Board Vitals- Surgical Tech Certification
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/.In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to
medical device regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to:
implement methods of tracking devices
/.How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in
the body?
3 weeks
/.A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the
sterile field after the procedure would be a:
Certified Surgical Tech
/.A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital
with potential legal consequences is:
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?
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?
no outside consent is necessary
/.Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives
records of peri operative care of surgical patients?
, JCAHO
/.Definition of Medical Liability
Each individual is responsible
/.The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology
programs adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED:
ARC-STSA
/.Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and
lumbar approach to the spine?
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:
Risk Management
/.What is negligence:
Omission of an act.
/.Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining
consent before a procedure?
Surgeon
/.Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor?
Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/.In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to
medical device regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to:
implement methods of tracking devices
/.How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in
the body?
3 weeks
/.A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the
sterile field after the procedure would be a:
Certified Surgical Tech
/.A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital
with potential legal consequences is:
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?
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?
no outside consent is necessary
/.Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives
records of peri operative care of surgical patients?
, JCAHO
/.Definition of Medical Liability
Each individual is responsible
/.The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology
programs adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED:
ARC-STSA
/.Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and
lumbar approach to the spine?
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:
Risk Management
/.What is negligence:
Omission of an act.
/.Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining
consent before a procedure?
Surgeon
/.Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor?
Bookwalter. Attached to the OR table.
*Sterile and non-sterile.
*It possesses a tract so other retractors could attach for better visualization.
