BOARD VITALS- SURGICAL TECH
CERTIFICATION EXAM questions and answers
with solutions 2025
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - ANSWER implement methods of
tracking devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
ANSWER 3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field
after the procedure would be a: - ANSWER Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - ANSWER An incident report
Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub suit and a
hair cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? - ANSWER Semi-restricted
area
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-saving surgery but
no relative can be reached? - ANSWER no outside consent is necessary
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - ANSWER JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability - ANSWER Each individual is responsible
,The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: - ANSWER ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach
to the spine? - ANSWER Scoville
Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of patient care.
The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards posed to a patient and
personnel is: - ANSWER Risk Management
What is negligence: - ANSWER Omission of an act.
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - ANSWER Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - ANSWER Bookwalter.
Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
Surgical techs gain both the knowledge and skills to work within their scope of practice.
Healthcare facilities provide advancement by: - ANSWER Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - ANSWER hydrogen
peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? - ANSWER Do not transport and inform the surgeon
, Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - ANSWER pharynx and larynx
Which of the following legal claims could a patient make against a hospital employee who has
overheard telling another employee in the cafeteria what surgery the patient had that morning?
- ANSWER invasion of privacy
Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
ANSWER After the patient has left the room because if anything were to happen, the sterile
field is still established.
First sign and sympton of infection? - ANSWER fever
A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through the
inguinal canal? - ANSWER indirect inguinal hernia
Which of the following refers to the general standards and policies that a surgical tech will be
expected to adhere to specific to the hospital where he/she is working at: - ANSWER
Institutional policy
The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - ANSWER Monopolar pencil
A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - ANSWER Health
Insurance portability and accountability act
The first count is performed when: - ANSWER All the items are on the table
True or false: Are corridors considered semi-restricted areas in the OR? - ANSWER True
CERTIFICATION EXAM questions and answers
with solutions 2025
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - ANSWER implement methods of
tracking devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
ANSWER 3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field
after the procedure would be a: - ANSWER Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - ANSWER An incident report
Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub suit and a
hair cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? - ANSWER Semi-restricted
area
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-saving surgery but
no relative can be reached? - ANSWER no outside consent is necessary
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - ANSWER JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability - ANSWER Each individual is responsible
,The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: - ANSWER ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach
to the spine? - ANSWER Scoville
Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of patient care.
The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards posed to a patient and
personnel is: - ANSWER Risk Management
What is negligence: - ANSWER Omission of an act.
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - ANSWER Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - ANSWER Bookwalter.
Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
Surgical techs gain both the knowledge and skills to work within their scope of practice.
Healthcare facilities provide advancement by: - ANSWER Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - ANSWER hydrogen
peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? - ANSWER Do not transport and inform the surgeon
, Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - ANSWER pharynx and larynx
Which of the following legal claims could a patient make against a hospital employee who has
overheard telling another employee in the cafeteria what surgery the patient had that morning?
- ANSWER invasion of privacy
Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
ANSWER After the patient has left the room because if anything were to happen, the sterile
field is still established.
First sign and sympton of infection? - ANSWER fever
A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through the
inguinal canal? - ANSWER indirect inguinal hernia
Which of the following refers to the general standards and policies that a surgical tech will be
expected to adhere to specific to the hospital where he/she is working at: - ANSWER
Institutional policy
The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - ANSWER Monopolar pencil
A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - ANSWER Health
Insurance portability and accountability act
The first count is performed when: - ANSWER All the items are on the table
True or false: Are corridors considered semi-restricted areas in the OR? - ANSWER True
