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SUR 110 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What is accreditation? Answer: Process by which a team of professionals
evaluates a healthcare institution's practices and policies and the outcomes of
patient care.
What organizations compose the joint commission? Answer: Governed by the
American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine,
American College of Surgeons, American Dental Association, American
Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and selected
professionals.
What are the three OR designs? Answer: ~Racetrack- Core, central core, and
outer core
~Hotel design- designed as pods (lobby, hallway); Everything is in a line
~Specialty Grouping
What are the benefits of an ambulatory surgical facility? Answer: ~Patient
acceptance
~Cost effectiveness
~Ease of scheduling cases- patients have more control over date and time of
procedures.
~Control over the surgical environment and supplies
~Efficiency
The professional association for surgical technologists is the ________. Answer:
Association of Surgical Technlogists
__________ create(s) boundaries between areas that carry the highest potential
sources of infection and those that are the cleanest. Answer: Traffic patterns
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_______ is the area where instruments and equipment are cleaned and
disinfected. Answer: Decontamination
___________ is the primary accreditation organization for all health care
facilities. Answer: The joint commission
One of the main strategies in the floor plan of a surgical department is
__________. Answer: Infection control
Modern surgical lighting is usually derived from _________________. Answer:
LED Sources and Halogen
All of the following are compressed gases EXCEPT _______________. Answer:
Suction
The strength of vacuum of the suction is measured in ____________________.
Answer: Pounds per square inch (psi)
Which piece of equipment is covered with a firm removable pad? Answer:
Operating table
Which piece of equipment is the sterile pack opened onto that provides a sterile
surface for instruments and supplies? Answer: Back table
Which piece of equipment is covered with a sterile cylindrical drape and placed
over the patient during the procedure for quick access to instruments? Answer:
Mayo stand
________ demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program
has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skills. Answer: Certification
Which piece of equipment is designed to contain sterile basins that are used
during surgery? Answer: Ring Stand
Surgical case management consists of _____ phases. Answer: 3 (Preoperative,
intraoperative, postoperative)
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Which of the following surgical team members maintains the operative record?
Answer: Circulating nurse
Graduates of a CAAHEP accredited program are eligible to take the national
certification examination through which of the following organizations?
Answer: NBSTSA
Which of the following roles primarily consists of providing exposure,
visualization, and closure of body planes? Answer: Surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist (private Scrub) is usually employed by which of
the following? Answer: A physician or physician group
Which of the following terms describes the relationship between the certified
surgical technologist (CST) and the other members of the surgical team in the
OR? Answer: Professional
Which of the following organizations publishes the Core Curriculum for
Surgical Technology? Answer: AST
Which professional organization accredits the education of the profession of
Surgical Technology? Answer: Commission on Accredidiation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Development of the "surgical eye" and the "surgical ear" helps the Surgical
Technologist develop which of the following affective behaviors? Answer:
Anticipation
The surgical technologist's professional organization that supports students and
graduates is __________. Answer: AST
What is the scrub person's responsibility? Answer: Establish and maintain the
sterile field
Which is of the following is included in the restricted area? Answer: storage
areas for sterile supplies used in the operating room
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The STSR works from the ____ to supply immediately necessary
instrumentation to the surgeon. Answer: Mayo stand
What is the large table that is used for storage of sterile instruments and large
items during and before the procedure called? Answer: Back table
What is the primary purpose of the kick bucket? Answer: where sterile team
members drop soiled, counted sponges
What is the designated room where patients wait within the operating suite
before entering the operating room? Answer: Preoperative holding area
Postoperatively, patients are usually transported to what location? Answer:
PACU
The proper attire for the semirestricted area in the operating room suite, such as
an OR conference room, is: Answer: scrub suit, cap, shoe covers
Patient safety in the operating room is the responsibility of the: Answer: Entire
surgical team
Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing
for the surgical technologist? Answer: NBSTSA
The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the:
Answer: Back table
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported
from the OR to the PACU? Answer: Anesthesia provider
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist
offered? Answer: December 1970
A CRNA is part of which operating room group? Answer: Anesthesia dept
Which department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital? Answer:
Sterile Processing or Central Processing
SUR 110 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What is accreditation? Answer: Process by which a team of professionals
evaluates a healthcare institution's practices and policies and the outcomes of
patient care.
What organizations compose the joint commission? Answer: Governed by the
American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine,
American College of Surgeons, American Dental Association, American
Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and selected
professionals.
What are the three OR designs? Answer: ~Racetrack- Core, central core, and
outer core
~Hotel design- designed as pods (lobby, hallway); Everything is in a line
~Specialty Grouping
What are the benefits of an ambulatory surgical facility? Answer: ~Patient
acceptance
~Cost effectiveness
~Ease of scheduling cases- patients have more control over date and time of
procedures.
~Control over the surgical environment and supplies
~Efficiency
The professional association for surgical technologists is the ________. Answer:
Association of Surgical Technlogists
__________ create(s) boundaries between areas that carry the highest potential
sources of infection and those that are the cleanest. Answer: Traffic patterns
,2
_______ is the area where instruments and equipment are cleaned and
disinfected. Answer: Decontamination
___________ is the primary accreditation organization for all health care
facilities. Answer: The joint commission
One of the main strategies in the floor plan of a surgical department is
__________. Answer: Infection control
Modern surgical lighting is usually derived from _________________. Answer:
LED Sources and Halogen
All of the following are compressed gases EXCEPT _______________. Answer:
Suction
The strength of vacuum of the suction is measured in ____________________.
Answer: Pounds per square inch (psi)
Which piece of equipment is covered with a firm removable pad? Answer:
Operating table
Which piece of equipment is the sterile pack opened onto that provides a sterile
surface for instruments and supplies? Answer: Back table
Which piece of equipment is covered with a sterile cylindrical drape and placed
over the patient during the procedure for quick access to instruments? Answer:
Mayo stand
________ demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program
has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skills. Answer: Certification
Which piece of equipment is designed to contain sterile basins that are used
during surgery? Answer: Ring Stand
Surgical case management consists of _____ phases. Answer: 3 (Preoperative,
intraoperative, postoperative)
,3
Which of the following surgical team members maintains the operative record?
Answer: Circulating nurse
Graduates of a CAAHEP accredited program are eligible to take the national
certification examination through which of the following organizations?
Answer: NBSTSA
Which of the following roles primarily consists of providing exposure,
visualization, and closure of body planes? Answer: Surgical first assistant
A private surgical technologist (private Scrub) is usually employed by which of
the following? Answer: A physician or physician group
Which of the following terms describes the relationship between the certified
surgical technologist (CST) and the other members of the surgical team in the
OR? Answer: Professional
Which of the following organizations publishes the Core Curriculum for
Surgical Technology? Answer: AST
Which professional organization accredits the education of the profession of
Surgical Technology? Answer: Commission on Accredidiation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Development of the "surgical eye" and the "surgical ear" helps the Surgical
Technologist develop which of the following affective behaviors? Answer:
Anticipation
The surgical technologist's professional organization that supports students and
graduates is __________. Answer: AST
What is the scrub person's responsibility? Answer: Establish and maintain the
sterile field
Which is of the following is included in the restricted area? Answer: storage
areas for sterile supplies used in the operating room
, 4
The STSR works from the ____ to supply immediately necessary
instrumentation to the surgeon. Answer: Mayo stand
What is the large table that is used for storage of sterile instruments and large
items during and before the procedure called? Answer: Back table
What is the primary purpose of the kick bucket? Answer: where sterile team
members drop soiled, counted sponges
What is the designated room where patients wait within the operating suite
before entering the operating room? Answer: Preoperative holding area
Postoperatively, patients are usually transported to what location? Answer:
PACU
The proper attire for the semirestricted area in the operating room suite, such as
an OR conference room, is: Answer: scrub suit, cap, shoe covers
Patient safety in the operating room is the responsibility of the: Answer: Entire
surgical team
Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing
for the surgical technologist? Answer: NBSTSA
The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the:
Answer: Back table
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported
from the OR to the PACU? Answer: Anesthesia provider
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist
offered? Answer: December 1970
A CRNA is part of which operating room group? Answer: Anesthesia dept
Which department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital? Answer:
Sterile Processing or Central Processing
