HOSPITAL
Which term describes a physician-group-owned hospital?
Proprietary
Which national membership organization's House of Delegates proposed the creation of the Association of Operating Room Technicians (AORT) in 1969?
a.AORN
b.AMA
c.ANA
d.ACS
AORN
AST's mission statement is, "Enhancing the profession to ensure quality patient care."
True OR False
TRUE
Who is considered to be the father of microbiology?
a. Jenner
b. Celsus
c. Pasteur
d. Halsted
c. Pasteur
A private surgical technologist is usually employed by which of the following?
a.instrument sales company
b.traveling staffing agency
c.ambulatory surgery center
d.surgeon or physician group
d.surgeon or physician group
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?
a.AST
b.CAAHEP
c.NBSTSA
d.ACS
b.CAAHEP
Which of the following is the membership organization for surgical technology with a board of directors elected by a house of delegates?
a.NBSTSA
b.AST
c.ARC/STSA
d.CAAHEP
AST
After which of the following military conflicts did Great Britain and the United States begin to train and employ allied health professionals predominantly in the scrub role in surgery?
a.Revolutionary War
b.Vietnam War
c.Civil War
d.World War II
World War II
What type of professional would have DO or DPM after his or her name?
a.dentist
b.dietitian
c.director
d.pharmacist
c.director
The CST and CSFA credentials are registered trademarks of which organization?
a.AST
b.CAAHEP
c.ARC/STSA
d.NBSTSA
NBSTSA
The hospital's infection control nurse would report any suspicion of rare or mysterious infectious diseases to which governmental agency?
a.FDA
b.CDC
c.EPA
d.OSHA
CDC
Which of the following historical figures is considered the father of modern anatomy and changed the traditional approach to anatomical studies?
Question 4Answer
a.Paré
b.Aristotle
c.Vesalius
d.Homer
c.Vesalius
The federal governmental insurance programs under the general heading of CMS include all of the following EXCEPT:
a.Medicare Part B
b.Medicaid
c.Medicare Part A
d.CHAMPUS
Which organization develops national certification exams for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants and confers the appropriate credential to eligible certificants?
a.NBSTSA
b.CAAHEP
c.AST
d.ARC/STSA
NBSTSA
A physician who is a contracted provider in a PPO or HMO will receive reimbursement for fees based on a capitated rate of payment.
True OR False
TRUE
Which of the following pioneers of medicine and surgery first developed techniques for surgical antisepsis?
Question 12Answer
a.Halsted
b.Billroth
c.Lister
d.Galen
LISTER
What does the acronym DRG stand for in the hospital setting?
Question 15Answer
a.diagnosis related groups
b.doctor of gynecology
c.drug reference guide
d.department of radiography
a.diagnosis related groups
Which acronym represents an organization that serves as both an insurer and provider of medical services?
a.FDA
b.HMO
c.CDC
d.CEO
HMO
Which of the following is an independent, nonprofit national organization that develops standards for and accredits health care organizations in the United States?
a.American National Standards Institute
b.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
c.the Joint Commission
d.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
c.the Joint Commission
Which of the following historical figures developed the first x-ray machine?
a.Jenner
b.Lister
c.Celsius
d.Roentgen
d.Roentgen