surgical tech exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - circulating nurse
which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments
and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - CST
which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? - CORRECT
ANSWER - NBSTSA
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following?
- CORRECT ANSWER - AST recommended clinical bladder levels
which example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as a negative attitude from a
team member? - CORRECT ANSWER - tightly folded arms
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 care? - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical conscience
which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks? - CORRECT ANSWER - maintenance and biomed
what does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? - CORRECT ANSWER -
diagnosis related groups
, 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - CAAHEP
which of the following membership organizations would the circulating RN in the operating
room likely join as a member? - CORRECT ANSWER - AORN
which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as
members? - CORRECT ANSWER - IAHCSMM
which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards
for and accredits health care organizations in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
Joint Commission
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - FDA
after which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to
train and employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery? -
CORRECT ANSWER - World War II
the emergency shut-off valve for the supply of oxygen into an operating room is designated by
which color? - CORRECT ANSWER - green
Where are surgical instruments "booms" mounted in an OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - ceiling
which piece of OR furniture is usually the MOST proximal to the operative site? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mayo stand
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - circulating nurse
which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments
and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - CST
which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical
first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants? - CORRECT
ANSWER - NBSTSA
The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following?
- CORRECT ANSWER - AST recommended clinical bladder levels
which example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as a negative attitude from a
team member? - CORRECT ANSWER - tightly folded arms
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 care? - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical conscience
which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine
preventive checks? - CORRECT ANSWER - maintenance and biomed
what does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting? - CORRECT ANSWER -
diagnosis related groups
, 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - CAAHEP
which of the following membership organizations would the circulating RN in the operating
room likely join as a member? - CORRECT ANSWER - AORN
which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as
members? - CORRECT ANSWER - IAHCSMM
which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards
for and accredits health care organizations in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
Joint Commission
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - FDA
after which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to
train and employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery? -
CORRECT ANSWER - World War II
the emergency shut-off valve for the supply of oxygen into an operating room is designated by
which color? - CORRECT ANSWER - green
Where are surgical instruments "booms" mounted in an OR? - CORRECT ANSWER - ceiling
which piece of OR furniture is usually the MOST proximal to the operative site? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mayo stand
