Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification Exam Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification Exam Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - Answer️️ - implement methods of tracking devices How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? - Answer️️ -3 weeks A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field after the procedure would be a: - Answer️️ -Certified Surgical Tech A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential legal consequences is: - Answer️️ -An incident report Which of the following best describes the area where only personnel with a scrub suit and a hair cap are permitted, including corridors between surgical rooms? - Answer️️ - Semi-restricted area In an emergency, what should a surgeon do when a minor patient needs life-saving surgery but no relative can be reached? - Answer️️ -no outside consent is necessary Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri operative care of surgical patients? - Answer️️ -JCAHO Definition of Medical Liability - Answer️️ -Each individual is responsible The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED: - Answer️️ -ARC-STSA Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar approach to the spine? - Answer️️ -Scoville Many departments in a healthcare facility are responsible for different aspects of patient care. The department responsible for identifying and resolving hazards posed to a patient and personnel is: - Answer️️ -Risk Management What is negligence: - Answer️️ -Omission of an act. Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a procedure? - Answer️️ -Surgeon Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - Answer️️ - Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table. *Sterile and non-sterile. *It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization. Surgical techs gain both the knowledge and skills to work within their scope of practice. Healthcare facilities provide advancement by: - Answer️️ -Clinical ladder The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - Answer️️ - hydrogen peroxide Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent before transport to the OR? - Answer️️ -Do not transport and inform the surgeon Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - Answer️️ -pharynx and larynx Which of the following legal claims could a patient make against a hospital employee who has overheard telling another employee in the cafeteria what surgery the patient had that morning? - Answer️️ -invasion of privacy Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? - Answer️️ -After the patient has left the room because if anything were to happen, the sterile field is still established. First sign and sympton of infection? - Answer️️ -fever A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through the inguinal canal? - Answer️️ -indirect inguinal hernia Which of the following refers to the general standards and policies that a surgical tech will be expected to adhere to specific to the hospital where he/she is working at: - Answer️️ -Institutional policy The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - Answer️️ -Monopolar pencil A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - Answer️️ -Health Insurance portability and accountability act The first count is performed when: - Answer️️ -All the items are on the table True or false: Are corridors considered semi-restricted areas in the OR? - Answer️️ - True Protamine is used in surgery to reverse the effects of which medication? - Answer️️ - Heparin Which instrument is used during vascular surgery to retract vessels? - Answer️