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SUR101 Unit 1+2

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The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to what? AST recommended clinical ladder.
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by whom? A physician, physician group, or agency.
What letter thanks an interviewer but declines the position? Letter of refusal.
Does ARC/STSA administer CST and CSFA certification exams? No. NBSTSA administers the certification examinations.
Under whose broad delegatory authority does the CST perform intraoperative tasks? The surgeon.
What is the best assurance of safe professional behavior by a CST or CSFA? A well-developed, unyielding surgical conscience.
What letter introduces an applicant and their accomplishments? Cover letter.
What surgical safety coalition includes ACS, ASA, AORN, ASPAN, AANA, AASPA and AST? Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety (CSPS).
What is the AST mission statement? Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care.
Which organization assesses minimum accreditation standards for surgical technology and first assist programs? CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs).
Who primarily provides exposure, visualization, and closure of body planes? Surgical first assistant.
Does professionalism for a surgical technologist begin only with workplace competency? No. Professionalism begins during education and training, not only in the workplace.
What principle includes confidentiality, strict sterile technique, and nondiscriminatory treatment? Surgical conscience.
Which is NOT individual professional credentialing: accreditation, certification, licensure, registration? Accreditation (it applies to programs or institutions).
Which organization administers national certification examinations for CAAHEP program graduates? NBSTSA.
Who publishes the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology? AST (Association of Surgical Technologists).
Graduates of CAAHEP or ABHES programs sit for CST/CSFA exams administered by whom? NBSTSA.
What letter is used to thank an interviewer while declining an offered position? Letter of refusal.
Which organization publishes the Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology? AST.
Under which hospital administrator do surgical technologists usually work? Director of nursing.
Which department repairs equipment and performs equipment safety checks? Biomedical engineering.
Who separates instruments and disassembles the sterile field after surgery? CST (Certified Surgical Technologist).
What is a hospital owned by an individual or corporation called? Proprietary hospital.
What independent organization accredits U.S. healthcare organizations? The Joint Commission.
What does DRG stand for? Diagnosis-related groups.
Which professional organization would a circulating nurse likely join? AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses).
Which department performs pre-, intra-, and postoperative pathological studies? Pathology.
Which surgical team member maintains the operative record? Circulating nurse.
Which federally administered insurance program reimburses qualified patients’ providers? Medicare.
Which department develops policies to identify and reduce safety hazards? Risk management.
What is reimbursement based on a set average amount for a diagnosis or procedure called? DRG (diagnosis-related group) reimbursement.
What is capitation in HMO/PPO payment arrangements? A predetermined payment per covered person over a defined period; not every HMO/PPO provider is paid this way.
Which insurance plans use networks of contracted providers with predetermined fees? HMOs and PPOs.
Which department tracks unusually high postoperative infection rates? Infection control.
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