CST Practice Exam with Answers

CST Practice Exam with Answers




CST Practice Exam with Answers
Question 1
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy?

Correct Answer
Penrose Drain



Question 2
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy?
Correct Answer
Avoid injury to the bladder



Question 3
Which of the following scissors is best choice for extending an arterial incision?
Correct Answer
Potts-Smith



Question 4
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for Schiller's test?
Correct Answer
Lugol's solution



Question 5
Which of the following arises fro the left ventricle of the heart?

Correct Answer
Ascending aorta




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Question 6
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process?
Correct Answer
Chemical



Question 7
Why would the hair of a patient undergoing a crainiotomy be bagged, labeled and
saved?

Correct Answer
It is the patients property



Question 8
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:
Correct Answer
Basins should be separated by a porous, absorbent towel



Question 9
Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to the placement of a prosthesis?
Correct Answer
Femoral canal



Question 10
Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?
Correct Answer
Registration




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Question 11
What drug classification is Demerol
Correct Answer
Analgesic



Question 12
What should be transported to PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy?
Correct Answer
Tracheotomy tray



Question 13
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride?
Correct Answer
NaCl



Question 14
Which organelle is responsible for packing of proteins?
Correct Answer
Golgi Complex




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