Foundations of Surg Tech Test #1

Question 1

Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has achieved a stated level of knowledge and skill

Answer 1

Certification

Question 2

Allied health professionals contribute to the well-being and health of the patient through

Answer 2

technical expertise and patient care in line with the standards, guidelines, and ethics of their profession.

Question 3

During what war did the need for other types of surgical assistants become relevant?

Answer 3

World War ll; Army corps men worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded, but they had no role in surgery.

Question 4

When nurses were not available, such as on combat ships, corpsmen worked under the direct supervision of the surgeons. The army referred to these corps men as..

Answer 4

ORTs, Operating room technician

Question 5

After World War ll, what war caused a continued shortage of highly trained nurses

Answer 5

Korean War

Question 6

Registered nurses continued to fill the role of “instrument nurse” until what year

Answer 6

1965

Question 7

In 1965 how did the role or registered nursing change in the OR?

Answer 7

In 1965 the role became “circulating” or “Non-sterile nurse” At this point the hospitals began training civilian ORTs