CST EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Which of the following is a c
sign of cardiac arrest? A.
edema B.convulsion C.
cyanosis
D. hypertension
While being transferred d
from the stretcher to the
operating room bed, the
patient
expresses fear of not
awakening from anesthesia.
The surgical technologist
should
A. proceed with the transfer
and disregard patient
comments.
B. explain the action of
the anesthetic agent.
C. reassure the patient that the
anesthetic is safe.
D. have the anesthesia care
provider address the
patient's concerns.
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Which of the following c
rongeurs is used to expand
the antrostomy in a
Caldwell-Luc procedure?
A. Cushing
B. Bethune
C. Kerrison
D. Stille-Luer
During a procedure, a surgical b
technologist notices a hole in
his glove. Which of the
following should be done
next?
A. Continue the case.
B. Change the glove using
the open- gloving
technique.
C. Change the glove using
the closed- gloving
technique.
D. Break scrub, rescrub, gown
and glove.
Which of the following is an b
unexpected occurrence
that involves physiologic
or psychologic injury or
death?
A. unintentional tort
B. sentinel event
C. negligence
D. malpractice
The tissue that covers bones C. Muscles are tissue that cover bone and provide movement to
and provides movement to the skeletal system.
the skeletal system is
A. nerve.
B. cartilage.
C. muscle.
D. ligament.
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Which of the following is A. Stainless steel suture is recommended for use in
MOST commonly used for infected areas because it is non- absorbable with
wound closure in the indefinite tensile strength
presence of infection?
A. stainless steel
B. polyglactin-910
C. plain gut
D. silk
A 15-year-old girl with anemia D. Since the patient is 15 and may understand the
will be consequences of her actions, the physician or nurse
undergoing an exploratory
manager should contact the hospital's administration to
procedure and a blood
request
transfusion will be
that legal counsel becomes involved. They will be able
necessary. The parents are
to advise the operating room staff as to the best
Jehovah's Witnesses and
course of action considering all of the legal and
will
ethical
not consent to a blood implications.
transfusion, but the patient
states that she wants the
transfusion. The operating
room staff reports this to
the nurse manager. Which of
the following is the BEST
course of action now? A.
The physician or nurse
manager
should contact the hospital's
clergy to provide an
intervention.
B. The operating room staff
should inform the patient
that her parents must give
consent before she can
receive the transfusion.
C. The operating room staff
should inform the patient
that since she is a minor,
she
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