Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure by the RN and CST to do proper surgical counts resulting in retention of a foreign object and the surgeon being found not liable? - ANSWERSdoctrine of borrowed servant
Which body system is highly susceptible to injury duri...
Surgical Technology Midterm Ch 1-4
Questions & Answers
Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure by the RN
and CST to do proper surgical counts resulting in retention of a foreign object and the
surgeon being found not liable? - ANSWERSdoctrine of borrowed servant
Which body system is highly susceptible to injury during positioning of bariatric and
geriatric patients? - ANSWERSintegumentary
Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional? - ANSWERSforeign
bodies left in patient
The term golden hour refers to reduction of morbidity and mortality of which type of
patient population? - ANSWERStrauma victims
Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a written,
informed surgical consent from a patient? - ANSWERSsurgeon
What is a common potential side effect of all forms of antibiotic therapy for major
pediatric infections? - ANSWERSpseudomembranous enterocolitis
Which of the following surgical team members would be responsible for separating
instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase? -
ANSWERSCST
SIDS (formerly known as "crib death") is categorized as which general category of
cause of death? - ANSWERSsudden
The American Hospital Association replaced its "Patient's Bill of Rights" with which of
the following? - ANSWERSPatient Care Partnership
Which of the following terms is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have
to be performed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn
meniscus repair? - ANSWERSelective
The legal term that identifies the knowledge and skills required for a profession and
describes a health care provider's core accountability, based on education, experience,
and credentialing is: - ANSWERSscope of practice
What other condition frequently suffered by obese patients and discovered
intraoperatively may be treated surgically in conjunction with a bariatric procedure? -
ANSWERScholelithiasis
, The terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to which of the
following? - ANSWERSAST recommended clinical ladder levels
An emergency laparotomy would be the indicated treatment for all of the following
postoperative bariatric surgery complications EXCEPT: - ANSWERSthrombophlebitis
After which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States
begin to train and employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in
surgery? - ANSWERSWorld War II
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital? - ANSWERSproprietary
Placement of a rolled sheet or pad to elevate a pregnant patient's right hip, tilting the
operating room table to the left with slight Trendelenburg, or both will shift the weight of
the gravid uterus and relieve pressure from the: - ANSWERSabdominal aorta and vena
cava
Multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of: -
ANSWERSautoimmune diseases
Which of the following needs identified by Maslow would likely be MOST prominent in a
surgical patient's mind? - ANSWERSsafety
For which of the following processes are identification and reporting of unsafe
conditions and hazards MOST critical? - ANSWERSrisk management
Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient
care? - ANSWERSRestraints are used on a patient who threatens to leave.
For which type of transmission-based disease would health care workers need to be
fitted for an N-95 respirator mask? - ANSWERSairborne
The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization? -
ANSWERSNBSTSA
For what type of research was Sister Callista Roy best known? - ANSWERSadaptation
model
Which term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST)
and the other members of the surgical team in the OR? - ANSWERSprofessional
Which of the following conditions was defined by the Harvard School of Medicine and
include the following physical signs: flat EEG, unresponsiveness, lowered body
temperature, and absent pupil reflexes? - ANSWERSwhole-brain death
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