CST EXAM 3 2026 COMPLETE SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGY EXAM PREPARATION AND
PRACTICE NOTES
◉ How do CSTs contribute to patient safety during surgery?
Answer: CSTs ensure that the operating environment is safe and that
equipment functions properly.
◉ What conditions do CSTs maximize during surgical procedures?
Answer: CSTs maximize patient safety during operative procedures.
◉ When was AST established
Answer: 1969
◉ What is an CST
Answer: Certified surgical technologist
◉ What is AST's Slogan
Answer: Aeger Primo (Latin for the patient first)
◉ What is AST's mission statement?
, Answer: Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care
◉ What was AST's original name, and what did it stand for
Answer: AORN stood for the Association of Operating Room Nurses
◉ Who is the circulator in surgery generally?
Answer: A Registered Nurse(RN)
◉ What associations does the AST collaborate with
Answer: Accreditation Review Council on education in surgical
technology and surgical assisting. (ARC/STSA) and the National
Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting(NBSTSA). All
these organizations represent the profession at the state and
national levels
◉ What did the AST publish to help students pass the circumference
to become CSTS
Answer: Surg Tech Certifying Exam Study Guide
◉ Perioperative Phase
Answer: The period encompassing preoperative, intraoperative, and
postoperative stages of surgical care.
TECHNOLOGY EXAM PREPARATION AND
PRACTICE NOTES
◉ How do CSTs contribute to patient safety during surgery?
Answer: CSTs ensure that the operating environment is safe and that
equipment functions properly.
◉ What conditions do CSTs maximize during surgical procedures?
Answer: CSTs maximize patient safety during operative procedures.
◉ When was AST established
Answer: 1969
◉ What is an CST
Answer: Certified surgical technologist
◉ What is AST's Slogan
Answer: Aeger Primo (Latin for the patient first)
◉ What is AST's mission statement?
, Answer: Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care
◉ What was AST's original name, and what did it stand for
Answer: AORN stood for the Association of Operating Room Nurses
◉ Who is the circulator in surgery generally?
Answer: A Registered Nurse(RN)
◉ What associations does the AST collaborate with
Answer: Accreditation Review Council on education in surgical
technology and surgical assisting. (ARC/STSA) and the National
Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting(NBSTSA). All
these organizations represent the profession at the state and
national levels
◉ What did the AST publish to help students pass the circumference
to become CSTS
Answer: Surg Tech Certifying Exam Study Guide
◉ Perioperative Phase
Answer: The period encompassing preoperative, intraoperative, and
postoperative stages of surgical care.
