Surgical Technology Chapter 1-3 Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

CAAHEP

Question 2

A surg tech student who photographs/posts a patient&#x27;s image could be sued for invasion of privacy and HIPAA violation

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

civil

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

prevention

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

coping

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

the Joint Commission

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Patient Self-Determination Act

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

negligence

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

safety

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

CST

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

surgeon&#x27;s preference card

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

intraoperative record

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

repression

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

NBSTSA

Question 17

How many phases of surgical case management are there?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

surgeon

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

the Joint Commission (JC)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

whole brain death

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

informed

Question 22

What is establishing a neutral zone designed to do?

Accepted Answer

prevent sharps injuries during surgical procedures

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

whole-brain death

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

environment

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

implied

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

Vesalius

Question 28

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

Accepted Answer

surgical first assistant

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

AST recommended clinical ladder levels

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

NBSTSA

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

Restraints are used on a patient who threatens to leave.

Question 33

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

Accepted Answer

surgeon or physician group

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

deposition

Question 35

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

Accepted Answer

Lister

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

adaptation model

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

empathy

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

higher brain death

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

AORN

Question 40

doctrine in which the surgeon isn&#x27;t found liable for the RN and CST&#x27;s miscount that resulted in a foreign object

Accepted Answer

doctrine of borrowed servant

Question 41

a set of therapies that preserve a patient’s life when body systems aren&#x27;t functioning sufficiently?

Accepted Answer

life support

Question 42

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

Accepted Answer

professional traits

Question 43

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

Accepted Answer

general surgeon

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

an emancipated 16-year-old minor

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

ethics

Question 46

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

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 47

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

Accepted Answer

circulator rn

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

A patient must undergo a therapeutic surgical procedure

Question 50

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

Accepted Answer

accreditation

Question 51

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

Accepted Answer

patient privacy

Question 52

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

Accepted Answer

negligence

Question 53

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

Accepted Answer

physical

Question 54

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

Accepted Answer

Patient Care Partnership

Question 55

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

Accepted Answer

accidental

Question 56

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

Accepted Answer

NBSTSA

Question 57

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

Accepted Answer

medical errors

Question 58

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

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

Accepted Answer

Jewish

Question 60

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

Accepted Answer

elective

Question 61

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

Accepted Answer

document of self-actualization

Question 62

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 63

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

Accepted Answer

IAHCSMM

Question 64

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

Accepted Answer

black/blue triangle

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