NBSTSA CST prep UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
While being tranferred from the stretcher to the operating room, the patient expresses fear if not
awakening from anesthesia. The surgical technologist should - CORRECT ANSWER - Have
the anesthesia care provider address the patients concerns
The monopolar current of an ESU travels - CORRECT ANSWER - From the generator to the
active electrode
If a Kelly clamp is left Ina patient who underwent a cholecystectomy, which of the following
legal concepts apply - CORRECT ANSWER - Res ipsa loquitor
A patients has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral mastectomy. She is crying
inconsolably. The surgical technologist can best console her by saying which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - We are going to give you the best care possible
If the parents of a defendant minor requiring emergency surgery cannot be located, the operative
consent form for surgery may be signed by - CORRECT ANSWER - Two consulting
physicians
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical technologist
respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not acknowledge the neighbor until greeted first
Anterior and posterior knee stability is influenced by the dynamics of the - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cruciate ligaments
Encloses the patella and secures it in front of the knee joint - CORRECT ANSWER - The
patellar tendon
Provide medial and lateral stability to the knee joint - CORRECT ANSWER - The collateral
ligaments
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
While being tranferred from the stretcher to the operating room, the patient expresses fear if not
awakening from anesthesia. The surgical technologist should - CORRECT ANSWER - Have
the anesthesia care provider address the patients concerns
The monopolar current of an ESU travels - CORRECT ANSWER - From the generator to the
active electrode
If a Kelly clamp is left Ina patient who underwent a cholecystectomy, which of the following
legal concepts apply - CORRECT ANSWER - Res ipsa loquitor
A patients has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral mastectomy. She is crying
inconsolably. The surgical technologist can best console her by saying which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - We are going to give you the best care possible
If the parents of a defendant minor requiring emergency surgery cannot be located, the operative
consent form for surgery may be signed by - CORRECT ANSWER - Two consulting
physicians
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical technologist
respond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not acknowledge the neighbor until greeted first
Anterior and posterior knee stability is influenced by the dynamics of the - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cruciate ligaments
Encloses the patella and secures it in front of the knee joint - CORRECT ANSWER - The
patellar tendon
Provide medial and lateral stability to the knee joint - CORRECT ANSWER - The collateral
ligaments
