SURGICAL TECH STUDY GUIDE FOR CST
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What is an example of the interaction between personal and professional life? - ANS
The nature of the OR results in some isolation from the general public
Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to? - ANS consistent
communication
What tasks belongs to the medical records department? - ANS maintains and verifies
all patient records, trascription of history and phsyical, requires proper signature, may
provide past medical records when needed
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? - ANS Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the? - ANS American College of
Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health
care organiations is the? - ANS The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description? - ANS Provides a job title, definition, specified
requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones immediate supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field
DURING a surgical procedure? - ANS Circulator and ST in circulating role
Surgical technologists are employed most often in which are of the hospital? - ANS
Surgery department
,When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? - ANS
Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? - ANS administration,
maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical
records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity - ANS National Board of
Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? - ANS Scrub tech
or STSR
Accreditation is a term that applies to? - ANS Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? - ANS Board of
Trustees
A CRNA is part of what OR group - ANS 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? - ANS insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency -
ANS CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? -
ANS World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs? - ANS Commission Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? - ANS
competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care
providers? - ANS professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family? - ANS therapeutic
,According to the text, which factor is a key component in developing relationships? -
ANS communication
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? - ANS
communication
Nonverbal communication involves several components. What term defines the
following: be open-minded and objective - ANS receptive
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is
known as which type of hospital? - ANS Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility - ANS Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services - ANS
Health Maintenance Organization
What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? - ANS
HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized
health care personnel - ANS Medical Staff Committee
The credential held by a nurse with several years experience in critical nursing and
specialty training in anesthesia is ? - ANS CRNA
What department provides sterotactic services? - ANS Diagnostic Imaging
What department provides blood replacement services? - ANS Medical Laboratory
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? - ANS Risk
Management
What department provides informed consent? - ANS Nursing Care Units
What department provides preventive measures against infection? - ANS Infection
control
, What department repairs broken equipment? - ANS Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital - ANS
Purchasing/central services
What department maintains and verifies all patient records - ANS Medical Records
What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? - ANS Physical or
Occupational therapy
Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets
national standarts? - ANS ARC-ST
Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? - ANS
Emergent
Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known
as? - ANS Urgent
A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? - ANS Elective
Given the focused and technical tasks of the OR, the team must struggle against the
tendency to? - ANS 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 - ANS Social need
A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? -
ANS nonmalignant neoplasm
What is a malignant neoplasm? - ANS colon cancer, giloblastoma, cancerous growth
According to Maslow's hierarchy, what are the most basic needs - ANS Physiological,
biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation
All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? - ANS Cognitive,
social, and physical
One of the advantages to the life-stage approach is that it? - ANS is practical and
doesnt require advanced levels of education to apply
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NEWEST REVIEW WITH 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTION
What is an example of the interaction between personal and professional life? - ANS
The nature of the OR results in some isolation from the general public
Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to? - ANS consistent
communication
What tasks belongs to the medical records department? - ANS maintains and verifies
all patient records, trascription of history and phsyical, requires proper signature, may
provide past medical records when needed
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? - ANS Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the? - ANS American College of
Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health
care organiations is the? - ANS The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description? - ANS Provides a job title, definition, specified
requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones immediate supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field
DURING a surgical procedure? - ANS Circulator and ST in circulating role
Surgical technologists are employed most often in which are of the hospital? - ANS
Surgery department
,When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? - ANS
Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? - ANS administration,
maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical
records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity - ANS National Board of
Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? - ANS Scrub tech
or STSR
Accreditation is a term that applies to? - ANS Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? - ANS Board of
Trustees
A CRNA is part of what OR group - ANS 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? - ANS insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency -
ANS CMS
The __ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? -
ANS World Health Organization
What entity accredits surgical technology programs? - ANS Commission Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs
A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? - ANS
competencies
What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care
providers? - ANS professional
What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the
patient's family? - ANS therapeutic
,According to the text, which factor is a key component in developing relationships? -
ANS communication
According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? - ANS
communication
Nonverbal communication involves several components. What term defines the
following: be open-minded and objective - ANS receptive
A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is
known as which type of hospital? - ANS Proprietary
What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased
responsibility - ANS Clinical Ladder
What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services - ANS
Health Maintenance Organization
What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? - ANS
HMO
What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized
health care personnel - ANS Medical Staff Committee
The credential held by a nurse with several years experience in critical nursing and
specialty training in anesthesia is ? - ANS CRNA
What department provides sterotactic services? - ANS Diagnostic Imaging
What department provides blood replacement services? - ANS Medical Laboratory
What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? - ANS Risk
Management
What department provides informed consent? - ANS Nursing Care Units
What department provides preventive measures against infection? - ANS Infection
control
, What department repairs broken equipment? - ANS Maintenance/Biomed
What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital - ANS
Purchasing/central services
What department maintains and verifies all patient records - ANS Medical Records
What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? - ANS Physical or
Occupational therapy
Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets
national standarts? - ANS ARC-ST
Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? - ANS
Emergent
Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known
as? - ANS Urgent
A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? - ANS Elective
Given the focused and technical tasks of the OR, the team must struggle against the
tendency to? - ANS 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 - ANS Social need
A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? -
ANS nonmalignant neoplasm
What is a malignant neoplasm? - ANS colon cancer, giloblastoma, cancerous growth
According to Maslow's hierarchy, what are the most basic needs - ANS Physiological,
biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation
All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? - ANS Cognitive,
social, and physical
One of the advantages to the life-stage approach is that it? - ANS is practical and
doesnt require advanced levels of education to apply
