service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies?
-WHO
-EPA
-FDA
-OSHA - ANSWER FDA
Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical
antisepsis?
-Lister
-Billroth
-Halsted
