CH 1 Orientation to Surgical Technology

The primary role of this dept is to est policies for pt and employee safety, identify hazards, and develop solutions:

Which of the following organizations would a circulating nurse likely join?

Which of the following depts is responsible for fixing broken equiptment and safety checks?

A CST who tries to work with others to reach a solution is showing which of the following conflict resolution behaviors?

A letter that introduces details about an applicant and their accomplishments is a:

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

Which of the following departments would provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative pathological studies?

What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?

Maintaining confidentiality, practicing sterile technique, and demonstrating nondiscriminatory treatment describe?

Global thinking, time management, effective delegation, and multi-project management traits represent:

A private surgical technologist is usually employed by:

A letter to thank an interviewer for the opportunity to interview but declines the position is a:

Which of the following orgs is an independent, national org that develops standards for and accredits healthcare orgs

Which of the following historical figures is considered to be the father of modern anatomy

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

Which of the following surgical team members maintains the operative record?

Which of the following terms describes the relationship between the(CST) and the other members of the surg team in OR

This insurance provider, administered by the federal govt, reimburses physicians and hospitals for qualified pts:

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

The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to:

Which of the following examples of nonverbal body language might be perceived as a NEGATIVE attitude?

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Board of Specialties (ABMS) recognizes ___ surgical specialties.

Professionalism for the surgical technologist begins with competency in the workplace.

Graduates of a CAAHEP accredited program are eligible to take the national cert exam through which of the following:

Being committed to patient confidentiality means never discussing patient information in public.

Of the four components of communication, who “decodes” the message?

Which of the following departments would be responsible for tracking higher-than-normal post-operative infection rates?

Which of the following principles of surgical conscience discusses the avoidance of unnecessary waste?

Which of the following terms is used to classify a planned procedure?

In which stage of Tuckman’s Group Devt would you expect team members to develop a plan and work together towards a goal

A medical device that malfunctions, with or w/o patient injury, would be removed from service and reported to who?

Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery developed the technique of antiseptic surgery?

Which can be described as provider reimbursement based on average charges?

A group that is in Tuckman’s stage of storming would display characteristics of:

Surgical case management consists of _____ phases.

Of the four components of communication, which of the following components could be distorted by outside noise?

During postop, which surgical team members is responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field

Surgical technologists usually work under the direction of which of the following hospital administrators?

Which of the following includes promotion of positive team interactions and encourages discussion of potential conflict

Which of the following terms describes a hospital owned by an individual or corporation?

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

Which of the following federal agencies enforces standards of workplace safety and preventing work-related injury

A CST may move up within an organization to positions with more responsibility through which of the following programs?

Which of the following roles primarily consists of providing exposure, visualization, and closure of body planes?

Which of the following organizations publishes the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology?

Which of the following types of insurance providers includes contracted providers and services with predetermined fees?