Surgical Tech Final Exam Chapters 1-12
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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?
-Urgent
-Elective
-Emergent
-Optional - CORRECT ANSWER - Elective
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
-Jenner
-Roentgen
-Lister
-Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
*Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining
the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care unit
(PACU)?
-surgical technologist
-circulating RN
-surgeon
-anesthesia provider - CORRECT ANSWER - circulating RN
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
,-CAAHEP
-NBSTSA
-AST
-ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER - NBSTSA
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the
other members of the surgical team in the OR?
-contractual
-social
-professional
-therapeutic - CORRECT ANSWER - professional
Which of the following behaviors would NOT be considered an example of "workplace
violence"?
-yielding to the other's viewpoint
-unwanted sexual advances
-rumors and gossip
-demeaning comments or criticisms - CORRECT ANSWER - yielding to the other's
viewpoint
According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes
most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes?
-technological
-collaborative
-fast-paced
-corporate - CORRECT ANSWER - collaborative
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?
,-policy and procedure
-aseptic principles
-job description
-surgical conscience - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical conscience
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital?
-community
-tax supported
-proprietary
-nonprofit - CORRECT ANSWER - proprietary
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?
-diagnostic imaging
-maintenance and biomed
-environmental services
-risk management - CORRECT ANSWER - maintenance and biomed
*What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?
-diagnosis related groups
-drug reference guide
-doctor of gynecology
-department of radiography - CORRECT ANSWER - diagnosis related groups
The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious
diseases to which governmental agency?
-FDA
-OSHA
, -CDC
-EPA - CORRECT ANSWER - CDC
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing
worker injuries?
-FDA
-OSHA
-ANSI
-EPA - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
*A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of
service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies?
-WHO
-EPA
-FDA
-OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical
antisepsis?
-Lister
-Billroth
-Halsted
-Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - Lister
*Which specialist would likely have privileges to surgically treat diseases of the breast,
hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland?
-general surgeon
-urological surgeon
-gynecologist
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
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?
-Urgent
-Elective
-Emergent
-Optional - CORRECT ANSWER - Elective
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
-Jenner
-Roentgen
-Lister
-Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Roentgen
How many phases of surgical case management are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
*Which of the following surgical team members would be primarily responsible for maintaining
the patient's operative record and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care unit
(PACU)?
-surgical technologist
-circulating RN
-surgeon
-anesthesia provider - CORRECT ANSWER - circulating RN
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
,-CAAHEP
-NBSTSA
-AST
-ARC/STSA - CORRECT ANSWER - NBSTSA
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the
other members of the surgical team in the OR?
-contractual
-social
-professional
-therapeutic - CORRECT ANSWER - professional
Which of the following behaviors would NOT be considered an example of "workplace
violence"?
-yielding to the other's viewpoint
-unwanted sexual advances
-rumors and gossip
-demeaning comments or criticisms - CORRECT ANSWER - yielding to the other's
viewpoint
According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes
most to a safe and efficient surgical experience with positive patient outcomes?
-technological
-collaborative
-fast-paced
-corporate - CORRECT ANSWER - collaborative
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?
,-policy and procedure
-aseptic principles
-job description
-surgical conscience - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical conscience
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital?
-community
-tax supported
-proprietary
-nonprofit - CORRECT ANSWER - proprietary
Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks?
-diagnostic imaging
-maintenance and biomed
-environmental services
-risk management - CORRECT ANSWER - maintenance and biomed
*What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?
-diagnosis related groups
-drug reference guide
-doctor of gynecology
-department of radiography - CORRECT ANSWER - diagnosis related groups
The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious
diseases to which governmental agency?
-FDA
-OSHA
, -CDC
-EPA - CORRECT ANSWER - CDC
Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing
worker injuries?
-FDA
-OSHA
-ANSI
-EPA - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
*A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of
service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies?
-WHO
-EPA
-FDA
-OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - FDA
Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical
antisepsis?
-Lister
-Billroth
-Halsted
-Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - Lister
*Which specialist would likely have privileges to surgically treat diseases of the breast,
hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland?
-general surgeon
-urological surgeon
-gynecologist
