Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional

Question 1

THE CREDENTIALS ONCE THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PASSES THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

Answer 1

CST - CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Question 2

ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMISSION OF ERROR FOR ACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE SURGICAL TEAM

Answer 2

SURGICAL CONSCIENCE

Question 3

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

Answer 3

AST - ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

Question 4

ESTABLISHES, MAINTAINS, AND PROMOTES QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTING

Answer 4

ARC/STSA - ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IN SURGICAL TECHNOLGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING

Question 5

DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IS FROM AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM AND HAS ACHIEVED THEMINIMUM LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Answer 5

CERTIFICATION

Question 6

ORGANIZATION THAT ACCREDITS HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Answer 6

CAAHEP - COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Question 7

THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IN THE NONSTERILE ROLE, RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING CONDITIONS IN THE OR AS REALTED TO PATIENT CARE, SAFETY, DOCUMENTATION, DISTRIBUTION OF STERILE SUPPLIES AND COUNTS

Answer 7

ASSISTANT CIRCULATOR

Question 8

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION TAHT CREATES BUSINESS AND HEALTH STANDARDS TO SERVE AS A BASELINE FOR ASSESSMENT

Answer 8

ANSI - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

Question 9

ENSURES PATIENT CHART, INCLUDING RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, AND PREOPERATIVE CHCKLIST, ACCOMPANIES THE PATIENT INTO SURGERY, NONSTERILE TEAM MEMBER

Answer 9

CIRCULATOR

Question 10

TEACHING OTHERS WHILE SCRUBBED

Answer 10

PRECEPTOR

Question 11

ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES CERTIFCATION AND CREDENTIALING FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Answer 11

NBSTSA - NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING

Question 12

REQUIRES STRATEGIC THINKING

Answer 12

PROBLEM SOLVING

Question 13

ONCE CERTIFIED, WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP YOUR CERTIFICATION WITHOUT RETAKING THE EXAM

Answer 13

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED IN 1951 THAT ACCREDITS MORE THAN 20,000 HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Answer 14

TJC - THE JOINT COMMISSION

Question 15

PRIVATE, FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL

Answer 15

PROPRIETARY

Question 16

A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR NONACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND THOSE THAT WERE TRAINED ON THE JOB

Answer 16

NCCT - NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPETENCY TESTING

Question 17

ASSOCIATON FOUNDED IN 1847 MADE UP OF MEDICAL DOCTORS WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ACROSS ALL PATIENT POPULATIONS

Answer 17

AMA - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Question 18

THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SURGICAL NURSES

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AORN - ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES

Question 19

A CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST WITH ADVANCED TRAINING WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS

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CST/CSFA - CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGST - CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT

Question 20

PROFESSIONAL STATUS, GRANTED BY STATE GOVERNMENT THAT DEFINES THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE

Answer 20

LICENSURE

Question 21

3 POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES FOR A GRADUATE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Answer 21

HOSPITAL
SURGERY CENTERS
SALES REP
CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING
EDUCATOR
RESEARCH

Question 22

SCRUB, GOWN AND GLOVE SELF, AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

Answer 22

SCRUBBED, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Question 23

PREPARES INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES ON THE STERILE FIELD

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SCRUBBED, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Question 24

MAINTAINS RETRACTION OF TISSUE

Answer 24

SURGICAL ASSISTANT

Question 25

PERFORMS SURGICAL MANEUVERS SUCH AS CUTTING TISSUE, MAINTAINING HEMOSTASIS AND SUTURING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TEH SURGEON

Answer 25

SURGICAL ASSISTANT

Question 26

SPECIALIST IN THE PREPARATION, HANDLING, AND USE OF INSTRUMENTS

Answer 26

INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST - CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING

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TRAINED IN THE PROCESSES OF STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION, INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING EQUIPMENT, AND ASSEMBLY OF INSTRUMENT TRAYS

Answer 27

INSTRUMENTATION SPECIALIST - CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING

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BEING TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE, AND RESPONSIBLE, NOT ONLY ON THE JOB, BUT AT ALL TIMES, IN ALL AREAS OF ONE’S LIFE

Answer 28

PERSONAL INTEGRITY

Question 29

ROLE/NAME COMMONLY APPLIED TO THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST OR NURSE IN THE STERILE ROLE

Answer 29

SCRUB

Question 30

IS CERTIFICATION THE SAME AS STATE LICENSURE

Answer 30

NO

Question 31

IS CERTIFICAITON MANDATORY

Answer 31

NO, CERTIFICATION IS VOLUNTARY. HOWEVER, IN SOME STATES IT IS MANDATED. THERE IS A NATIONAL PUSH FOR CERTIFICATION

Question 32

THOSE WHO PASS THE NCCT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION EARN WHAT CREDENTIALS?

Answer 32

TS-C
TECH IN SURGERY - CERTIFIED

Question 33

ANOTHER NONPROFIT ACCREDITING BODY BESIDES CAAHEP

Answer 33

ABHES - ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCCATION SCHOOLS

Question 34

WHAT IS THE CRITERIA AN APPLIANT MUST MEET TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AST CERTIFICATON EXAM

Answer 34

MUST GRADUATE FORM A SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITED BY EITHER CAAHEP OR ABHES

Question 35

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROLES IN 1965?

Answer 35

REGISTERED NURSES FILLED THE ROLE OF THE SCRUB UNTIL 1965. THEN THE ROLES REVERSED AND HOSPITALS BEGAIN TO TRAIN ORTs (OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIANS)

Question 36

HOW WAS THE PROFESSION OF OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN (ORT) BORN? WHAT WERE THEIR PRIMARY ROLE?

Answer 36

ARMY CORPSMEN WORKED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISON OF THE SURGEON WHEN NURSES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THEY PRIMARLY FUNCTIONED AS A CIRCULATOR

Question 37

HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION BEFORE WWII

Answer 37

NURSE WAS SURGICAL ASSISTANT
DUTY WAS INSTRUMENT PREPARATION
ASSISTED WITH ETHER ADMINISTRATION

Question 38

HISTORY OF PROFESSION AFTER WWII

Answer 38

NEED FOR OR PERSONNEL INCREASED
NURSING SHORTAGE OCCURRED
CORPSMENT TRAINED TO ASSIST IN SURGERY