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Surgical Technology Final Chapter 1-5 exam questions with correct answers.
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What term is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be preformed immediately or within a short period of time, for example, a torn meniscus repair? - ANSWER -Elective How many phases of surgical case management are there? - ANSWER - What is the membership organization for surgical technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates? - ANSWER -AST What is not a type of credentialing? - ANSWER -Diploma Most surgical technology programs are accredited through? - ANSWER -CAAHEP Who is responsible for ensuring accredited surgical technology programs are engaged in an ongoing quest for quality? - ANSWER -ARC-STSA An integrated system developed by hospitals for the prevention and control of areas of potential liability is? - ANSWER -Risk Management A properly written, informed consent should contain? - ANSWER -The patient's legal signature What is used to report an unusual event that has occurred and may have legal ramifications for the staff or the patient? - ANSWER -Incident report Ethics is the attempt to define right and wrong based on - ANSWER -Beliefs The patients Bill of rights establishes the patient as? - ANSWER -Consumers of health care goods and are the primary decision maker.
Whose responsibility is it to identify the surgical patient? - ANSWER -Everyone What should immediately take place after the patient is moved from the stretcher onto the operating room table? - ANSWER -Apply the safety strap Loss or mishandling of a specimen could be considered negligence and could result in? - ANSWER -All of the above In a common adage, what is the "best medicine" in health care? - ANSWER -Prevention What term describes the system of principals that become standards of conduct for professionals? - ANSWER -Ethics What term describes the principals such as benevolence, trustworthiness, and honesty for the care and well-being of others in society? - ANSWER -Morals What term describes a civil wrong that may be intentional or unintentional? - ANSWER -Tort A special consent form would be required for which of the following situations during a hospital admission - ANSWER -Surgical procedure Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a written, informed surgical consent from a patient? - ANSWER -Surgeon What is the name of the type of report sent to risk management in an effort to decrease the chance of harm to patients? - ANSWER -Safe Medical Device Act What type of consent applies when emergency circumstances exist when reasonable providers believe that a patient would agree to treatment, even if no form was signed or verbal permission given? - ANSWER -Implied consent
A medical device or surgical piece that has failed would have to be taken out of service and any patient injury would be reported to which of the following agencies? - ANSWER -FDA When an ARC/STSA site visitor is sent to a surgical technology program to verify and clarify records and annual reporting information, to whom does he or she submit the findings? - ANSWER -CAAHEP