Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions And Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: implement methods of tracking
devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body?
3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field after
the procedure would be a: Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: 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? 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? no outside consent is necessary
, Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions And Answers
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability Each individual is responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach to
the spine? 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: Risk Management
What is negligence: Omission of an act.
, Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions And Answers
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? 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: Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? Do not transport and inform the surgeon
Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? pharynx and larynx
Exam Questions And Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: implement methods of tracking
devices
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body?
3 weeks
A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field after
the procedure would be a: Certified Surgical Tech
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: 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? 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? no outside consent is necessary
, Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions And Answers
Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? JCAHO
Definition of Medical Liability Each individual is responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere
to the standards set by the CAAHED: ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach to
the spine? 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: Risk Management
What is negligence: Omission of an act.
, Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions And Answers
Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? Surgeon
Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? 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: Clinical ladder
The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before
transport to the OR? Do not transport and inform the surgeon
Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? pharynx and larynx
