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Surgical Technologist Circulator Role
STCR
Operating Room Technician
ORT
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
NBSTSA
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
AORN
Licensed practical nurse
LPN
Accreditation Bureau of Health Education School
ABHES
Liaison Council on Certification for Surgical Technologist
LCC-ST
Association of Surgical Technologist
AST
Certified Surgical Technologist
CST
Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
ARC/STSA
Certified First Assistant
CFA
National Center for Competency Testing
NCCT
Scrub role
Scrub, gown, and glove self and team members
Scrub role
Communicate effectively with the surgeon to prevent errors, such as passing the wrong instrument or passing in the wrong position
ST circulating role
The nonsterile team member who assists the RN
Circulator
Ensure patient chart, including results of diagnostic procedures, permits, and preoperative checklist, accompanies the patient into surgery.
Scrub role
Prepared instruments and supplies on the sterile field
ST circulating role
The nonsterile person who performs patient care procedures obtains and delivers the equipment needed for a surgery case, opens sterile supplies, and assists in positioning the patient on the operating table.
Scrub role
Assist surgeon in specific, well-defined tasks as needed during the procedure
Association of Surgical Technologists
The professional association for surgical technologists is the __.
Teaching the Operating Room Technician
The Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) published a book called:
1965, Association of Operating Room Technicians
In _ the AORN board of directors created the _.
Association of Operating Room Technician
AORT stand for:
LCC-ST (what is now known as the NBSTSA)
In an effort to formalize technologists education, AORT created two new committees, which are the Joint Review Committee and the:
AST
The surgical technologists professional organization that supports students and graduates is:
All of the above
At the national level, AST provides the following support to students and graduates of surgical technologists and teaching institutions, and the public:
-maintains practical standards, code of ethics, and code of conduct for the ST
-publishes a professional journal, The Surgical Technologist
-holds the annual conferences for surgical technologists and educators
-maintains a membership registry
standards of the profession
It is important for students to become active members of AST to promote:
promotion, certification, accreditation, and continuing education
As a body of professionals, surgical technologists are supported by a number of key organizations and partners. Each has a designated role in:
NBSTSA
Which of the following organizations oversees certification and credentialing for the surgical technologist? They administer the national certification exam.
Certification
__ demonstrates that a ST from an accredited program has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skills.
All of the above
Surgical Technologists are trained in:
-2 year colleges
-military
-propriety certificate programs
all of the above
Certification through the Association of Surgical Technologists requires:
-graduation from an AHBES-accredited school
-graduation from an Armed Forces program
-graduation from a CCHEP accredited school
standard of knowledge
Certification demonstrates:
have 7 of the last 10 years documented scrub experience
To be eligible to take the certification exam, the applicant must meet all requirements EXCEPT:
-be a graduate of an accredited program (ABHES and CAAHEP)
-currently be a CST
-be a graduate of the military program
-have 7 of the last 10 years of documented scrub experience
maintain continuing education (CE) credits
Suzie has taken the CST exam and passed. For Suzie to keep her certification without retaking the exam, she must do one of the following:
circulator
The nonsterile member of the surgical team is called:
1 & 2
The National Center for Competency Test required applicants to have the following:
high school diploma or GED
be a graduate of formal operating room technician (ORT) training program
be one “call”
The ST who works in a hospital or other facility that provides 24 hour car is usually required to:
education
The AST also provides other services such as opportunities for continuing __.
standards
Other services provided by the AST include leadership, _, and direction for the profession through its Standing Committees.
AORT
The creation of __ by the AORN led to formal training for the civilian ORT in proprietary schools across the United States.
Association of periOperative Registered
“The mission of the __ is to promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures by providing practice support and professional development to a specific health care personnel.”
anesthesia provider
Who is not a member of the sterile team?
-first assistant
-second assistant
-surgeon
-anesthesia provider
voluntary
Certification for the ST is __.
allows employers to evaluate prospective employees by one verifiable national standard
Certification differs from licensure in that certification __.
ORT
A new profession was born in the Army for the Corpsman; it was named:
tone
What is an example of the expression of emotion?
tone
___ is the environment of the message. It reflects the sender’s emotion
Communication
__ is a two-way process between the sender and receiver.
receiver
The __ is the person to whom a message is communicated by a sender.
sender
The __ is the person who communicates a message to another.
Body language
__ is communication through facial expressions, postures, and gestures.
Therapeutic touch
__ is the purposeful touching of another person to convey empathy, care, and tenderness.
Cultural competence
__ requires skills, behaviors and attitudes that enable people to interact effectively with others of different cultures and subcultures.
Personality clashes
__ attempts to gain control of the group, and power plays are come causes of team conflict. It is a type of interpersonal conflict.
Assertiveness
__ is a quality found in people with self-esteem. This type of behavior seeks to protect one’s own right, while respecting those of others.
Feedback
__ is the physical response to a message, a component of effective communication.
poor communication skills
A poor patient care, errors, conflict, and stress are all results of __.
JRC, LCCST
The _ and the _ are the two committees that formalize surgical technology education.
Communication
__ is the most important tool for a healthcare professional to acquire.
Culture
__ reflects the values, social practices, and communication methods of a group of people
communication skills
The most important reason to increase __ is to maintain respect, trust, and empathy among coworkers and management.
focus, task oriented
The surgical team includes surgeons, anesthesia provider assistants, surgical technologists, and registered nurses/circulators. Communication among the team is usually __ and intense at times.
tone and body language
Even if the sender does no wish to express his or her true feelings about the message, these feelings will probably be conveyed by __.
Touch
__ can be both an expression of comfort and a way of controlling people.
patient
Clear communication clarifies relationships and helps establish professional and social boundaries. It increases teamwork and goals, which will greatly increase the safety of the environment for the __.
Conflict
__ arises when the needs of one person overpower those of others, without rationale.
gossip
The telling and retelling of events about another’s personal or professional life and/or physical condition are considered __.
communication
Touch can be both an expression of comfort and a way of controlling people. It is a powerful means of ___.
information
In health care the ability to convey __ is critical to patient care, group morale, and team cohesion
individuals
Laws in most society is intended to protect __.
True
Delegation is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another.
malpractice
Negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of her or his scope of practice or while impaired, is known as __.
wrong site amputation
What is an example of a sentinel event?
Sentinel event
__ is a patient safety event that is not related to the patient’s illness or underlying conditions, resulting in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm requiring intervention to sustain life.
abandonment
The circulator has transported the patient to the operating room but has forgotten the patient’s chart. The circulator leaves the patient alone and returns to the operative area to get the chart. Upon returning, the circulator finds the patient lying on the floor. The circulator may be charged with __.
Sexual harassment
__ is defined legally by the US Equal Employment and Opportunities Commission. It is extreme abuse of power in which an individual uses sexualized language, gestures, or unwanted touch to coerce or intimidate another person.
tort
A wrong, independent or contract law violation, perpetrated by one person against another person or persons property that can be compensable by money damages in known as __.
tort
defamation, malpractice, and negligence all fall under __ which is civil wrongdoing
defamation
A derogatory statement concerning other co workers, skills, character, or reputation is unprofessional and is known as a/an __.
Slander
__ is a verbal defamation.
Libel
__ is a written defamation.
bio-ethical
A/an __ dilemma is a situation in which a person must choose an action when a conflict of ethics exists. These situations may involve such issues as abortion, organ transplantation, and the right to die.
perjury
Intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth is known as __.
Advance directive
__ is a document in which patients give instructions about medical care in the event that they cannot speak for themselves because of a serious illness or incapacity.
living will
A legal document stating the patient’s wishes for refusing or limiting care if the patient becomes incompetent is known as an(n) __.
informed consent
A patient’s operative consent form, or __, is the process in which the attending practitioner explains the risks, benefits, and alternatives of the surgery to the patient.
Preoperative holding area
What area are the documents for informed consent signed at?
The primary physician and nurse
Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent from the patient?
hospital policy
A set of rules or regulations that hospital employees are required to follow, created to protect patients and employees from harm and to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital is called ___. Violation may result in disciplinary action by the facility.
Abandonment
A health professional’s failure to stay with a patient and provide care; especially when there is an implied contract to do so.
Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPPA)
The __ is a law passed by Congress in 1996 that protects the confidentiality of an individual’s health information. This includes identifiable health information relating to the individual’s past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition.
To ensure nothing is left inside the patient
Why are surgical counts performed?
human needs
Maslow’s hierarchy is a model for meeting __and is used as a reference point for patient care.
Self-Actualization
What is the peak of Maslow’s hierarchy that relates to an individual’s ability to plan and achieve his or her life goals based on the physical, social, and psychological freedom to pursue those achievements?
Physiological
What is the foundation of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Physiological
Nutrition, shelter, elimination, and oxygen are some examples of what needs?
Security and safety
Once physiological needs are fulfilled, what needs would follow?
Resources
__ are an example of safety and security needs.
Love and belonging
Once safety and security needs are fulfilled, what needs would follow?
Note 
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