NBSTSA Certification Exam 2020 A Questions
And Answers Verified 100% Correct
Aerobic organisms are BEST characterized as
A. pathogenic.
B. nonpathogenic.
C. oxygen-requiring.
D. non-oxygen-requiring. -ANSWER__> C. oxygen-requiring.
The PRIMARY purpose of chest tubes is to
A. irrigate the pleural space.
B. eliminate chest leaks.
C. prevent pulmonary emboli.
D. re-establish negative pressure. -ANSWER__> D. re-establish negative
pressure.
Which of the following is a surgical instrument designed for retracting?
A. Potts
B. Penfield
C. Lowman
D. Gelpi -ANSWER__> D. Gelpi
Which of the following surgical procedures may be used to remove a carcinoma
from the head of the pancreas?
A. Heller
B. Whipple
C. Bankart
D. Billroth I -ANSWER__> B. Whipple
A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the
A. generator.
B. patient return electrode.
,C. active electrode.
D. foot pedal. -ANSWER__> C. active electrode
What is the desired effect of atropine sulfate when used as a
preoperative medication? A. drowsiness
B. pain relief
C. decreased anxiety
D. drying of secretions -ANSWER__> D. drying of secretions
A postoperative total arthroplasty patient presents to the emergency department
with severe throbbing pain, fever, and malaise. Which of the following is the
likely diagnosis? A. osteoarthritis
B. osteoporosis
C. osteomyelitis
D. osteomalacia -ANSWER__> C. osteomyelitis
Which of the following is used to stabilize a fractured finger?
A. Rush rods
B. Hagie pins
C. Knowles pins
D. Kirschner wires -ANSWER__> D. Kirschner wires
Which of the following is the primary purpose for changing into operating room
attire?
A. to standardize uniforms
B. to prevent the of spread of microorganisms
C. to identify operating room personnel
D. to avoid damage to personal attire -ANSWER__> B. to prevent the of spread of
microorganisms
A surgical technologist is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his
neighbor. To protect patient confidentiality, the technologist should indicate that
he knows the patient and
A. continue with the procedure.
B. request to be removed from the room.
C. discuss patient personal medical information.
,D. inform the surgeon. -ANSWER__> B. request to be removed from the room.
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical procedures to
A. prevent bleeding.
B. decrease intracranial pressure.
C. anesthetize the operative site.
D. fight possible postoperative infection. -ANSWER__> B. decrease intracranial
pressure.
Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall?
A. mediastinum
B. peritoneum
C. pleura
D. pericardium -ANSWER__> C. pleura
Which of the following is applied as a nonadherent dressing?
A. adaptic
B. collodion
C. steri-strip
D. elastoplast -ANSWER__> A. adaptic
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?
A. tracheostomy
B. sigmoid resection
C. pulmonary decortication
D. stapedectomy -ANSWER__> B. sigmoid resection
If the VII cranial nerve is severed, which of the following is the result?
A. loss of hearing
B. loss of vision
C. facial paralysis
D. impairment of eye muscles -ANSWER__> C. facial paralysis
, When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler,
the surgical technologist in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two
layers?
A.cuticular and subcuticular
B.subicular and subcutaneous
C.subcuticular and subcutaneous
D.subcutaneous and fascia -ANSWER__> A.cuticular and subcuticular
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically
discovered?
A. esophagectomy
B. appendectomy
C. prostatectomy
D. varicocelectomy -ANSWER__> B. appendectomy
Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is
used for a nephrectomy?
A. pre-peritoneal fat
B. linea alba
C. oblique muscles
D. rectus abdominis muscle -ANSWER__> C. oblique muscles
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion -ANSWER__> B. craniotomy
In preparation for a cranial aneurysm, which of the following pieces of equipment
would MOST likely be used?
And Answers Verified 100% Correct
Aerobic organisms are BEST characterized as
A. pathogenic.
B. nonpathogenic.
C. oxygen-requiring.
D. non-oxygen-requiring. -ANSWER__> C. oxygen-requiring.
The PRIMARY purpose of chest tubes is to
A. irrigate the pleural space.
B. eliminate chest leaks.
C. prevent pulmonary emboli.
D. re-establish negative pressure. -ANSWER__> D. re-establish negative
pressure.
Which of the following is a surgical instrument designed for retracting?
A. Potts
B. Penfield
C. Lowman
D. Gelpi -ANSWER__> D. Gelpi
Which of the following surgical procedures may be used to remove a carcinoma
from the head of the pancreas?
A. Heller
B. Whipple
C. Bankart
D. Billroth I -ANSWER__> B. Whipple
A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the
A. generator.
B. patient return electrode.
,C. active electrode.
D. foot pedal. -ANSWER__> C. active electrode
What is the desired effect of atropine sulfate when used as a
preoperative medication? A. drowsiness
B. pain relief
C. decreased anxiety
D. drying of secretions -ANSWER__> D. drying of secretions
A postoperative total arthroplasty patient presents to the emergency department
with severe throbbing pain, fever, and malaise. Which of the following is the
likely diagnosis? A. osteoarthritis
B. osteoporosis
C. osteomyelitis
D. osteomalacia -ANSWER__> C. osteomyelitis
Which of the following is used to stabilize a fractured finger?
A. Rush rods
B. Hagie pins
C. Knowles pins
D. Kirschner wires -ANSWER__> D. Kirschner wires
Which of the following is the primary purpose for changing into operating room
attire?
A. to standardize uniforms
B. to prevent the of spread of microorganisms
C. to identify operating room personnel
D. to avoid damage to personal attire -ANSWER__> B. to prevent the of spread of
microorganisms
A surgical technologist is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his
neighbor. To protect patient confidentiality, the technologist should indicate that
he knows the patient and
A. continue with the procedure.
B. request to be removed from the room.
C. discuss patient personal medical information.
,D. inform the surgeon. -ANSWER__> B. request to be removed from the room.
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical procedures to
A. prevent bleeding.
B. decrease intracranial pressure.
C. anesthetize the operative site.
D. fight possible postoperative infection. -ANSWER__> B. decrease intracranial
pressure.
Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall?
A. mediastinum
B. peritoneum
C. pleura
D. pericardium -ANSWER__> C. pleura
Which of the following is applied as a nonadherent dressing?
A. adaptic
B. collodion
C. steri-strip
D. elastoplast -ANSWER__> A. adaptic
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?
A. tracheostomy
B. sigmoid resection
C. pulmonary decortication
D. stapedectomy -ANSWER__> B. sigmoid resection
If the VII cranial nerve is severed, which of the following is the result?
A. loss of hearing
B. loss of vision
C. facial paralysis
D. impairment of eye muscles -ANSWER__> C. facial paralysis
, When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler,
the surgical technologist in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two
layers?
A.cuticular and subcuticular
B.subicular and subcutaneous
C.subcuticular and subcutaneous
D.subcutaneous and fascia -ANSWER__> A.cuticular and subcuticular
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically
discovered?
A. esophagectomy
B. appendectomy
C. prostatectomy
D. varicocelectomy -ANSWER__> B. appendectomy
Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is
used for a nephrectomy?
A. pre-peritoneal fat
B. linea alba
C. oblique muscles
D. rectus abdominis muscle -ANSWER__> C. oblique muscles
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion -ANSWER__> B. craniotomy
In preparation for a cranial aneurysm, which of the following pieces of equipment
would MOST likely be used?
