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When did surgical technology begin? After WWII
Who established an early “scientific” mindset and is the founder of comparative anatomy? Aristotle
Who was the greatest surgeon of the 16th century and began to ligate arteries for amputation and stopped cauterizing wounds with hot irons and oil? Pare
Who is the father of modern anatomy and challenged Galen openly and correctly and performed dissections on human cadavers? Vesalius
Who is the father of microbiology, virology, and immunology? Pasteur
Who developed technique of antiseptic surgery? Lister
Who developed meticulous closure of wounds? Halsted
Who developed the X-ray machine? Roentgen
Who perfected the heart-lung machine and performed the first US heart transplant and first total artificial heart implant? Cooley
Who developed the first ventricular assist pump? DeBakey
The surgical team is composed of 4 basic members, who are they? The surgeon, first scrub, anesthesia care provider, and the circulating nurse
Who are the nonsterile team members in the OR? The anesthesia care provider and the circulating nurse
No surgical case is to start until what has been called? Time out
Who are the sterile team members in the OR? The surgeon, surgical tech, and surgical first assist
Who sponges, suctions, cuts sutures, holds retractors or instruments as needed? Second scrub
A medical emergency that requires immediate surgical intervention is an Emergency
A medical condition that requires surgical intervention within a short period of time is: Urgent
A planned, non emergency, nonurgent procedure that may be either required for quality of life considerations is: Elective
A procedure that the patients wants, normally for cosmetic reasons is: Optional
The term that refers to preop, intraop, and postop is: Perioperative
AST’s mission statement is: “Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care”
Aeger Primo means: The patient first
National certification is offered by the: National board of surgical technology and surgical assisting (NBSTSA)
Tuckman’s stages of group development was created by who? Bruce Tuckman
What are the 5 stages of tuckmans stages of group development? Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning
The formation of the group occurs and individuals are driven by the desire to be accepted by others while avoiding conflicts is: Forming
Initial trust is developed and the members feel comfortable discussing discontent and challenging others opinions is: Storming
Team members develop a mutual plan and work toward the success of the project goal is: Norming
Highly functioning teams operate at this stage. The group functions as a unit to accomplish its tasks is: Performing
The task is completed and the team is dissolved is: Adjourning
Individual is selfish in pursuing their own concerns at the expense of others; the person wants to win is: Competing
Opposite of competing; individual completely ignores their own concern to satisfy the concerns of other individuals is: Accommodating
Person is neutral; neither pursues their own concerns or those of the other individuals in order to avoid conflict is: Avoiding
Person attempts to work and cooperate with others to reach a solution that everyone agrees upon is: Collaborating
Individuals goal is to reach a solution as quickly as possible that may be accepted by others, but only partially fulfills the concerns of the group is: Compromising
What are the four components of communication? Sender, message, receiver, and feedback
Shares a message with an individual or group is the: Sender
The information is the: Message
Gets the messages and decodes it is the: Receiver
Information is sent from the receiver to the sender regarding the message is: Feedback
What type of hospitals are investor owned by an individual or corporation and their objective is to create a profit that is returned to the investors? Proprietary
What type of hospital are profits invested back into the facility such as to purchase state-of-the-art equipment, support research, or expansion or construction efforts? Nonprofit or not-for-profit
What type of hospitals receive the majority of their operating revenue from government funding? Government supported or government-owned
Professional organization dedicated to improving the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting standards for surgical education and practice is: The American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Professional organization dedicated to ensuring sustainable physician practices that result in better health outcomes for patients is: The American Medical Association (AMA)
National organization that oversees the development and use of recognized standards that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector, including health care is: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The mission of this organization is to promote wellness and worldwide infection prevention. What is this organization? The Association for Professionals if Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Nonprofit organization that represents the interests of perioperative nurses by establishing standards in nursing education and clinical practice is: The Association it periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
U.S. government organization under the federal Department of Health and Human Services that works with states and other partners to provide a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks, implement disease prevention strategies, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Consists of seven health organizations, including AST, that promote excellence in surgical patient safety is: Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety (CSPS)
Independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards and accredits health care organizations in the U.S is: The Joint Commission
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