A tool that is used to measure a surgical technologist's knowledge and clinical skills to advance from one level to another level is called
a clinical ladder.
A document that states the patient's instructions regarding the type of medical intervention or treatment he or she wants if incapacitated is called a(n)
advance directive.
A surgical technologist experiences anaphylactic shock after being exposed to latex. This reaction is classified as
a type I reaction.
What is the major environmental safety precaution for using lasers?
A basin of sterile water should be available in case of fire.
To minimize the risk of patient burn or electric shock injury when using monopolar electrosurgery, the patient return electrode (PRE) should be applied
over a large muscle mass.
An external disaster has occurred and hospital personnel are called to report immediately to their departments. The surgical technologist is assigned to ready the trauma surgical suite. What does this mean?
Scrub and set up a basic back table with trauma instruments.
Identify one of the major operating room incidents that could result in litigation when a healthcare provider obtains computerized information on someone who is not his or her patient. This violation is called
breach of confidentiality.
Being responsible and answerable to any action causing loss or damage describes the surgical technologist's
professional liability.
The formal recognition for quality education by a surgical technology program based on compliance with the standards and recommendation of ARC/STSA is called
accreditation
A facility guideline that affects everyone in any given situation is called
general policy
An anesthesiologist ordered a nurse to draw up a medication and administer it intravenously. The patient died. The anesthesiologist had intended for a different medication to be administered. The nurse was found guilty for not questioning the medication d
negligence of omission
Which of the following is the correct order for Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, starting from the most basic need to the highest need?
physiological, safety, social, esteem, self-actualization
If a patient files a civil lawsuit because of an iatrogenic injury, the surgical technologist
may be called to give a deposition.
Which of the following is included in the American Hospital Association Patient Bill of Rights?
the right to considerate and respectful care
A 47-year-old male patient suffering from aortic valve stenosis is undergoing Ross valvuloplasty. Which of the following autografts will be procured and used to replace the diseased tissues?
pulmonary semilunar valve
During a bilateral breast biopsy, the specimens were placed in the same container. The pathology report indicates that one of the specimens was cancerous. Who will be held accountable for this mistake?
surgeon, circulator, and surgical technologist
As technologists practice the standards of technology and gain more experience in the operating room, they become technical experts to the surgical team. In many operating rooms, level IV technologists often serve as
preceptors to new personnel.
Ethical behavior is based upon
principles and values
The smoke that is created during laser surgery and electrosurgery and that contains harmful toxins is called
surgical plume.
Group dynamics is dependent upon effective communication. The critical skill of attentiveness to receiving, processing, and evaluating sounds is known as
listening.
Who is ultimately liable for unsafe or nonworking instruments or equipment used during a surgical procedure?
the hospital
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the most basic needs that affect the surgical patient are
survival or physiological needs.
Good communication during an operative procedure can best be demonstrated by
understanding hand signals and gestures made by the surgeon and assistant.
Which of the following incidents would be considered unethical?
Failing to report a team member who performs a task outside his or her scope of practice that result in an injury to a patient
A 42-year-old female patient is undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy using metal trocars. While applying electrosurgical hemostasis to the liver bed, heat and smoke emanate from the umbilical trocar containing the hook electrode. Upon inspection, burns
direct coupling
The doctrine that states the degree to which an action could be anticipated to cause an injury to a patient based on the circumstances and past experiences is called
the Doctrine of Foreseeability.
Which of the following units is used to measure the power output of an electric circuit load?
watt
Which of the following statements regarding autograft skin procurement is correct?
The donor skin graft site may be lubricated with chlorhexidine gluconate prior to procurement with an electric dermatome.
Who is responsible for initiating the hospital's external disaster plan when a natural disaster causing mass casualties occurs in the community?
chief executive officer
To preserve the donor kidney during simple nephrectomy for transplantation, the renal vasculature should be infused with cold
Collin's solution
Concerning the importance of communication and understanding cultural diversity, which of the following statements is true?
You do not have to accept a patient's behavior, but you should try to understand where it comes from.
What action should the surgical technologist take if an alarm sounds indicating a fire in the operating room department while scrubbed on a procedure?
Remain sterile and stand by for directions from the surgeon and other staff members in the room.
While scrubbing on a surgical procedure, the surgeon remarks that the patient is "way too obese" and "he needs to stop eating everything in sight." These comments would be classified as
defamation
The legal doctrine used to prove negligence when a foreign object, such as a surgical sponge or instrument, is unintentionally left in a patient during surgery is called
res ipsa loquitur.
Which of the following is an example of the load component of a direct current (DC) electric circuit?
light bulb
The deliberate action by a healthcare professional who has already begun care and treatment of a patient and then leaves while the patient is still in need without securing the services of an adequate substitute, is a crime. What is the legal term for thi
abandonment
Which of the following incidents would most likely result in litigation?
using a piece of defective equipment that results in the patient being injured
Surgery performed on the wrong surgical site, wrong extremity, or wrong patient is considered
a sentinel event.
If a surgeon performs surgery on a non-English-speaking patient who does not understand the procedure, the surgeon can be charged with
assault and battery.
What action should the surgical technologist take if subpoenaed to appear as a witness to an incident that occurred while he or she was scrubbed on a surgical procedure?
Check with the hospital's administration before testifying to the incident.
The attitude of genuinely caring about a patient and protecting the patient from physical hazards in the operating room describes
surgical conscience.
Electrical fires require which type or class of fire extinguisher?
Class C
In understanding the theory of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, we realize the importance of recognizing a coworker's level of
motivation
What is an iatrogenic injury?
an illness caused by medical examination or treatment
Hippocrates' ethical principle of "first, do no harm" derives from the ancient Latin maxim primum non nocere. The legal term that means the duty to do no harm is a principle in ethical decision making in clinical practice known as
nonmaleficence
The administrative branch of government creates the written body of laws forming the framework of justice in our society. These laws are called
statutory laws.
The technologist needs to add a change to the medications available during a plastic procedure. Where will this change be documented?
the surgeon's preference card