Communication
ST profession
Terms
Vitals
Sterilization
100

Communication is a two-way process between 

What is the sender and the receiver?

100

Demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program has achieved a minimum level of knowledge and skills.

What is certification?

100

The transfer of one task to another person is 

What is delegation?

100

A basic test used to evaluate the type and percentage of normal components in the blood

What is a CBC?

100

The only part of a draped table that is sterile.

What is the top of the table?

200

An important tool for healthcare professionals to acquire 

What is teamwork?

200

During World War I, ___________worked on the battlefield to offer aid and comfort to the wounded 

What is corpsman?

200

Negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of her or his scope of practice, or while impaired, is known as

What is malpractice?

200

Produces characteristic patterns indicating normal or abnormal conduction impulses that stimulate heart action.

What is an ECG, electrocardiogram?

200

The other name for flash sterilization

What is IUSS, Immediate Use Steam Sterilization?

300

The response to a message and is a component of effective communication

What is feedback?

300

The profession of surgical technologist is defined today as a result of

What is technological advances?

300

Intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth is known

What is perjury?

300

The person ultimately responsible for monitoring the patient

Who is anesthesia?

300

This needs to be disassembled before sterilization

What is power driven surgical instruments (such as saws, and drills)?

400

Poor patient care, errors, conflict, and stress are results of

What is poor communication skills?

400

Registered nurses continued to fill the role of the scrub, or “instrument,” nurse until about

What is 1965?

400

An event which was “not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition” and results in: Death, Permanent harm, Severe temporary harm and intervention required to sustain life.

What is a sentinal event?

400

Measures the electrical activity of the heart, which is projected into a waveform.

What is an ECG?

400

This class of indicators are used for internal pack control of each cycle run, not for the overall performance of the sterilizer for all cycles.

What is class 6?

500

A quality found in people with self-esteem. This type of behavior seeks to protect one’s own rights while respecting those of others.

What is assertiveness?

500

In _______ the AORN board of directors created the ________________.

What is 1965 and the Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT), 

500

Failure to exercise the level ofcare that a reasonable person would exercise in a similart situation.

What is negligence?

500

This is/are implemented to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission that are spread from the mouth, nose, oropharynx, and trachea to a susceptible host.

What is droplet precautions?

500

The temperature of the gas directly affects the penetration of items in the chamber. Operating temperatures range from ____________ for a “cold” cycle and ________ for a “warm” cycle.

What is 85° to 100° F and 130° to 145° F?

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