Surgical Technology Midterm Ch 1-6
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What are the four phases of surgical case management? - ✔✔Preop-Intra-Post-Peri
The _______ is primarily responsible for maintaining the patient operative record and
transporting the patient to PACU - ✔✔Circulator
___________ Is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile
field in the postoperative phase. - ✔✔CST
The organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants AND confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants is
the ___________. - ✔✔NBSTSA
__________ 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. - ✔✔Surgical conscious
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, The ____________ is a sterile surgical team member who moves about periphery of the
sterile team. - ✔✔Circulator
Conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to
continuing education represent ______________ for a CST. - ✔✔Professional traits
AST mission statement - ✔✔"Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care"
When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to verify and
clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does he or she submit the
findings? - ✔✔CAAHEP
_____________ is the tutor that will demonstrate the general rules of conduct and
procedures and guides the students while they are practicing or preforming. -
✔✔Preceptor
Aeger primo - ✔✔The patient first
The __________ is an allied health professional whose primary role is the first scrub and
is an expert in the principles of asepsis. - ✔✔Surgical Technologist
________________ is the nonprofit national professional membership organization for
surgical technologists and surgical assistants. - ✔✔AST Association of Surgical
Technologits
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Exam Questions and Answers ,
Approved
What are the four phases of surgical case management? - ✔✔Preop-Intra-Post-Peri
The _______ is primarily responsible for maintaining the patient operative record and
transporting the patient to PACU - ✔✔Circulator
___________ Is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile
field in the postoperative phase. - ✔✔CST
The organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants AND confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants is
the ___________. - ✔✔NBSTSA
__________ 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. - ✔✔Surgical conscious
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, The ____________ is a sterile surgical team member who moves about periphery of the
sterile team. - ✔✔Circulator
Conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to
continuing education represent ______________ for a CST. - ✔✔Professional traits
AST mission statement - ✔✔"Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care"
When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to verify and
clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does he or she submit the
findings? - ✔✔CAAHEP
_____________ is the tutor that will demonstrate the general rules of conduct and
procedures and guides the students while they are practicing or preforming. -
✔✔Preceptor
Aeger primo - ✔✔The patient first
The __________ is an allied health professional whose primary role is the first scrub and
is an expert in the principles of asepsis. - ✔✔Surgical Technologist
________________ is the nonprofit national professional membership organization for
surgical technologists and surgical assistants. - ✔✔AST Association of Surgical
Technologits
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