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,Chapter 1: The Surgical Technologist
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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 surgical technologists’ professional organization. The association promotes
professional standards by providing services to its members as well as legislative support to promote
and formalize the status of surgical technologists.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
2. ________ demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program has achieved
a minimum level of knowledge and skills.
A. Licensure C. Graduation
B. An associate’s degree D. Certification
ANS: D
Certification is a demonstration of competency to a particular standard, usually set by the professional
organization.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 4
3. Certification for the surgical technologist is ________.
A. mandatory C. unnecessary
B. voluntary D. invalid
ANS: B
Certification is voluntary and is not required for practice in a profession.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 4
4. Certification differs from licensure in that certification _________________.
A. does not require continuing education credits
B. allows employers to evaluate prospective employees by one verifiable national
standard
C. is not currently mandatory to practice in all 50 states
D. is a no-cost exam
ANS: C
Licensure is a process in which the state government issues registration and the right to practice.
Certification is not mandatory.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 4
5. The profession of surgical technologist is defined today as a result of:
A. less demanding professional needs
, B. rapid monumental developments in technology in general
C. growing demands in the ancillary departments
D. advances in digital technology
ANS: B
Rapid monumental developments in technology help define the role of the surgical technologist.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 2
6. The need for assistive personnel in surgery did not arise until:
A. World War I C. Civil War
B. Korean War D. World War II
ANS: D
The need for assistive personnel in surgery did not arise until World War II.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: pp. 2-3
7. During World War I, _______ worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the
wounded.
A. nurses C. Corpsmen
B. assistants D. orderlies
ANS: C
During World War I, Corpsmen worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 2
8. A new profession was born in the Army for the Corpsman; it was named:
A. Corpsman I C. CST
B. nurse D. ORT
ANS: D
ORT, operating room technician, was a new profession born in the Army for the Corpsman.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: pp. 2-3
9. Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or ‘instrument,” nurse until about:
A. 1970 C. 1966
B. 1965 D. none of the above
ANS: B
RNs continued to fill the role of the scrub, or instrument, nurse until 1965.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
10. The Association of Operating Room 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 Operating Room Nurses (AORN) published a book called Teaching the Operating
, Room Technician.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
11. In _______ the AORN board of directors created the ________________.
A. 1968, Association of Operating Room Technicians
B. 1965, Association of Operating Room Technicians
C. 1968, Association of Operating Room Nurses
D. 1967, Association of Operating Room Nurses
ANS: C
In 1968, the AORN board of directors created the Association of Operating Room Nurses.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
12. AORT stands for:
A. Association of Operating Radiology Technician
B. Association of Ophthalmic Register Technician
C. Association of Operating Respiratory Technician
D. Association of Operating Room Technicians
ANS: D
AORT stands for Association of Operating Room Technicians.
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
13. In an effort to formalize technologist’s education, AORT created two new committees, which
are the Joint Review Committee and the:
A. AST C. CST
B. LCC-ST D. CORT-ST
ANS: B
In an effort to formalize technologist’s education, AORT created two new committees, the Joint
Review Committee and the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST).
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: pp. 3-4
14. The surgical technologist’s professional organization that supports students and graduates is:
A. LCC C. AST
B. CST D. none of the above
ANS: C
The surgical technologist’s professional organization that supports students and graduates is the
Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).
PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: p. 3
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 technologist and educators
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