SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY MIDTERM
CH 1-6 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure
by the RN and CST to do proper surgical counts resulting in retention of a
foreign object and the surgeon being found not liable?.
Answer: doctrine of borrowed servant
◍ Surgical technologists may discuss details of their daily experiences as long
as they are not in a public place..
Answer: false
◍ Which body system is highly susceptible to injury during positioning of
bariatric and geriatric patients?.
Answer: integumentary
◍ What type of professional would have DO or DPM after his or her name?.
Answer: doctor
◍ Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional?.
Answer: foreign bodies left in patient
◍ How many phases of surgical case management are there?.
Answer: 3
◍ The term golden hour refers to reduction of morbidity and mortality of
which type of patient population?.
Answer: trauma victims
◍ Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical
, technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates?.
Answer: AST
◍ Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a
written, informed surgical consent from a patient?.
Answer: surgeon
◍ What is a common potential side effect of all forms of antibiotic therapy for
major pediatric infections?.
Answer: pseudomembranous enterocolitis
◍ Which term describes the surgical technologist's foundational commitment
to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment,
and attention to the highest level of surgical patient care?.
Answer: surgical conscience
◍ A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive
reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment..
Answer: True
◍ Classification of cell saver, medical lab, radiology, EEG, and orthopedic
technicians, and other hospital employees.
Answer: Allied Health
◍ Individual with training and credentials to help position, drape, and transfer
patient as well as provide visualization of operative site and close body
planes.
Answer: Surgical assistant
◍ Overview of career objectives, qualifications, experience, education and
skills; used as reference in employment search.
Answer: Resume
◍ Maintaining sterile field, passing instruments to surgeon, performing
surgical counts, handling medications, preparing specimens and dressings.
Answer: Intraoperative case management
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for
, separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the
postoperative phase?.
Answer: CST
◍ Pathway or program of upward movement to positions of increased
responsibility within an organization.
Answer: Career ladder
◍ SIDS (formerly known as "crib death") is categorized as which general
category of cause of death?.
Answer: sudden
◍ The American Hospital Association replaced its "Patient's Bill of Rights"
with which of the following?.
Answer: Patient Care Partnership
◍ Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that
does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time,
for example, a torn meniscus repair?.
Answer: elective
◍ What other condition frequently suffered by obese patients and discovered
intraoperatively may be treated surgically in conjunction with a bariatric
procedure?.
Answer: cholelithiasis
◍ The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to
which of the following?.
Answer: AST recommended clinical ladder levels
◍ Title, requirements for employment, nature of position, duties,
accountability for actions.
Answer: Job description
◍ An emergency laparotomy would be the indicated treatment for all of the
following postoperative bariatric surgery complications EXCEPT:.
Answer: thrombophlebitis
CH 1-6 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure
by the RN and CST to do proper surgical counts resulting in retention of a
foreign object and the surgeon being found not liable?.
Answer: doctrine of borrowed servant
◍ Surgical technologists may discuss details of their daily experiences as long
as they are not in a public place..
Answer: false
◍ Which body system is highly susceptible to injury during positioning of
bariatric and geriatric patients?.
Answer: integumentary
◍ What type of professional would have DO or DPM after his or her name?.
Answer: doctor
◍ Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional?.
Answer: foreign bodies left in patient
◍ How many phases of surgical case management are there?.
Answer: 3
◍ The term golden hour refers to reduction of morbidity and mortality of
which type of patient population?.
Answer: trauma victims
◍ Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical
, technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates?.
Answer: AST
◍ Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a
written, informed surgical consent from a patient?.
Answer: surgeon
◍ What is a common potential side effect of all forms of antibiotic therapy for
major pediatric infections?.
Answer: pseudomembranous enterocolitis
◍ Which term describes the surgical technologist's foundational commitment
to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment,
and attention to the highest level of surgical patient care?.
Answer: surgical conscience
◍ A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive
reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment..
Answer: True
◍ Classification of cell saver, medical lab, radiology, EEG, and orthopedic
technicians, and other hospital employees.
Answer: Allied Health
◍ Individual with training and credentials to help position, drape, and transfer
patient as well as provide visualization of operative site and close body
planes.
Answer: Surgical assistant
◍ Overview of career objectives, qualifications, experience, education and
skills; used as reference in employment search.
Answer: Resume
◍ Maintaining sterile field, passing instruments to surgeon, performing
surgical counts, handling medications, preparing specimens and dressings.
Answer: Intraoperative case management
◍ Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for
, separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the
postoperative phase?.
Answer: CST
◍ Pathway or program of upward movement to positions of increased
responsibility within an organization.
Answer: Career ladder
◍ SIDS (formerly known as "crib death") is categorized as which general
category of cause of death?.
Answer: sudden
◍ The American Hospital Association replaced its "Patient's Bill of Rights"
with which of the following?.
Answer: Patient Care Partnership
◍ Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that
does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time,
for example, a torn meniscus repair?.
Answer: elective
◍ What other condition frequently suffered by obese patients and discovered
intraoperatively may be treated surgically in conjunction with a bariatric
procedure?.
Answer: cholelithiasis
◍ The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to
which of the following?.
Answer: AST recommended clinical ladder levels
◍ Title, requirements for employment, nature of position, duties,
accountability for actions.
Answer: Job description
◍ An emergency laparotomy would be the indicated treatment for all of the
following postoperative bariatric surgery complications EXCEPT:.
Answer: thrombophlebitis
