SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY MIDTERM
CH 1-6 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What are the four phases of surgical case management?.
Answer: Preop-Intra-Post-Peri
◍ A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive
reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ Surgical technologist may discuss details of their daily experiences as long
as they are not in public places (T/F).
Answer: FALSE
◍ Professionalism is a lifelong commitment for a surgical tech who has
specific duties and responsibilities for providing the highest quality surgical
patient care (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ The _______ is primarily responsible for maintaining the patient operative
record and transporting the patient to PACU.
Answer: Circulator
◍ ___________ Is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling
the sterile field in the postoperative phase..
Answer: CST
◍ The organization develops national certification exams for surgical
technologists and surgical first assistants AND confers the appropriate
credential to eligible certificants is the ___________..
, Answer: NBSTSA
◍ __________ 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 conscious
◍ The ____________ is a sterile surgical team member who moves about
periphery of the sterile team..
Answer: Circulator
◍ The ARC STSA administers the natipnal certification exam for surg tech
and owns the CST and CSFA credentials(T/F).
Answer: FALSE
◍ Conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and
commitment to continuing education represent ______________ for a CS
T. .
Answer: Professional traits
◍ AST mission statement is enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient
care (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ AST mission statement.
Answer: "Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care"
◍ When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to
verify and clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does
he or she submit the findings?.
Answer: CAAHEP
◍ Important goal of communication process when the sender knows a message
was understood by receiver; may be either verbal or non verbal.
Answer: FEEDBACK
◍ Hierachial layers of hospital administrative departments, services, directors
and trustees.
CH 1-6 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What are the four phases of surgical case management?.
Answer: Preop-Intra-Post-Peri
◍ A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive
reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ Surgical technologist may discuss details of their daily experiences as long
as they are not in public places (T/F).
Answer: FALSE
◍ Professionalism is a lifelong commitment for a surgical tech who has
specific duties and responsibilities for providing the highest quality surgical
patient care (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ The _______ is primarily responsible for maintaining the patient operative
record and transporting the patient to PACU.
Answer: Circulator
◍ ___________ Is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling
the sterile field in the postoperative phase..
Answer: CST
◍ The organization develops national certification exams for surgical
technologists and surgical first assistants AND confers the appropriate
credential to eligible certificants is the ___________..
, Answer: NBSTSA
◍ __________ 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 conscious
◍ The ____________ is a sterile surgical team member who moves about
periphery of the sterile team..
Answer: Circulator
◍ The ARC STSA administers the natipnal certification exam for surg tech
and owns the CST and CSFA credentials(T/F).
Answer: FALSE
◍ Conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and
commitment to continuing education represent ______________ for a CS
T. .
Answer: Professional traits
◍ AST mission statement is enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient
care (T/F).
Answer: TRUE
◍ AST mission statement.
Answer: "Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care"
◍ When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to
verify and clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does
he or she submit the findings?.
Answer: CAAHEP
◍ Important goal of communication process when the sender knows a message
was understood by receiver; may be either verbal or non verbal.
Answer: FEEDBACK
◍ Hierachial layers of hospital administrative departments, services, directors
and trustees.
