Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist Review for Chapters 1 – 5
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
acronym - CORRECT ANSWER - a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word
name, a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name
ambulatory surgical facility - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides surgical services to patients
who do not require hospitalization. Facility where patients are treated and released the same day;
aka: out-patient surgery or same day surgery center
competency - CORRECT ANSWER - The knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes necessary for
performing certain tasks.
Core Curriculum - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of fundamental courses or learning
experiences that are part of the curriculum for all students at a school, the recommended
appropriate curriculum template for an educational program that provides the expected base of
knowledge for entry level into the chosen profession.
proprietary - CORRECT ANSWER - an unincorporated business owned by a single person
who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - Greek surgeon who studied the body and described the valves
of the heart and noted differences between arteries and veins
Versalius - CORRECT ANSWER - dissected humans, published diagrams, disproved Galen,
Father of modern scientific anatomy.
Imhotep - CORRECT ANSWER - Egyptian man known for his knowledge of medicine
, Cuneiform script, - CORRECT ANSWER - First anatomicalndescriptions of human organs
talet from Nineveh
Jenner - CORRECT ANSWER - Inventor of the vaccine for smallpox
Level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Entry level Practitioner
Level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Proficeint Practitioner
Level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Expert Practitioner
All surgical team members must agree before incision is made with the correct - CORRECT
ANSWER - Time Out, tpatient, site, procedure
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of moral issues, questions, and problems
arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research.
Safe Medical Device Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Effective november 1990
Medical device users must report incidences to the manufacture and the FDA that a medical
device has caused or contributed to: Death, Serious injury, illness, other adverse experiences
Scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - legal description of what a specific health
professional may and may not do
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - a private wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for
which the court will provide a remedy
unintentional Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - the lawsuit charges that harm resulted from a
person's negligence even though he or she intended no harm
Technologist Review for Chapters 1 – 5
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
acronym - CORRECT ANSWER - a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word
name, a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name
ambulatory surgical facility - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides surgical services to patients
who do not require hospitalization. Facility where patients are treated and released the same day;
aka: out-patient surgery or same day surgery center
competency - CORRECT ANSWER - The knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes necessary for
performing certain tasks.
Core Curriculum - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of fundamental courses or learning
experiences that are part of the curriculum for all students at a school, the recommended
appropriate curriculum template for an educational program that provides the expected base of
knowledge for entry level into the chosen profession.
proprietary - CORRECT ANSWER - an unincorporated business owned by a single person
who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - Greek surgeon who studied the body and described the valves
of the heart and noted differences between arteries and veins
Versalius - CORRECT ANSWER - dissected humans, published diagrams, disproved Galen,
Father of modern scientific anatomy.
Imhotep - CORRECT ANSWER - Egyptian man known for his knowledge of medicine
, Cuneiform script, - CORRECT ANSWER - First anatomicalndescriptions of human organs
talet from Nineveh
Jenner - CORRECT ANSWER - Inventor of the vaccine for smallpox
Level 1 - CORRECT ANSWER - Entry level Practitioner
Level 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Proficeint Practitioner
Level 3 - CORRECT ANSWER - Expert Practitioner
All surgical team members must agree before incision is made with the correct - CORRECT
ANSWER - Time Out, tpatient, site, procedure
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of moral issues, questions, and problems
arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research.
Safe Medical Device Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Effective november 1990
Medical device users must report incidences to the manufacture and the FDA that a medical
device has caused or contributed to: Death, Serious injury, illness, other adverse experiences
Scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - legal description of what a specific health
professional may and may not do
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - a private wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for
which the court will provide a remedy
unintentional Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - the lawsuit charges that harm resulted from a
person's negligence even though he or she intended no harm
