Into Surgical Tech 101 Final Exam review
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting - CORRECT ANSWER -
NBSTSA
Accreditation Review Council of Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting -
CORRECT ANSWER - ARC/STSA
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools - CORRECT ANSWER - ABHES
Association of Operative Registered Nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - AORN
Operating Room Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - ORT
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs - CORRECT ANSWER -
CAAHEP
Certified Surgical Technologist - CORRECT ANSWER - CST
Surgical Technologist Circulating Role - CORRECT ANSWER - STCR
Association of Surgical Technologists - CORRECT ANSWER - AST
Certified first assistant - CORRECT ANSWER - CFA
,contains clean respiratory equipment, anesthetic agents, and adjunctive drugs - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anesthesia Department
Any instruments that are sent out of the department for decontamination and sterilization are
bought to thus area for assembly after decontamination in the department - CORRECT
ANSWER - clean processing area
a front office situated near the main entry doors serves as a reception and central communication
area for the department - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical office
immediately outside the OR suite - CORRECT ANSWER - substerile room
Patient's family is located outside traffic areas - CORRECT ANSWER - surgery waiting area
Provides centralized control of surgical devices and equipment through a sterile remote or voice
activated system - CORRECT ANSWER - integrated OR system
A transitional area for those who need to change from street clothes to surgical attire -
CORRECT ANSWER - locker room/lounge area
Sterile wrapped supplies are stored in designated restricted areas adjacent to the operating suites
nearby - CORRECT ANSWER - sterile instrument room
Soiled instruments and equipment are decontaminated and washed in this area - CORRECT
ANSWER - utility workroom and decontamination area
Check-in point where the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and circulating nurse can confirm that all
documentation is in order - CORRECT ANSWER - patient preoperative holding area
Large equipment, such as the operating microscope, operating table attachments, and other heavy
equipment is kept clean designated storerooms - CORRECT ANSWER - equipment storage
,Are located outside the surgical suites so that personnel can proceed directly to surgery
immediately after hand antisepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - scrub sink
A patient emerging from anesthesia faces many physiological risks - CORRECT ANSWER -
post anesthesia unit
Belief in an energy or greater power - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - basic need
anxiety and fear - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
Loss of security - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
Biochemical needs - CORRECT ANSWER - basic need
Practice of a particular faith - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
Rituals and Ceremonies - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
fear of death - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
A member of the anesthesia patient care team and department - CORRECT ANSWER -
certified anesthesia technologist
responsible for oversight of the health facility - CORRECT ANSWER - Chief Operation
Officer
, employed by surgical equipment and instrument company - CORRECT ANSWER - medical
industry representative
a hierarchy of personnel position that establishes both vertical and horizontal relationship
between position - CORRECT ANSWER - chain of command
establishes the relationships between management and staff. These are ranked by chain of
command - CORRECT ANSWER - organizational chart
Specialist in measuring the brain's activity - CORRECT ANSWER - EEG technician
has completed a 1- or 2- year program in a vocational or technical school - CORRECT
ANSWER - licensed practical nurse
Is an MD, DO, or CRNA - CORRECT ANSWER - anesthesia care provider
Assists the OR director - CORRECT ANSWER - perioperative nurse manager
Transportation of the patient to and from the surgical department - CORRECT ANSWER -
surgical orderly or aid
Develops and implements educational programs - CORRECT ANSWER - OR educator
Responsibilities and functions of all employees in the surgical department - CORRECT
ANSWER - personnel policy
Multidisciplinary nursing assistant - CORRECT ANSWER - patient care technician
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting - CORRECT ANSWER -
NBSTSA
Accreditation Review Council of Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting -
CORRECT ANSWER - ARC/STSA
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools - CORRECT ANSWER - ABHES
Association of Operative Registered Nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - AORN
Operating Room Technician - CORRECT ANSWER - ORT
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs - CORRECT ANSWER -
CAAHEP
Certified Surgical Technologist - CORRECT ANSWER - CST
Surgical Technologist Circulating Role - CORRECT ANSWER - STCR
Association of Surgical Technologists - CORRECT ANSWER - AST
Certified first assistant - CORRECT ANSWER - CFA
,contains clean respiratory equipment, anesthetic agents, and adjunctive drugs - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anesthesia Department
Any instruments that are sent out of the department for decontamination and sterilization are
bought to thus area for assembly after decontamination in the department - CORRECT
ANSWER - clean processing area
a front office situated near the main entry doors serves as a reception and central communication
area for the department - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical office
immediately outside the OR suite - CORRECT ANSWER - substerile room
Patient's family is located outside traffic areas - CORRECT ANSWER - surgery waiting area
Provides centralized control of surgical devices and equipment through a sterile remote or voice
activated system - CORRECT ANSWER - integrated OR system
A transitional area for those who need to change from street clothes to surgical attire -
CORRECT ANSWER - locker room/lounge area
Sterile wrapped supplies are stored in designated restricted areas adjacent to the operating suites
nearby - CORRECT ANSWER - sterile instrument room
Soiled instruments and equipment are decontaminated and washed in this area - CORRECT
ANSWER - utility workroom and decontamination area
Check-in point where the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and circulating nurse can confirm that all
documentation is in order - CORRECT ANSWER - patient preoperative holding area
Large equipment, such as the operating microscope, operating table attachments, and other heavy
equipment is kept clean designated storerooms - CORRECT ANSWER - equipment storage
,Are located outside the surgical suites so that personnel can proceed directly to surgery
immediately after hand antisepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - scrub sink
A patient emerging from anesthesia faces many physiological risks - CORRECT ANSWER -
post anesthesia unit
Belief in an energy or greater power - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
Respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - basic need
anxiety and fear - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
Loss of security - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
Biochemical needs - CORRECT ANSWER - basic need
Practice of a particular faith - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
Rituals and Ceremonies - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual need
fear of death - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological need
A member of the anesthesia patient care team and department - CORRECT ANSWER -
certified anesthesia technologist
responsible for oversight of the health facility - CORRECT ANSWER - Chief Operation
Officer
, employed by surgical equipment and instrument company - CORRECT ANSWER - medical
industry representative
a hierarchy of personnel position that establishes both vertical and horizontal relationship
between position - CORRECT ANSWER - chain of command
establishes the relationships between management and staff. These are ranked by chain of
command - CORRECT ANSWER - organizational chart
Specialist in measuring the brain's activity - CORRECT ANSWER - EEG technician
has completed a 1- or 2- year program in a vocational or technical school - CORRECT
ANSWER - licensed practical nurse
Is an MD, DO, or CRNA - CORRECT ANSWER - anesthesia care provider
Assists the OR director - CORRECT ANSWER - perioperative nurse manager
Transportation of the patient to and from the surgical department - CORRECT ANSWER -
surgical orderly or aid
Develops and implements educational programs - CORRECT ANSWER - OR educator
Responsibilities and functions of all employees in the surgical department - CORRECT
ANSWER - personnel policy
Multidisciplinary nursing assistant - CORRECT ANSWER - patient care technician
