Orientation to Surgical Technology Review

Which religion's death rites would the OR staff allow deceased relative to close eyes and wash body before leaving OR

Identification and understanding of an individual's place in the universe and includes views on theology or philosophy

Lifelong commitment of specific duties and responsibilities for providing highest quality surgical patient care

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

Which acronym represents an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services?

Which of the following membership organizations would be circulating RN in the OR likely join as a member?

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

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

Which specialist would have privileges to treat disease of the breast, hepatobiliary, GI system, and thyroid gland?

What procedure(s) would be the treatment for an elderly patient's psychological dissatisfaction with their appearance

The ARC/STSA administers the national certification exam for surgical technologists and owns CST and CSFA credentials.

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

Who is primarily responsible for maintaining patient's operative record and transporting patients to PACU

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

Commitment to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment, and attention to patient care

Dr Hans Selye defines stress as a "nonspecific response of the body a demand" (2006)

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

Flat EEG, unresponsiveness, lowered body temperatures, and absent pupil reflexes are signs of what?

Person with only basic physiological function intact is categorized as having suffered which kind of death?

Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive checks?

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

An ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical tech program to verify and clarify records and sends reports to whom?

Which of the followings religions typically prohibits its followers form receiving blood transfusions?

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

A contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive reimbursement for fees based on capitated rate of payments

Through which hospital department or committee would the CSFA submit a request for privileges to work in the OR?

Maslow's research produced a hierarchical structure of _______.

What emotion would you feel but must not interfere with your abilities to maintain focus on the job

After which war did the US began to train and employ allied health professionals in the scrub role in surgery

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

AST's mission statement is, "Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care."

How many phases of surgical case management are there?

Surgical technologists and other allied health professionals in perioperative services usually work under the direction

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

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

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Five Stages of Grief"?

What type of procedure or care provides terminal patient with symptom relief and improves qualify of the remaining life

Which term describes a physician group owned hospitals?

What type of professional would have DO or DPM after their name?

Which is not a factor that would cause a surgical intervention>

A patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death if it occurred within this time period

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

Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?

An independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits health care organization in US

Which organization would employees of the CSP deparmtnet likely join as members?

Which organs or tissues can be recovered after death or after a patient has already been removed form life support?

The patient statement "I know I will be in a better place" is part of:

Type of life-support that would be considered futile and the benefits are outweighed by financial and emotional burden

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