Patient safety and hospital efficiency and effectiveness are related to? – ANSWER –
consistent communication
Preoperative diagnostic studies are performed by the? – ANSWER – Radiologist
A professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating
standards of surgical education and practice is the? – ANSWER – American College of
Surgeons
The non-profit organization that develops standards and performance criteria for health
care organiations is the? – ANSWER – The Joint Commission
What is a proper job description? – ANSWER – Provides a job title, definition, specified
requirements, duties and tasks, and designation of ones immediate supervisor
Which OR team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the field
DURING a surgical procedure? – ANSWER – Circulator and ST in circulating role
When was the first national certifying exam for the surgical technologist offered? –
ANSWER – Dec 1970
Indirect patient care is provided by which departments? – ANSWER – administration,
maintenance, housekeeping, food services, purchasing/central services, medical
records
The certification exam for surgical techs is given by what entity – ANSWER – National
Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants
The surgical technologist serving in the traditional role is called the? – ANSWER – Scrub
tech or STSR
Accreditation is a term that applies to? – ANSWER – Programs
Hospital philosophy and policy are usually determined by the ? – ANSWER – Board of
Trustees
A CRNA is part of what OR group – ANSWER – non sterile anesthesia dept
A contractual relationship and mutual benefit that exist when one party or entity agrees to
pay another for a specified loss or condition is known as? – ANSWER – insurance
Medicare is a program administered by the federal government through which agency –
ANSWER – CMS
The _ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activites worldwide? – ANSWER – World Health Organization What entity accredits surgical technology programs? – ANSWER – Commission Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? – ANSWER – competencies What term defines the relationship among coworker, surgeon, and other health care providers? – ANSWER – professional What term defines the relationship among the surgical technologist, the patient, and the patient’s family? – ANSWER – therapeutic According to the text, what is key to teamwork among health care providers? – ANSWER – communication A hospital that is owned by an individual or corporation in order to make a profit is known as which type of hospital? – ANSWER – Proprietary What program allows for a surgical technologist to ascend to positions of increased responsibility – ANSWER – Clinical Ladder What organization acts both as an insurer and a provider of medical services – ANSWER – Health Maintenance Organization What health care organization requires a primary care physician for all referrals? – ANSWER – HMO What hospital committee verifies the credentials of the physicians and specialized health care personnel – ANSWER – Medical Staff Committee What department provides sterotactic services? – ANSWER – Diagnostic Imaging What department identifies patient hazards and develops solutions? – ANSWER – Risk Management What department provides preventive measures against infection? – ANSWER – Infection control
What department repairs broken equipment? – ANSWER – Maintenance/Biomed What department oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital – ANSWER – Purchasing/central services What department maintains and verifies all patient records – ANSWER – Medical Records What department provides rehabilitation for the post-op patient? – ANSWER – Physical or Occupational therapy Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the ST meets national standarts? – ANSWER – ARC-ST Surgical pathology treating life or limb is defined as which type of surgery? – ANSWER – Emergent Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is known as? – ANSWER – Urgent A scheduled knee arthroscopy is classified as which type of surgery? – ANSWER – Elective A uterine fibroid is an example of what type of factor causing surgical intervention? – ANSWER – nonmalignant neoplasm What is a malignant neoplasm? – ANSWER – colon cancer, giloblastoma, cancerous growth According to Maslow’s hierarchy, what are the most basic needs – ANSWER – Physiological, biological needs, water, o2, food, and temp. regulation All developmental theories must account for changes in what domain? – ANSWER – Cognitive, social, and physical What consideration may be more relevant to the elderly patient than to an adolescent? – ANSWER – pre-op planning, arthritis, decrease emotion, patient skin condition When positioning the elderly patient, the team must be especially aware of ? – ANSWER – fragile skin, restricted movement, joints, arthritis What are the common physiological factors in the elderly? – ANSWER – Decreased cardiac and respiratory function
If adult response is the norm, pediatric patients must be observed for what response? – ANSWER – Paradoxical (opposite) What is the term given to a genetic malformation known commonly as a cleft lip? – ANSWER – cheiloschisis An example of a non malignant neoplasm is? – ANSWER – uterine fibroid According to the text, which two broad factors apply to a patient’s reaction to health, illness, and hospitilization? – ANSWER – adaptation and stress Roy states that health involves becoming an integrated and _ person? – ANSWER –
Whole
When an injury or illness takes place, certain stressers affect the patient physically and
mentally. An adolescent patient is very conscious about their? – ANSWER – body and
privacy
When an illness takes place, certain stressors affect the patient physically and mentally.
Adult patients are worried about? – ANSWER – death, infirmity, family, paying bills, job
security
When an injury or illness takes place, certain stressors affect the patient physically and
mentally. Pediatric patients fear? – ANSWER – anesthesia
What religious group doesnt permit blood tranfusions – ANSWER – Jehovah’s witness
what term describes the following coping mechanism: “The patient does not want to
accept the truth of what is occuring” – ANSWER – denial
Which term describes the following coping mechanism: “The patient returns to an earlier
stage of life such as that of a child and exhibits behaviors unique to that stage of life” –
ANSWER – regression
What term describes the following coping mechanism: “A patient tries to give excuses
as to why he or she has a particular illness” – ANSWER – rationalization
What term describes the following coping mechanism: “a patient holds in thoughts and
feelings about a disease or illness” – ANSWER – repression
What types of values can create conflict in moral values? – ANSWER – Cultural and
Religous
In which religion is organ donation controversial – ANSWER – Buddhism
In which religion is birth control not allowed? – ANSWER – Catholic