Chapter 1 Multiple Choice and True False Quiz

What year was the ARC-ST formed?

1974

The three phases of surgical case management are:

Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative

The _____ is a professional organization dedicated to the improvement of surgical care by elevating the standards of surgical education and practice.

ACS

Educational programs for surgical technologists are accredited by:

CAAHEP

U.S. government organization that protects the health of individuals through research and control of disease.

CDC

Which of these health care workers may provide anesthesia?

CRNA

Who normally opens packages for the sterile team members during a case?

Circulator

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

Elective

Surgical pathology threatening life or limb within a relatively short period of time is called:

Emergent

A registered nurse (RN) may perform the duties of a surgeon.

False

Everyone who graduates from an accredited surgical technology program is a certified surgical technologist (CST).

False

Hospitals are only classified by profit philosophy, such as nonprofit or for-profit.

False

Surgical technologists are certified by the ARC/STSA.

False

Surgical technologists are licensed by the NBSTSA.

False

Surgical technologists do not have to worry about punctuality.

False

Surgical technologists do not need good hearing or sight.

False

Surgical technologists get to enjoy the most pleasant smells in surgery.

False

The surgical procedures available to patients are classified into three broad categories.

False

Most surgical technologists are employed by surgeons.

False, by facilities

Which of these departments provides indirect or secondary patient care?

Housekeeping

LCC-ST changed its name to:

NBSTSA

A surgical intervention that does not have to be performed to preserve life or function is called:

Optional

Professional obligations take _____ over personal freedom.

Precedence

A DDS is a Doctor of Dental Science.

True

A circulator can be a registered nurse (RN) or a certified surgical technologist (CST).

True

A surgical technologist must possess the qualities of honesty and integrity.

True

One of the responsibilities of the circulator is caring for the surgical specimen.

True

Surgical technologists can work for veterinarians if they want to.

True

Surgical technologists have moral, ethical, legal, and professional obligations that most others do not have.

True

Surgical technologists must be able to remain calm in emergency situations.

True

Surgical technologists must be free of communicable diseases and chemical abuse.

True

The circulator is one of the nonsterile team members in the operating room.

True

There are three phases of surgical case management.

True

Surgical pathology requiring treatment within a relatively short period of time is called:

Urgent

The following are all parts of a job description except:

Vacation days

The _____ is a division of the United Nations that promotes health activities worldwide.

WHO

Which of these health care workers is NOT sterile during a procedure?

a. Circulator b. First assistant c. Surgical technologist in the scrub role (STSR) d. Surgeon Answer: Circulator

A circulator may be a(n):

a. Licensed practical nurse (LPN) only b. Certified surgical technologist (CST) only c. Registered nurse (RN) only d. All of these choices are correct. Answer: All of these choices are correct

The surgical technologist must be able to do all of the following except:

a.ambulate without assistive devices b. lift 200 pounds c. make appropriate judgment decisions d. refrain from nourishment and bathroom breaks for 6 hours Answer: Lift 200 pounds