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Health Profs. Final
| How many phases of surgical case management are there? | 3; perioperative, intraoperative, postoperative |
| What organzation develops national certification exams for STs and SAs; and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants | NBSTSA |
| A private surgical technologist is usually employed by: | Surgeon or physician group |
| The term entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to: | AST recommended clinical ladder levels |
| What term describes the relationship b/w the CST and the other members of the surgical team in the OR | Professional |
| Name the term that describes the relationship b/w the CST and the patient or patients family | Therapeutic |
| In or by which of the four components of communication would âdecodingâ take place: | Receiver |
| Which example of nonverbal body language might a patient perceive as a negative attitude from a team member? | Tightly folded arms |
| According to the AST position statement on teamwork, which type of environment contributes most to a safe/efficient experience with positive patient outcomes? | Collaborative |
| What term describes the STs foundational commitment to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair treatment, cost containment and attention to the highest level of surgical patient care? | Surgical conscience |
| What term describes a physician-group owned hospital? | Proprietary |
| Which acronym represents an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services? | HMO |
| Surgical technologists and other allied health professionals in perioperative services usually work under the direction of which hospital administrative director? | Director of Nursing; DOR |
| What type of professional would have DO or DPM under his or her name? | Physician |
| Through which hospital department/committee would the CSFA submit a request for privileges to work in the OR? (Certified surgical first assistant) | Medical staff |
| Which department would provide services for repair of broken equipment or to do routine preventive checks? | Biomedical engineering |
| What does the acronym DRG stand for in a hospital setting? | Diagnosis Related Groups |
| When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a ST program to verify/clarify records and annual reporting info, to who do they submit the findings? | CAAHEP |
| Which membership organization would the circulating RN in the OR most likely join as a member | AORN |
| The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization? | NBSTSA |
| The hospitalâs infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious diseases to which governmental agency? | CDC |
| Name the organization that employees of the central sterile processing department would likely join as members? | IAHCSMM |
| What federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker injuries? | OSHA |
| Name the independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits health care organizations in the USA? | The Joint Commission |
| A med. device or surg. Piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of service and any patient injury reported; to which agency? | FDA |
| Which specialist would likely have privileges to surgically treat diseases of the breast, hepatobiliary, and gastrointestinal systems, and thyroid gland? | General surgeon |
| What do conscientiousness, problem solving, skills competency, teamwork, and commitment to continuing education represent for a CST? | Professional traits |
| Which national membership organizations House of Delegates proposed the creation of AORT in 1969? | AORN |
| Maintaining sterile field, passing instruments to surgeon, performing surgical counts, handling medications, preparing specimens and dressings are all duties of which phase of surgical case management? | Intraoperative |
| An individual with training and credentials to help position, drape, and transfer patient as well as provide visualization of operative site and close body planes | Surgical assistant |
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