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Full Download Test Bank For Surgical Technology 7th Edition by Fuller PDF Full Chapter
Full Download Test Bank For Surgical Technology 7th Edition by Fuller PDF Full Chapter
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8. A new profession was born in the Army for the Corpsman; it was named .
a. Corpsman I
b. nurse
c. CST
d. ORT
ANS: D
ORT, operating room technician, was a new profession born in the Army for the Corpsman.
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9. Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or “instrument,” nurse until about .
a. 1970
b. 1965
c. 1966
d. none of the above
ANS: B
RNs continued to fill the role of the scrub, or instrument, nurse until 1965.
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10. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) published a book called .
a. The Role of the Operating Room Technician
b. Teaching in the Operating Room
c. Teaching the Operating Room Technician
d. Surgical Techniques for Operating Room Technician
ANS: C
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) published a book called Teaching the Operating Room Technician.
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13. In an effort to formalize technologists’ education, AORT created two new committees, which are the Joint Review Committee
and the .
a. AST
b. LCC-ST
c. CST
d. CORT-ST
ANS: B
In an effort to formalize technologists’ education, AORT created two new committees, the Joint Review Committee and the
Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST).
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15. At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologist and teaching
institutions and the public .
a. maintains practice standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the surgical
technologist
b. publishes a professional journal, The Surgical Technologist
c. holds annual conferences for surgical technologists and educators
d. all of the above
ANS: D
At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologist and teaching
institutions and the public: maintains practice standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the surgical technologist;
publishes a professional journal, The Surgical Technologist; and holds annual conferences for surgical technologists and
educators.
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17. As a body of professionals, surgical technologists are supported by a number of key organizations and partners. Each has a
designated role in .
a. certification, standards, continuing education, and promotion
b. continuing education, promotion, standards, and accreditation
c. standards, continuing education, accreditation, and promotion
d. promotion, certification, accreditation, and continuing education
ANS: D
As a body of professionals, surgical technologists are supported by a number of key organizations and partners. Each has a
designated role in promotion, certification, accreditation, and continuing education.
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18. The Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) provides
educational recommendations and required for accreditation of programs in surgical technology and surgical first
assisting.
a. guidelines
b. rules
c. standards
d. grades
ANS: C
The Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) provides
educational standards and recommendations required for accreditation of programs in surgical technology and surgical first
assisting.
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19. Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing for the surgical technologist?
a. AORN
b. AST
c. NBSTSA
d. CAAHEP
ANS: C
The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) oversees certification and credentialing of
surgical technologists and surgical assistants.
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22. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is another accrediting body.
a. for-profit
b. nonprofit
c. semiprofit
d. none of the above
ANS: B
ABHES is another nonprofit accrediting body.
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25. To be eligible to take the certification examination, the applicant must meet all requirements EXCEPT .
a. be a graduate of an accredited program (ABHES and CAAHEP)
b. currently be a CST
c. be a graduate of a military program
d. have 7 of the last 10 years documented scrub experience
ANS: D
Individuals must be a graduate of an accredited program (CAAHEP and ABHES), currently a CST, and a graduate of a military
program.
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26. The National Center for Competency Test requires applicants to have the following .
a. high school diploma or GED
b. be a graduate of a formal operating room technician (ORT) training program
c. A and B
d. none of the above
ANS: C
NCCT applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be a graduate of an ORT training program, and have 7 years of
validated scrub experience within the past 10 years.
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