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CH 1 Surgical Tech

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What term describes the surgical technologist's foundational commitment to professional honesty, confidentiality, fair, treatment, cost containment, and attention to the highest level of surgical patient care?   surgical conscience  
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which organization would employees of the central sterile processing department likely join as members?   IAHCSMM  
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Which national membership organization's House of Delegates proposed the creation of the Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT) in 1969?   AORN  
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Which of the following membership organizations would the circulating RN in the operating room likely join as a member?   AORN  
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What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?   diagnosis related groups  
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Which federal regulatory agency is dedicated to enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker injuries?   OSHA  
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Which of the following roles is defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as providing aid in exposure, hemostasis, and other technical functions that help the surgeon carry out a safe operation with optimal results for the patient?   surgical first assistant  
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The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization?   NBSTSA  
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Which term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient or the patient's family?   therapeutic  
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A medical device or surgical piece of equipment that has failed would have to be taken out of service and any patient injury reported to which of the following agencies?   FDA  
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The ARC/STSA administers the national certification examination for surgical technologists and owns the CST® and CSFA® credentials.   True  
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Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus repair?   elective  
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When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to verify and clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does he or she submit the findings?   CAAHEP  
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Through which hospital department or committee would the certified surgical first assistant (CSFA) submit a request for privileges to work in the operating room?   medical staff  
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Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?   Roentgen  
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What type of professional would have DO or DPM after his or her name?   director  
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Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?   NBSTSA  
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Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates?   AST  
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A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following? Select one:   surgeon or physician group  
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Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?   Vesalius  
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A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment.   True  
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Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical antisepsis?   Lister  
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The federal governmental insurance programs under the general heading of CMS include all of the following EXCEPT   CHAMPUS  
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In or by which of the four components of communication would "decoding" take place?   receiver  
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Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits health care organizations in the United States?   the Joint Commission  
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Which of the following symbols on the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) logo represents the surgical technologist performing various roles in surgery?   filled circle  
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