Surgical Technology Chapter 1-3 Review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is establishing a neutral zone designed to do?

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How many phases of surgical case management are there?

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

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

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

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

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

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