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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




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,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




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,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




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, 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




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