Test Bank for Surgical Technology, 8th Edition 8e by Joanna Kotcher Fuller. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 36 (Complete chapters)
1. Surgical Technology: The Profession and the Professional
2. Communication and Teamwork
3. Medicolegal Aspects of Surgical Technology
4. The He...
1.The professional association for surgical technologists is the
________.
a. Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
b. American College of Surgeons
c. Association of Surgical Technologists
d. Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical
Technology
ANS: c
The AST is the professional organization in surgical technology. The
association supports students and graduate surgical technologists
through its many services and publications.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 5
2.________ demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an
accredited program has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and
skills.
a. Licensure
b. An associate's degree
c. Graduation
d. Certification
ANS: d
Certification: Acknowledgment by a private agency that a person has
achieved a stated level of knowledge and skill. Certification is usually
established by graduation from an accredited institution and passing a
written examination.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 1
,3. Certification for the surgical technologist is ________.
a. mandatory
b. voluntary
c. unnecessary
d. invalid
ANS: b
Important to know: Students who graduate from an accredited program
are required to take the certification exam as a means of maintaining the
school's accreditation status.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 4
4.The profession of surgical technologist is defined today as a result of
____________.
a. less demanding professional needs
b. technological advances
c. growing demands in the ancillary departments
d. advances in digital technology
ANS: b
Technological advances created a need for more trained personnel who
could assist the surgeon.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
5.The need for assistive personnel in surgery did not arise until
____________.
a. World War I
b. Korean War
c. Civil War
d. World War II
ANS: d
,The need for other types of surgical assistants became critical during
World War II. During World War I, Army corpsmen worked on the
battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wound-ed, but they had no role
in surgery. World War II dramatically changed that. The need for
assistive personnel in surgery did not arise until World War II.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
6.During World War I, _______ worked on the battlefield to offer aid
and comfort to the wounded.
a. nurses
b. assistants
c. Corpsmen
d. orderlies
ANS: c
During World War I, Army corpsmen worked on the battlefield to offer
aid and comfort to the wound-ed, but they had no role in surgery.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
7.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
When nurses were not available, such as on combat ships, corpsmen
worked under the direct supervision of the surgeons. The Army referred
to these corpsmen as operating room technicians (ORTs). Thereafter, the
military played a significant role in defining the role of the ORT. Each
branch of the military provided specific training for the ORT.
, PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
8. Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or
"instrument," nurse until about __________.
a. 1970
b. 1965
c. 1966
d. none are correct
ANS: b
Registered nurses continued to fill the role of "instrument nurse" until
about 1965, when the role changed to "circulating" or non-sterile nurse.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
9.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
In 1967, prompted by the need for guidelines and standards in the
training of paramedical surgical personnel, the Association of Operating
Room Nurses (AORN) published a training manual called Teaching the
Operating Room Technician.
PTS: 1
DIF: 1
REF: p. 2
10.In _______ the AORN board of directors created the
________________.
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