SURGICAL TECH STUDY GUIDE FOR CST EXAM
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Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
American College of Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health
care organiations is the? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Provides a job title,
definition, specified requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones immediate
supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field
DURING a surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Circulator and ST in
circulating role
Surgical technologists are employed most often in which are of the hospital? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Surgery department
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ administration, maintenance, housekeeping, food services,
purchasing/central services, medical records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Scrub tech or STSR
Accreditation is a term that applies to? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Board of Trustees
,A CRNA is part of what OR group - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ non sterile
anesthesia dept
A contractual relatinship and mutual benefit that exist when one party or entity agrees to
pay another for a specified loss or condition is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care
providers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ therapeutic
According to the text, which factor is a key component in developing relationships? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ communication
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ communication
Nonverbal communication involves several components. What term defines the
following: be open-minded and objective - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ receptive
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is
known as which type of hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Health Maintenance Organization
,What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized
health care personnel - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Staff Committee
The credential held by a nurse with several years experience in critical nursing and
specialty training in anesthesia is ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ CRNA
What department provides sterotactic services? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Diagnostic Imaging
What department provides blood replacement services? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Laboratory
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Risk Management
What department provides informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Nursing Care Units
What department provides preventive measures against infection? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Infection control
What department repairs broken equipment? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Purchasing/central services
What department maintains and verifies all patient records - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Records
What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Physical or Occupational therapy
Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets
national standarts? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ ARC-ST
Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Emergent
Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known
as? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Urgent
, A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Elective
Given the focused and technical tasks of the OR, the team must struggle against the
tendency to? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Lose sight of the total person as a
whole
The needs or activities related to one's identification or interaction with another
individual or gorup forms which component of the human being - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Social need
A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ nonmalignant neoplasm
What is a malignant neoplasm? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ colon cancer,
giloblastoma, cancerous growth
According to Maslow's hierarchy, what are the most basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Physiological, biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation
All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Cognitive, social, and physical
One of the advantages to the life-stage approach is that it? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ is practical and doesnt require advanced levels of education to apply
If a patient asks what you do, you should? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ explain
honestly in simple terms
What consideration may be more relevant to the elderly patient than to an adolescent? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ pre-op planning, arthritis, decrease emotion, patient
skin condition
When positioning the elderly patient, the team must be especially aware of ? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ fragile skin, restricted movement, joints, arthritis
What are the common physiological factors in the elderly? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Decreased cardiac and respiratory function
If adult response is the norm, pediatric patients must be observed for what response? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Paradoxical (opposite)
[ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS] DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
American College of Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health
care organiations is the? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Provides a job title,
definition, specified requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones immediate
supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field
DURING a surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Circulator and ST in
circulating role
Surgical technologists are employed most often in which are of the hospital? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Surgery department
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ administration, maintenance, housekeeping, food services,
purchasing/central services, medical records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Scrub tech or STSR
Accreditation is a term that applies to? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Board of Trustees
,A CRNA is part of what OR group - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ non sterile
anesthesia dept
A contractual relatinship and mutual benefit that exist when one party or entity agrees to
pay another for a specified loss or condition is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care
providers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ therapeutic
According to the text, which factor is a key component in developing relationships? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ communication
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ communication
Nonverbal communication involves several components. What term defines the
following: be open-minded and objective - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ receptive
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is
known as which type of hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Health Maintenance Organization
,What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized
health care personnel - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Staff Committee
The credential held by a nurse with several years experience in critical nursing and
specialty training in anesthesia is ? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ CRNA
What department provides sterotactic services? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Diagnostic Imaging
What department provides blood replacement services? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Laboratory
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Risk Management
What department provides informed consent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Nursing Care Units
What department provides preventive measures against infection? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Infection control
What department repairs broken equipment? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Purchasing/central services
What department maintains and verifies all patient records - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Medical Records
What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Physical or Occupational therapy
Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets
national standarts? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ ARC-ST
Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Emergent
Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known
as? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Urgent
, A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Elective
Given the focused and technical tasks of the OR, the team must struggle against the
tendency to? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Lose sight of the total person as a
whole
The needs or activities related to one's identification or interaction with another
individual or gorup forms which component of the human being - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Social need
A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ nonmalignant neoplasm
What is a malignant neoplasm? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ colon cancer,
giloblastoma, cancerous growth
According to Maslow's hierarchy, what are the most basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Physiological, biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation
All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Cognitive, social, and physical
One of the advantages to the life-stage approach is that it? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ is practical and doesnt require advanced levels of education to apply
If a patient asks what you do, you should? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ explain
honestly in simple terms
What consideration may be more relevant to the elderly patient than to an adolescent? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ pre-op planning, arthritis, decrease emotion, patient
skin condition
When positioning the elderly patient, the team must be especially aware of ? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ fragile skin, restricted movement, joints, arthritis
What are the common physiological factors in the elderly? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Decreased cardiac and respiratory function
If adult response is the norm, pediatric patients must be observed for what response? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Paradoxical (opposite)
