Chapter 1-3 Surgical Tech Exam
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ABHES - ✔✔Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Organization that offers
accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - ✔✔American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization that est.
educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - ✔✔A profession that follows the principles of medicine and
nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - ✔✔Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The professional
organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of Operating Room
Nurses.
AMA - ✔✔American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847 made up of
medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient
populations.
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, ARC/STSA - ✔✔Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical Technology
and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality
standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical first assisting.
ANSI - ✔✔American National Standards Institute. Organization that creates business
and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - ✔✔The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the surgical
team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet care, safety,
documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered perioperative
nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - ✔✔Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona association for surgical
technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the
profession
CAAHEP - ✔✔Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - ✔✔Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has achived
minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by graduation from
an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does not confer legal
status
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
ABHES - ✔✔Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Organization that offers
accredidation to higher education institutions.
ACS - ✔✔American Collede of Surgeons. A professional organization that est.
educational standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs
Allied health profession - ✔✔A profession that follows the principles of medicine and
nursing but focus on an expertise set apart from those practices
AORN - ✔✔Association of preOperative Registered Nurses. The professional
organization for surgical nurses;originally known as the Association of Operating Room
Nurses.
AMA - ✔✔American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847 made up of
medical doctors whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient
populations.
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, ARC/STSA - ✔✔Accreditation Reveiw Council on Education in Surgical Technology
and Surgical Assisting. The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality
standards for education programs in surgical technology and surgical first assisting.
ANSI - ✔✔American National Standards Institute. Organization that creates business
and health standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant circulator - ✔✔The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the surgical
team responsible for monitoring conditions in the OR as related to paitnet care, safety,
documentation, distribution of sterile supplies and counts, A registered perioperative
nurse in this role would be considered a circulator and will have additional
responsibilities.
AST - ✔✔Association of Surgical Technologists. The professiona association for surgical
technologists that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the
profession
CAAHEP - ✔✔Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Accredits health science programs including those for surgical technology
Ceritifcation - ✔✔Acknowledge by a private agency that a person has achived
minimum level of knownledge and skill. Certification usually is est. by graduation from
an accreditied instiution and passing a written exam. Certification does not confer legal
status
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