SURG1630 Ch1 Lesson

SURG1630 Ch1 Lesson

By Ruth Reyes

Multiple Choice

The professional association for surgical technologists is the ________.

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses

• American College of Surgeons

• Association of Surgical Technologists

• Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology

Multiple Choice

A new profession was born in the Army for the Corpsman; it was named __________.

• Corpsman I

• nurse

• CST

• ORT

Multiple Choice

The need for assistive personnel in surgery did not arise until ____________.

• World War I

• Korean War

• Civil War

• World War II

Multiple Choice

Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or “instrument,” nurse until about __________.

• 1970

• 1965

• 1966

• none are correct

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing for the surgical technologist?

• AORN

• AST

• NBSTSA

• CAAHEP

Multiple Choice

Certification demonstrates __________.

• a level of knowledge and skill

• advanced level competencies

• understanding of the principles and practices of surgery

• support for NBSTSA

Multiple Choice

Suzie has taken the CST examination and passed. For Suzie to keep her certification without retaking the examination, she must do one of the following __________.

• attend the national conference

• maintain continuing education (CE) credits

• nothing

• attend all state meetings

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a "non-sterile" member of the team

• Surgical Assistant

• Scrub

• circulator

• Surgeon