AST Chapter 1-3 Review

Surgical technologists may discuss details of their daily experiences as long as they are not in a public place.

Which of the following is NOT a form of advance directive?

How many phases of surgical case management are there?

Living will and durable power of attorney are examples of advance directives in health care.

role defined as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that help carry a safe operation

After which war did Great Britain and the US begin to train and employ allied health professionals in the scrub role?

For what type of research was Sister Callista Roy best known?

"all conditions, circumstances, and influences that surround and affect the development and behavior of the person"

What is establishing a neutral zone designed to do?

Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical antisepsis?

In a common adage, what is the “best medicine” in health care?

Which form of individual professional credentialing does NOT protect the public from unqualified health care provider

life-support treatment considered ultimately futile;benefits outweighed by financial/emotional burden suffered by family

identified in the late 1990’s as causing more deaths in the US than car accidents, AIDS, and breast cancer combined

Which patient would be legally authorized to sign an informed surgical consent based on medical practice acts/state law?

Religion in which the OR staff allow the deceased patient’s relative to close the eyes, mouth and wash the body

Denial, rationalization, regression, and repression are common forms of what type of mechanisms?

a set of therapies that preserve a patient’s life when body systems aren't functioning sufficiently?

The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization?

The ARC/STSA administers national certification examination for surgical techs and owns the CST® and CSFA® credentials.

Conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to continuing education represent:

Graduates of CAAHEP or ABHES programs are eligible to sit for the CST or CSFA examinations administered by:

A surg tech student who photographs/posts a patient's image could be sued for invasion of privacy and HIPAA violation

Which national membership organization’s House of Delegates proposed the creation of the AORT in 1969?

Which area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage patient having surgery?

Which of the following terms represents a positive physical and psychological state of a patient?

The federal governmental insurance programs under the general heading of CMS include all of the following EXCEPT:

normal human emotion surgical team members may feel for patients; must not interfere with abilities to maintain focus

AST’s mission statement is, “Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care.”

Which of the following needs identified by Maslow would likely be MOST prominent in a surgical patient’s mind?

The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the following?

the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies

Which diagnosis is currently used in most jurisdictions of the world to define a state of irreversible death?

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of a potential ethical dilemma?

Which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as members?

doctrine in which the surgeon isn't found liable for the RN and CST's miscount that resulted in a foreign object

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

form of consent defined as “agreement or permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to"

Anointing of the sick is a practice of Muslim tradition and includes facing the patient toward the holy city of Mecca.

Which of the following terms describes a civil wrong that may be intentional or unintentional?

an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits US health care organizations

patient’s medical record containing pre-op/post-op diagnoses, positioning, skin prep, start/stop times, counts, dressing

Which type of legal action is MOST likely in cases involving tort law and operating room personnel?

Which term describes the system of moral principles and rules  that become standards of conduct for professionals?

The phrase “departure from the standard of care” BEST describes which of the following legal terms?

symbol on the AST logo represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery

A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?

Which religions believes in reincarnation and that the rebirth is influenced by the previous death experience?

surgical team member primarily responsible for maintaining the patient’s operative record and transporting them to PACU

Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions?

The first scrub surgical technologist performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:

A person with only basic physiological functions of respiration, blood pressure, and heartbeat intact suffered:

surgical team member responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postop phase

A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO receives reimbursement for fees on a capitated rate of payment.

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

develops national certification exams for surgical techs and first assists and confers the appropriate credential

Cultural and religious values of patients can conflict with the practice of modern medicine.

Which of the following needs of the surgical patient is related to anatomy and physiology, genetics, and pathology?

The American Hospital Association replaced its “Patient’s Bill of Rights” with which of the following?

In 2004, which of the following agencies created the “Do Not Use” abbreviation list?

To whom does an ARC/STSA site visitor submit his/her findings?

In general, a surgical procedure represents a physical, psychological, social, and spiritual event to the patient.

surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time

Which of the following is NOT one of the “Five Stages of Grief”?

consent applied when emergency circumstances exist and reasonable providers believe a patient would agree to treatment

privileged to surgically treat diseases of the breast, hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland

Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?

condition defined by Harvard that includes: flat EEG, unresponsiveness, lowered body temp, absent pupil reflexes

Under what circumstances would many hospitals rescind (invalidate) a “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” order?

What term describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member might answer questions under oath?

Which of term best describes the process of keeping thorough, accurate, and legal records of a patient’s medical care?

Professionalism is a lifelong commitment for a surg tech w/ specific duties/responsibilities to give high quality care

For what type of research was Elizabeth Kubler-Ross best known?

informs patients of their rights to choose types/extent of medical care and legal right to advance directives

type of death to likely generate high emotional trauma for family & a need to preserve evidence