Surgical Tech - Test Bank Questions
(Week 1) Orientation Exam with
Answers
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?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent - ✔✔a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
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,d. Vesalius - ✔✔d. Vesalius
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ✔✔b. 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)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist - ✔✔b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
b. CRNFA
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, c. CSFA
d. CST - ✔✔d. CST
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA - ✔✔d. NBSTSA
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub - ✔✔b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
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(Week 1) Orientation Exam with
Answers
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?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent - ✔✔a. elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern
anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristole
b. Homer
c. Para
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,d. Vesalius - ✔✔d. Vesalius
How many phases of case management are there?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5 - ✔✔b. 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)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulation RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist - ✔✔b. circulating nurse
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
b. CRNFA
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, c. CSFA
d. CST - ✔✔d. CST
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificates?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA - ✔✔d. NBSTSA
Which of the following is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, homeostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub - ✔✔b. surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
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