Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to
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medical device regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-implement methods of tracking devices
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How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in
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the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 weeks
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A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the
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sterile field after the procedure would be a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Certified
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Surgical Tech |
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital
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with potential legal consequences is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An incident report
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Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub
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suit and a hair cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Semi-restricted area | |
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-
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saving surgery but no relative can be reached? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no
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outside consent is necessary | | |
, Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records
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of peri operative care of surgical patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-JCAHO
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Definition of Medical Liability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each individual is
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responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology
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programs adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and
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lumbar approach to the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Scoville
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Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of
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patient care. The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards
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posed to a patient and personnel is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Risk Management
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What is negligence: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Omission of an act.
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Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent
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before a procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Surgeon
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Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
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*Sterile and non-sterile. | |
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
medical device regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-implement methods of tracking devices
| | | | |
How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in
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the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 weeks
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A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the
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sterile field after the procedure would be a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Certified
| | | | | | | | | | |
Surgical Tech |
A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
with potential legal consequences is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An incident report
| | | | | | | | |
Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
suit and a hair cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Semi-restricted area | |
In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-
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saving surgery but no relative can be reached? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no
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outside consent is necessary | | |
, Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records
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of peri operative care of surgical patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-JCAHO
| | | | | | | | |
Definition of Medical Liability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each individual is
| | | | | | | | |
responsible
The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology
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programs adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
ARC-STSA
Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and
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lumbar approach to the spine? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Scoville
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Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
patient care. The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards
| | | | | | | | | |
posed to a patient and personnel is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Risk Management
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What is negligence: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Omission of an act.
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Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent
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before a procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Surgeon
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Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
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*Sterile and non-sterile. | |
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
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