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ST 210 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which operating room team member is responsible for opening sterile supplies onto the sterile field during a surgical procedure? | Cirulator |
| Which entity accredits surgical tech programs? | CAAHEP |
| Which entity is responsible for verifying that the school attended by the surgical technologist meets national standards? | ARC/STSA |
| Accreditation is a term that applies to? | Programs |
| A contractual relationship and mutal benefit that exist when on party or entity agrees to pay another for a specified loss or condition is known as? | Insurance |
| A general description of the abilities needed to perform a job is known as? | Competency |
| Which term defines the relationship among the surgical tech, patient and pt's family? | Therapeutic |
| What dept manages and files informed consent forms? | Medical Records |
| Which dept. oversees the sterilization needs of the hospital? | Central Processing |
| Accountability is defined as? | obligation |
| Loss or mishandling of a specimen could be considered negligence and could result in? | another surgical procedure, improper specimen prep, improper specimen analysis |
| Whose responsibility is it to remove a pt's person items in the OR? | circulator |
| _______is truly the best medicine when taking care of the surgical pt? | Prevention |
| Ethics is an attempt to define right and wrong based upon? | Beliefs |
| Bio ethical principles | differ from traditional medical ethics, maximize total human benefit, are a utlitaria concept |
| The pt's bill of rights est. the pt as? | the consumer of goods |
| which educational standard does the surgical tech use as a guide in the est. of entry-level knowledge and skills? | core curriculum for the surgical tech |
| ____________dictates methods for securing a consent under emergency circumstances | state law |
| Benevolence, trustworthiness and honesty are examples of? | moral principles |
| Risk management objectives for a hospital include all except to? | monitor staff and faculity behaviour |
| One of the most key characteristic that the surgical tech should exhibit and constantly improve upon is? | Problem solving skills |
| If there is a settlement against a specific health care provider and there is no malpractice insurance to cover the settlement, the judge may? | order an attachment from the health care providers future earnings. |
| ___________recognizes pt safety as being an item of the highest priority and strongly urges individual hospital and health care organizations to take all reasonable measures to prevent the retention of foreign bodies in the surgical wound | American College of Surgeons |
| Doctrine that the employer is responsible for the actions of their employee is known as? | respondent superior |
| Principles that have evolved and continue to evolve on the basis of court decisions? | common law |
| an obligation to do or not do something, also on obligation potentially or actually incurred as a result of a negligent act | liability |
| Which term describes the following coping mechanism: "A pt tries to give excuse as to why he or she has a particular illness"? | rationalization |
| In which religion is organ donation controversial? | Buddhist |
| Three factors are important when considering the resulting injury that a pt will sustain from a trauma, these include | velocity, flexibility of tissue, and shape of the injuring force |
| Hypovolemic shock in neonates results in | decreased venous return |
| Which of the following are characteristics that each electrical outlet located in the operating room must have? | explosion proof, presence of a ground fault imterrupter |
| What is an example of the interaction between personal and professional life? | the nature of the operating room results in some isolation from the general population |
| Which term describes the following coping mechanism: "A pt holds in thoughts and feelings about a disease or illness"? | repression |
| It is imperatice that caregivers should deal with pediatric pts? | truthfully |
| What is the most effective way to keep an infants body temp at an acceptable level? | wrap and cover extremities |
| Lasers can cause damage to the eyes, and it is important for the ST to wear appropriate eye protection while the laser is in use. Which laser can cause corneal burns? | CO2 |
| Back injury or back pain is usually the result of a number of factors that may include all of the following except | pushing heavy equipment |
| what type of latex allergy is the least serious? | type IV |
| which of the following is not a physical hazard? | noise |
| When using electrosurgery, care should be taken not to leave excess________ in the wound? | char |
| NOTES has greatly enhanced recovery of the surgical pt while simultaneously decreasing? | morbidity, post op pain, healing time |
| Rate at which work is done | Power |
| Which statement is true regarding recommendations for double gloving? | fat is known to degrade latex |
| Pre-op patient education is intended to? | alleviate anxiety, promote better post op outcomes, decreased the need for post op analgesic med. |
| Fast, deep labored breaths over 20 mins are described as __________ resp. | Kussmaul |
| Urine passes through the ureter under the control of gravity and smooth muscle contractions known as? | Peristalsis |
| Who is primarily responsible for making mental assessments of a pt's size and condition to anticipate items needed to facilitate the operative procedure? | STSR |
| A drug administered between layers of the skin is referred to as? | intradermal |
| Demerol, Sublimaze, Sufenta and Alfenta are examples of? | Opioids |
| What theory states that the active substance in a drug has an affinity for a spec. chemical constituent of a cell? | Drug-receptor interaction |
| Which subcategory of drug prep is a combination of two liquids that cannot mix? | Emulsion |
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