NBSTSA PRACTICE EXAM A ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

NBSTSA PRACTICE EXAM A ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a nephrectomy? - Answer -oblique muscles During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? - Answer -appendectomy Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the - Answer -surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator. To help prevent toxicity and vascular events in a patient where polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is used, which of the following devices should a surgical technologist have available? - Answer -pulse lavage A specimen obtained for frozen section is generally removed from the sterile field intraoperatively because it - Answer -is sent to pathology immediately Which of the following procedures for obtaining an informed consent form is appropriate? - Answer -The patient is asked to sign the consent form after the surgeon has explained the procedure.During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will MOST likely use which of the following between the teeth and around the bar? - Answer -25- or 26-gauge stainless steel wire Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall? - Answer -pleura Hepatitis B is caused by a - Answer -virus A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the - Answer -active electrode The parathyroid gland regulates - Answer -calcium Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for disposing of contaminated sharps? - Answer -Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle counter and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container. The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture? - Answer -