Category 1
This term is used to describe surgical intervention that does not have to be performed immediately or within a short period of time (for example, a torn meniscus repair?)
What is elective?
This historical figure is considered the father of modern anatomy, and changed the approach to anatomical studies.
Who is Vesalius?
This historical figure developed the first X-Ray Machine.
Who is Roentgen?
This is the total number of surgical case management phases.
What is 3?
This surgical team member is primarily responsible for maintaining the patient's operative record, and transporting the patient to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).
What is a circulating RN?
This surgical team member would be responsible for separating instruments and disassembling the sterile field in the postoperative phase.
What is a CST?
This organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants.
What is the NBSTSA?
What is the Surgical First Assistant?
This type of organization usually employs a private Surgical Technologist.
What is a surgeon or physician group?
This is what the terms entry-level, proficient, and expert practitioners are applied to.
What are the AST recommended clinical ladder levels?
This government agency would be who a nurse reports any suspicion of a rare or mysterious infectious disease to.
Who is the CDC?
This term describes the relationship between the certified surgical technologist (CST) and the other members of the surgical team in the OR.
What is professional?
This term describes the relationship between the CST and the patient / patient's family.
What is therapeutic?
What is the receiver?
This regulatory agency is responsible for enforcing workplace safety and preventing worker injuries.
What is OSHA?
What is collaborative?
This term describes a physician group-owned hospital.
What is proprietary?
This acronym describes an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services.
What is an HMO?
This is the title of the hospital administrative director which Surgical Technologists and other Allied Health Professionals in perioperative services.
What is a Director of Nursing?
DO or DPM after the professional's name means they are this type of practitioner.
What is a Doctor?
This is the department or committee that a Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA) would submit a request for Operating room privileges to.
What is the medical staff?
In a hospital setting, the acronym DRG stands for this.
What are Diagnosis Related Groups?
This acronym is a membership organization for Surgical Technology with a board of directors who are elected by a house of delegates.
What is AST?
This organization is where an ARC/STSA site visitor submits findings to when visiting a Surgical Technology program to verify and clarify records and annual reporting information.
This organization has trademarked the CST and CSFA credentials.
What is the NBSTSA?