Board Vitals- Surgical Tech
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\.In 1990 the Safe Medical Device Act was passed, granting FDA authority to medical device
regulations, therefore healthcare facilities are required to: - Answer- implement methods of
tracking devices
\.How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
Answer- 3 weeks
\.A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field
after the procedure would be a: - Answer- Certified Surgical Tech
\.A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - Answer- 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? - Answer- 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? - Answer- no outside consent is necessary
\.Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - Answer- JCAHO
,\.Definition of Medical Liability - Answer- Each individual is responsible
\.The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs
adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED: - Answer- ARC-STSA
\.Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar
approach to the spine? - Answer- 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: - Answer- Risk Management
\.What is negligence: - Answer- Omission of an act.
\.Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - Answer- Surgeon
\.Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - Answer-
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: - Answer- Clinical ladder
\.The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - Answer- hydrogen
peroxide
, \.Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent
before transport to the OR? - Answer- Do not transport and inform the surgeon
\.Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - Answer- 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?
- Answer- invasion of privacy
\.Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
Answer- 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? - Answer- fever
\.A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through
the inguinal canal? - Answer- 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: - Answer-
Institutional policy
\.The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - Answer- Monopolar pencil
\.A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - Answer-
Health Insurance portability and accountability act
Certification Exam Questions With
Verified 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: - Answer- implement methods of
tracking devices
\.How long would you expect it to take for an absorbable suture to breakdown in the body? -
Answer- 3 weeks
\.A member of the surgical team responsible for separating instrumentation at the sterile field
after the procedure would be a: - Answer- Certified Surgical Tech
\.A report that should be completed after an adverse report/event in the hospital with potential
legal consequences is: - Answer- 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? - Answer- 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? - Answer- no outside consent is necessary
\.Which of the following organizations mandate maintenance of operatives records of peri
operative care of surgical patients? - Answer- JCAHO
,\.Definition of Medical Liability - Answer- Each individual is responsible
\.The organization who verifies, clarifies, and amplifies that surgical technology programs
adhere to the standards set by the CAAHED: - Answer- ARC-STSA
\.Which retractors is used to retract muscle and tissue through the cervical and lumbar
approach to the spine? - Answer- 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: - Answer- Risk Management
\.What is negligence: - Answer- Omission of an act.
\.Which of the following individuals is ultimately responsible for obtaining consent before a
procedure? - Answer- Surgeon
\.Major abdominal surgery that requires which self-retraining retractor? - Answer-
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: - Answer- Clinical ladder
\.The sterrad is a plasma sterilization that uses which chemical solution: - Answer- hydrogen
peroxide
, \.Which of the following should a surgical tech do if a patient with drawls general consent
before transport to the OR? - Answer- Do not transport and inform the surgeon
\.Cranial Nerve X innervates which anatomic structures? - Answer- 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?
- Answer- invasion of privacy
\.Which of the following is true regarding when the surgical field should be broken down? -
Answer- 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? - Answer- fever
\.A ________ hernia leaves the abdominal cavity at the deep inguinal ring and passes through
the inguinal canal? - Answer- 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: - Answer-
Institutional policy
\.The only component of the electrical surgical unit is: - Answer- Monopolar pencil
\.A standard which establishes privacy to protect patient's medical information: - Answer-
Health Insurance portability and accountability act
