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Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist A Positive
Care Approach 5th Edition Association of Surgical
Technologists Test Bank
- 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?
a. elective
b. emergent
c. optional
d. urgent
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional
approach to anatomical studies?
a. Aristotle
b. Homer
c. Paré
d. Vesalius
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
a. Celsius
b. Jenner
c. Lister
d. Roentgen
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - How many phases of surgical case management are there?
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a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
- 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)?
a. anesthesia provider
b. circulating RN
c. surgeon
d. surgical technologist
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the
sterile field in the postoperative phase?
a. CRNA
b. CRNFA
c. CSFA
d. CST
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and
confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
a. ARC/STSA
b. AST
c. CAAHEP
d. NBSTSA
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
- Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo represents the surgical
technologist performing various roles in surgery?
a. empty circle
b. empty rectangle
c. black/blue triangle
d. filled rectangle
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/29/2016 6:50 AM - Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as providing aid in exposure,
hemostasis, and other technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the
patient?
a. assistant circulator
b. surgical first assistant
c. first scrub
d. second scrub
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a. surgeon or physician group
b. ambulatory surgery center
c. instrument sales company
d. traveling staffing agency
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
- The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following?
a. accreditation status of surgical technology programs
b. continuing education (CE) credit categories
c. NBSTSA certification titles
d. AST recommended clinical ladder levels
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the other members of the
surgical team in the OR?
a. contractual
b. professional
c. social
d. therapeutic
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patient’s family?
a. medical
b. professional
c. social
d. therapeutic
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 2/11/2016 9:27 AM - In or by which of the four components of communication would “decoding” take place?
a. sender
b. message