Intro Final Exam Review Part 1

What causes the majority of serious trauma for pediatric patients?

Describes principles such as benevolence, trustworthiness, and honesty

Which position helps increase lung volumes in the bariatric patient?

Physical forces of deceleration, acceleration, compression, and shearing are factors in which type of injuries

What piece of OR furniture is most proximal to the OP site

The Wilson frame is used for positioning a patient in which of the following surgical positions?

Because of the types of drugs used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ, the recipient patient is considered to

All of the following are examples of tissue interaction with laser light energy EXCEPT: (also scattering)

Why do doors remain closed in the OR

Obese patients frequently suffer from this condition and it is usually discovered intraoperatively

All are components of the surgical patient's medical record EXCEPT:

How long must the continue to heart beat for a DCD to take place?

What is the dry erase board used for in the OR?

The color of emergency shut off valves for oxygen

What physiological response to environment is missing or underdeveloped in the infant?

Example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as negative

treatment administered to a surgical technologist within 2 hours following needle stick during HIV patient procedure

Type of head fixation device that attaches to the operating table used frequently for craniotomy procedures

Mnemonic used to remember the steps for operating a fire extinguisher

What is the term for the precision of a laser beam and is based on the area exposed, the time activated,power setting

Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause of a patient burn from alternative exit pathway of ESU current

All of the following are components of three-prong electrical plug except

Placement of a sheet or pad under pregnant patients right hip would alleviate what

Mnemonic used to remember the steps to take in the event of a surgical fire

SIDS is what category of death

Specimen loss, mislabeling and improper preparation are examples of which?

Why do OR overhead lightbulbs approximate sunlight?

Membership organization for surgical technology with board of directors

What is the back table and what is it used for?

What part of the anesthesia cart will remove waste gases?

which laser falls into the invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum and is absorbed by cellular fluid

Most common types of patient-care errors committed by operating room personnel are categorized as what

Where do instrument "booms" originate from

Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) was previously often referred to as

Term for the MOI in a trauma patient that takes into account velocity, flexibility and shape

Operating room where a surgical procedure is in progress would be considered what type of area?

type of death: functions of respiration, blood pressure, and heartbeat intact

ACS defines this role as providing exposure, hemostasis and other technical functions

Infection control nurse would report any suspicion or rare & mysterious diseases to what agency

In an electrical circuit that receives and modifies the amount of power received

What is static electricity and how is it created?

bariatric require extra time for anesthetic reversal because anesthetic agents may be accumulated in and slowly eliminat

denial, anger, bargaining, depression & acceptance are examples of

for which condition would a patient coming to the OR likely need an interpreter?

Member of the surgical team ultimately responsible for obtaining a written, informed consent

A safety mechanism engineered into the ESU that alerts the surgical team that the device is being activated?

Team member responsible for separating instruments & cleaning up sterile field post op

Which of the following modes on ESU wouldn't require a grounding pad?

What should the temperature in the OR be kept at?

What would you use to put out a fire involving a laser generator?

Describes the system of moral principles and rules that become standards of conduct

What is a risk of positioning a bariatric or geriatric patient?

Which type of laser has a wavelength that creates a bright blue-green visible light within a plasma tube?

What are some parts of the OR table

ST's and other allied health providers work under the direction of which hospital administrator

How can a ST setting up their back table and mayo reduce an 18 mo old patients anxiety?

Federal regulatory agency dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing injuries

High or low-velocity projectiles are factors in which type of injuries

Would involve failure of CST & RN to do proper surgical counts and surgeon not liable

How many phases of surgical case management are there?

Which level of trauma center can meet all the needs required for treating patients 24/7?

Which type of environment contributes most to a safe and efficient surgical experience?

Which type of procedure would require an operating table with a fluid drain pan attachment?

Which organ is MOST often injured in motor vehicle accidents

In a laser generator, what is found at both ends that allows for the amplification and stimulated emission of laser ligh

What might the CST be asked to palpate during a procedure on a pregnant patient?

What is the property of the portion of the patient return electrode (ground pad) that complete the ESU circuit

Surgical technologist working in a VA facility might frequently encounter patients which conditions

Bariatric patients undergoing surgery & in the immediate postoperative period need sequential comp. devices to prevent

Specialist that would treat diseases of the breast, hepatobiliary and GI system & thyroid

Pertains to a patient's wishes about medical treatment and self-determination if they can't

Which behavior would not be considered an example of workplace violence

Conscientiousness, problem solving, skill competency, teamwork & commitment to education

What equipment provides the highest potential for OR fires

During routine robotic surgery procedures, where is the surgeon?

What diagnostic test emits ionizing radiation

What causes more deaths in the US then car accidents, AIDS and breast cancer combined?

What is ergonomics?

Asthma or high blood pressure would be considered what category of death

portable x-ray units, or laser generators may require which type of wall outlet can handle the equipment

Consent that applies when emergency circumstances exists & its believed the patient would agree

What is the name of the complex robotic operating system created and marketed by Intuitive surgical?

What diagnosis would create social stigma and over dramatization by healthcare workers

Which organization develops national certification exams for Surgical Techs and SFAs?

Which defines the relationship between CST and the patient or patient family?

The electromagnetic waves that create radio and television signals are measured in wave cycles per second termed:

Private ST is usually employed by which of the following

Diagnosis used to define a state of irreversible death

Which procedure would satisfy an elderly patients psychological dissatisfaction with appearance

The term golden hour refers to reduction of morbidity and mortality of which patient population?

Term used for the process of cleaning an OR after procedure and preparing for subsequent one?

Who maintains the safety and operating conditions of many operating room devices?

Which type of laser uses gases that are toxic and potentially fatal, and therefore rarely used in the OR setting

Area of concern or fear would be the most likely for a toddler

Graduates of CAAHEP programs are eligible to sit for the CST or CSFA exam administered by?

Emergency laparotomy would be the indicated treatment for all post op complications except

MS, lupus and RA are examples of

What is the name of the inert gas beam used with invisible light lasers to provide visual aiming to target tissue?

When using a bayonet bipolar forceps:

How many air exchanges per hour must take place in the OR