CST Chapter 1 Surgical Technologist – Questions & Answers
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ABHES - Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Organization that offers accreditation to
higher education institutions.
ACS - American College of Surgeons. A professional organization that establishes educational...
CST Chapter 1 Surgical Technologist – Questions & Answers
Graded A+
ABHES - Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Organization that offers accreditation to
higher education institutions.
ACS - American College of Surgeons. A professional organization that establishes educational
standards for surgeons and surgical residency programs.
Allied Health Profession - A profession that follows the principles of medicine and nursing but that
focuses on an expertise set apart from those practices.
AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses. The professional organization for surgical
nurses; originally known as the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
AMA - American Medical Association. Association founded in 1847 made up of medical doctors
whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles across all patient populations.
ARC/STSA - Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
The ARC/STSA establishes, maintains, and promotes quality standards for education programs in
surgical technology and surgical first assisting.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute. Organization that creates business and health
standards to serve as a baseline for assessment.
Assistant Circulator - The surgical technologist in the nonsterile role of the surgical team responsible
for monitoring conditions in the operating room as related to patient care, safety, documentation,
distribution of sterile supplies and counts. A registered perioperative nurse in this role would be
considered a circulator and will have additional responsibilities.
AST - Association of Surgical Technologists. The professional association for surgical technologists
that strives to uphold and support the standards of patient care and the profession.
CAAHEP - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Accredits health science
programs, including those for surgical technology.
, Certification - Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has achieved a minimum level of
knowledge and skill. Certification usually is established by graduation from an accredited institution
and passing a written examination. Certification does not confer legal status.
Continuing education - More formally called professional development. It demonstrates an ongoing
learning process in an individual's profession. Continuing education (CE) credits are provided by a
professional organization. Credits are earned by attending lectures and in-service presentations or by
study and examination. Usually only peer-reviewed professional literature qualifies for CE credits.
CST - Certified surgical technologist. A surgical technologist who has successfully passed the certified
examination given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
CST-CFA - Certified surgical technologist-certified first assistant. A surgical technologist with advanced
training who has successfully passed the certification examination for surgical first assistants and is
credentialed by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
Licensure - Professional status, granted by state government, that defines the limits (scope) of
practice and regulates those who hold a license.
National Certifying Exam for Surgical Technologists - A comprehensive written examination required
for official certification by the Association of Surgical Technologists, developed by the NBSTSA.
NBSTSA - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. The NBSTA (formerly the
Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist) is responsible for all decisions related to
certification such as eligibility, renewal, and revocation, as well as developing the certification
examination.
NCCT - National Center for Competency Testing. A nonprofit organization that provides a certification
examination for nonaccredited programs and on the job training, and other trained surgical
technologists whose programs are not recognized by the Association of Surgical Technologists.
Nonsterile team members - Surgical team members who handle only nonsterile equipment, supplies,
and instruments. The circulator is the primary nonsterile team member.
ORT - Operating room technician. Former name for surgical technologists (name changed to surgical
technologist in the early 1970s).
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