Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist - Chapter 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - to be held responsible for, obligation employees have
to their manager for the successful completion of an assigned task
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER - Process whereby businesses, educational institutions
and programs, and health care organizations are determined to meet standards and performance
criteria as established by an accrediting agency. Established CAAHEP or ABHES
advance directive - CORRECT ANSWER - a document stating a person's wishes about health
care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - omission or commission of an act that a reasonable or
prudent person would not do under the same conditions.
risk management - CORRECT ANSWER - steps taken to minimize danger, hazard, and
liability.
affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER - voluntary statement of facts sworn before an authority to
be true.
credentialing - CORRECT ANSWER - process by which an agency or organization
establishes a minimum knowledge base for a given health care profession and awards a
credential to individuals that meet the minimum knowledge level. Can be by:
Registration
Certification
Licensure
, ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - branch of philosophy dealing with good conduct and moral
values
formalism - CORRECT ANSWER - a general ethical approach to right or wrong in which an
act is not judged by its consequences, but rather is itself in accord with what is right or wrong
incident report - CORRECT ANSWER - documentation that describes any injury or potential
for injury suffered by a patient in a healthcare agency
liability - CORRECT ANSWER - an obligation to do or not do something, the state of being
legally responsible for the harm one causes another person
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - professional misconduct that results in harm to another
moral principles - CORRECT ANSWER - guides for ethical decision making that include the
concern that we have for the well being of others, respect for individual autonomy, basic justice,
prevention of harm to others, and refusal to take unfair advantage.
Safe Medical Device Act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER - this act requires medical device
users to report to the manufacturer and FDA incidents that reasonably suggest that there is a
probability that a medical device has caused or contributed to the death, serious injury, or illness
of a patient.
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - professional duty limits based on state and federal
law and on an individual's education and experience, and hospital policies.
tort law - CORRECT ANSWER - describes any civil wrong independent of a contract
utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - a belief that the end result is a necessary condition for
evaluating an action, and that the action must produce the greatest good for the greatest number
Technologist - Chapter 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - to be held responsible for, obligation employees have
to their manager for the successful completion of an assigned task
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER - Process whereby businesses, educational institutions
and programs, and health care organizations are determined to meet standards and performance
criteria as established by an accrediting agency. Established CAAHEP or ABHES
advance directive - CORRECT ANSWER - a document stating a person's wishes about health
care when that person cannot make his or her own decisions
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - omission or commission of an act that a reasonable or
prudent person would not do under the same conditions.
risk management - CORRECT ANSWER - steps taken to minimize danger, hazard, and
liability.
affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER - voluntary statement of facts sworn before an authority to
be true.
credentialing - CORRECT ANSWER - process by which an agency or organization
establishes a minimum knowledge base for a given health care profession and awards a
credential to individuals that meet the minimum knowledge level. Can be by:
Registration
Certification
Licensure
, ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - branch of philosophy dealing with good conduct and moral
values
formalism - CORRECT ANSWER - a general ethical approach to right or wrong in which an
act is not judged by its consequences, but rather is itself in accord with what is right or wrong
incident report - CORRECT ANSWER - documentation that describes any injury or potential
for injury suffered by a patient in a healthcare agency
liability - CORRECT ANSWER - an obligation to do or not do something, the state of being
legally responsible for the harm one causes another person
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - professional misconduct that results in harm to another
moral principles - CORRECT ANSWER - guides for ethical decision making that include the
concern that we have for the well being of others, respect for individual autonomy, basic justice,
prevention of harm to others, and refusal to take unfair advantage.
Safe Medical Device Act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER - this act requires medical device
users to report to the manufacturer and FDA incidents that reasonably suggest that there is a
probability that a medical device has caused or contributed to the death, serious injury, or illness
of a patient.
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER - professional duty limits based on state and federal
law and on an individual's education and experience, and hospital policies.
tort law - CORRECT ANSWER - describes any civil wrong independent of a contract
utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - a belief that the end result is a necessary condition for
evaluating an action, and that the action must produce the greatest good for the greatest number
