150 Board Vitals- Surgical Tech
Certification Exam Questions And
Answers
When the integrity of a sterile pack has been compromised the surgical
tech should: - ✔ ✔ Discard it
Preoperative activities of a certified tech are varied, including: - ✔ ✔
setting up the sterile field.
* It is the responsibility of a surgical tech to maintain sterile field
If a patient goes into cardiac arrest during a surgical procedure, the
responsibility of the certified surgical tech is to: - ✔ ✔ maintain
sterile field.
* In case the victim is resuscitated
Diagnosis coronary artery disease is accomplished by performing a: - ✔
✔ cardiac catheterization
The surgical procedure takes place during which phase of anesthesia: -
✔ ✔ Maintenance
After an incomplete miscarriage, the patient needs to undergo a: - ✔
✔ dilation and curettage
Preventative means of reducing incidence of contamination of a sterile
field is referred to: - ✔ ✔ Aseptic technique
Removal of fibrous tissue on the visceral and parietal pleura is referred
to as: - ✔ ✔ Decortication of the lung.
,Pressure sores will occur when a bony prominence is not well
protected. In the operating room when positioning a patient this
protection is accomplished by: - ✔ ✔ Padding those areas.
During a thoracotomy, the wound edges would be protected with: - ✔
✔ Moist lap pads. They provide larger surface coverage
Once the patient has been brought to the room, if during the first count
the surgical tech drops a lap pad, then: - ✔ ✔ It is collected by the
circulator as a part of the count
During surgery when the certified surgical tech is passing instruments
and supplies to the surgeon, the surgeon is focused on: - ✔ ✔ The
surgical procedure
When performing a laparoscopic procedure, it is important to have the
following instrumentation available on the sterile field: - ✔ ✔
Trocars and verris needle
The route of drug administration used mostly in the operating room by
the anesthesiologist is: - ✔ ✔ Intravenous
Which of the following statements is true about wound healing and
dressings? - ✔ ✔ That obese patients are at a higher risk of wound
complications.
Which of the following terms refers to the actions of the surgical team
to stop hemorrhage? - ✔ ✔ Hemostasis
Which of the following is consistent with AST practice standards
concerning sponge counts in the OR? - ✔ ✔ Sponge counts should
occur when there is a change in circulator or CST.
, Separating tissue without causing any injury to the surrounding
structures is referred to as: - ✔ ✔ Blunt dissection
Which of the following is used to introduce an anesthetic agent into the
subdural space? - ✔ ✔ Spinal needle cannula
A needle holder that has a self-locking mechanism is a : - ✔ ✔
Castroviejo
When a foley catheter is usually placed in a patient undergoing a
surgical procedure? - ✔ ✔ After induction of anesthesia
Removing a kidney due to a tumor, disease or injury is referred to as a :
- ✔ ✔ Nephrectomy
Which is true concerning patient protection during transport to the OR?
- ✔ ✔ All patients should be covered for prevention of heat loss.
During surgery, especially when deep in a cavity, it is imperative that
the surgeon have: - ✔ ✔ Sufficient light
Which of the following processes can be used to demonstrate vascular
abnormalities using fluroscopy? - ✔ ✔ Angiopraphy. is a process in
which a contrast material is injected into the circulatory system under
fluoroscopy to produce real time images of blood vessels.
A hemostat is a : - ✔ ✔ Occluding instrument.
Which of the following can be used to provide a real-time image of a
body part through discharge or continuous radiation? - ✔ ✔
Fluoroscopy. It's real time video, still images and transferred onto a
monitor.
Certification Exam Questions And
Answers
When the integrity of a sterile pack has been compromised the surgical
tech should: - ✔ ✔ Discard it
Preoperative activities of a certified tech are varied, including: - ✔ ✔
setting up the sterile field.
* It is the responsibility of a surgical tech to maintain sterile field
If a patient goes into cardiac arrest during a surgical procedure, the
responsibility of the certified surgical tech is to: - ✔ ✔ maintain
sterile field.
* In case the victim is resuscitated
Diagnosis coronary artery disease is accomplished by performing a: - ✔
✔ cardiac catheterization
The surgical procedure takes place during which phase of anesthesia: -
✔ ✔ Maintenance
After an incomplete miscarriage, the patient needs to undergo a: - ✔
✔ dilation and curettage
Preventative means of reducing incidence of contamination of a sterile
field is referred to: - ✔ ✔ Aseptic technique
Removal of fibrous tissue on the visceral and parietal pleura is referred
to as: - ✔ ✔ Decortication of the lung.
,Pressure sores will occur when a bony prominence is not well
protected. In the operating room when positioning a patient this
protection is accomplished by: - ✔ ✔ Padding those areas.
During a thoracotomy, the wound edges would be protected with: - ✔
✔ Moist lap pads. They provide larger surface coverage
Once the patient has been brought to the room, if during the first count
the surgical tech drops a lap pad, then: - ✔ ✔ It is collected by the
circulator as a part of the count
During surgery when the certified surgical tech is passing instruments
and supplies to the surgeon, the surgeon is focused on: - ✔ ✔ The
surgical procedure
When performing a laparoscopic procedure, it is important to have the
following instrumentation available on the sterile field: - ✔ ✔
Trocars and verris needle
The route of drug administration used mostly in the operating room by
the anesthesiologist is: - ✔ ✔ Intravenous
Which of the following statements is true about wound healing and
dressings? - ✔ ✔ That obese patients are at a higher risk of wound
complications.
Which of the following terms refers to the actions of the surgical team
to stop hemorrhage? - ✔ ✔ Hemostasis
Which of the following is consistent with AST practice standards
concerning sponge counts in the OR? - ✔ ✔ Sponge counts should
occur when there is a change in circulator or CST.
, Separating tissue without causing any injury to the surrounding
structures is referred to as: - ✔ ✔ Blunt dissection
Which of the following is used to introduce an anesthetic agent into the
subdural space? - ✔ ✔ Spinal needle cannula
A needle holder that has a self-locking mechanism is a : - ✔ ✔
Castroviejo
When a foley catheter is usually placed in a patient undergoing a
surgical procedure? - ✔ ✔ After induction of anesthesia
Removing a kidney due to a tumor, disease or injury is referred to as a :
- ✔ ✔ Nephrectomy
Which is true concerning patient protection during transport to the OR?
- ✔ ✔ All patients should be covered for prevention of heat loss.
During surgery, especially when deep in a cavity, it is imperative that
the surgeon have: - ✔ ✔ Sufficient light
Which of the following processes can be used to demonstrate vascular
abnormalities using fluroscopy? - ✔ ✔ Angiopraphy. is a process in
which a contrast material is injected into the circulatory system under
fluoroscopy to produce real time images of blood vessels.
A hemostat is a : - ✔ ✔ Occluding instrument.
Which of the following can be used to provide a real-time image of a
body part through discharge or continuous radiation? - ✔ ✔
Fluoroscopy. It's real time video, still images and transferred onto a
monitor.
