Intro to Surgical Technology MIDTERM Questions & Answers
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Intro to Surgical Technology
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Intro To Surgical Technology
ABHES - ANSWERSaccrediting bureau of health education schools
ACS - ANSWERSamerican college of surgeons
allied health profession - ANSWERSa profession that follows the principles of medicine and nursing but focuses on expertise apart from those practices
AORN - ANSWERS1968 association of (...
Intro to Surgical Technology MIDTERM
Questions & Answers
ABHES - ANSWERSaccrediting bureau of health education schools
ACS - ANSWERSamerican college of surgeons
allied health profession - ANSWERSa profession that follows the principles of medicine
and nursing but focuses on expertise apart from those practices
AORN - ANSWERS1968 association of (peri)operative registered nurses
nurses who specifically work in the operating room
AMA - ANSWERSamerican medical association
ARC/STSA - ANSWERSaccreditation review council on education in surgical
technology and surgical assisting
establishes, maintains, and promotes quality standards for education programs in
surgical technology and surgical first assisting
ANSI - ANSWERSamerican national standards institute
circulator/assistant circulator - ANSWERSnonsterile role of the surgical team member
responsible for monitoring conditions in the operating room
as related to patient care, safety, documentation and distribution of sterile supplies and
counts. (registered preoperative nurse would be considered a circulator in this role as
well)
AST - ANSWERSassociation of surgical technologists
upholds and supports standards of patient care and the profession
CAAHEP - ANSWERScommission on accreditation of allied health education programs.
accredits health science programs, including those for surgical technology
certification - ANSWERSacknowledgement by a private agency that a person has
achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skill.
, does not confer legal status
continuing education - ANSWERSdemonstrates an ongoing learning process in an
individual's profession
CST - ANSWERScertified surgical technologist.
a surgical technologist who has successfully passed the certified examination given by
the NBSTSA
CST-CFA - ANSWERScertified surgical technologist-certified first assistant.
surgical technologist with advance training who has successfully passed the certification
examination for first assistants and is credentialed by the NBSTSA
licensure - ANSWERSprofessional status, granted by a state government
defines the limits of practice and regulates those who hold a license
National Certifying Examination for Surgical Technologists - ANSWERSa
comprehensive written examination required for official certification by the AST
developed by the NBSTSA
NBSTSA - ANSWERSnational board of surgical technology and surgical assisting
The NBSTSA is responsible for all decisions related to certification.
eligibility, renewal, and revocation, as well as developing the certification examination.
NCCT - ANSWERSnational center of competency testing
nonprofit organization that provides a certification examination for non-accredited
programs and on the job training, and other trained surgical technologists whose
program is not recognized by the AST
nonsterile team members - ANSWERSsurgical team members who handle only non
sterile equipment, supplies and instruments.
the circulator is the primary non sterile team member
ORT - ANSWERSoperating room technician. former name for surgical technologists
(name changed in the 1970's)
professional attributes - ANSWERSpositive behaviors and traits of a professional, highly
regarded by the public and professional peers.
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