Surgical Tech Clinical Exam 1
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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? - ✔✔elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy
and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies? - ✔✔Vesalius
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine? -
✔✔Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - ✔✔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)? - ✔✔circulating RN
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - ✔✔CST
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, Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? -
✔✔NBSTSA
Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo
represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery? - ✔✔black,
blue triangle
Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient? - ✔✔surgical
first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following? -
✔✔surgeon or physician group
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the
following? - ✔✔Ast recommended clinical ladder level
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST)
and the other members of the surgical team in the OR? - ✔✔professional
Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patient's
family? - ✔✔Therapeutic
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Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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? - ✔✔elective
Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy
and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies? - ✔✔Vesalius
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine? -
✔✔Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - ✔✔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)? - ✔✔circulating RN
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - ✔✔CST
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, Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and
surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? -
✔✔NBSTSA
Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo
represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery? - ✔✔black,
blue triangle
Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as
providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that help the
surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient? - ✔✔surgical
first assistant
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following? -
✔✔surgeon or physician group
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the
following? - ✔✔Ast recommended clinical ladder level
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST)
and the other members of the surgical team in the OR? - ✔✔professional
Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patient's
family? - ✔✔Therapeutic
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