Health Science Education and Qualifications — Unit test

Question 9 • CAREER EXPLORATION B (LAB)

Which best identifies the relationships between the different careers in the Surgical Therapeutic Services pathway?

Answer

Surgical Technologists plan and monitor the surgeons who do the surgery; the anesthesiologist provides and monitors sedation or pain management of the patient.

Surgeons and Anesthesiologists both work together to perform the surgery, while the Surgical Technician provides and monitors sedation or pain management for the patient.

Surgeons plan the surgery and sedation/pain management; the Surgical Technician performs the surgery, and the Anesthesiologist provides/monitors sedation and pain management.

Surgeons perform the surgery, Surgical Technologists aid/assist the Surgeon and operate equipment, and Anesthesiologists provide and monitor sedation or pain management in the patient.

Explanation

Surgeons perform the operation. Surgical technologists assist the surgeon and help prepare or operate surgical equipment, while anesthesiologists provide and monitor anesthesia, sedation, and pain management. Choice D correctly describes how these roles work together; the other choices assign surgical or anesthesia duties to the wrong career.

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