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CST NBSTSA EXAM WITH ACTUAL EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
UPDATED VERSION WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS - ASSURED PASS
Tympanosplasty - ANSWER: Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction
of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear
(ossicles)
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and
proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time?
- ANSWER: Regown and reglove the surgeon
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - ANSWER: Lateral
What is the kraske position? - ANSWER: Anatomical position in which the
patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - ANSWER: Lithotomy
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general
abdominal set-up? - ANSWER: Gastrointestinal
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What is a fenestrated drape? - ANSWER: A drape with an opening that allows
exposure of the operative site
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the
next case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action? -
ANSWER: New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two
and the setup in OR one should be disposed of
What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a
bloodless field? - ANSWER: Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be
wrapped with Webril
For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - ANSWER: Satinsky
Surgical loupes are used to: - ANSWER: Magnify the surgical field
Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - ANSWER: Left
lateral kidney
Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered
unsterile because they are: - ANSWER: Absorbant and collect moisture
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Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be: - ANSWER: Placed in a separate bin
Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? -
ANSWER: Allen
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - ANSWER: Re-establish the negative
pressure
Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - ANSWER: Hold the
duct open
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of suture? - ANSWER: Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - ANSWER:
Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - ANSWER: Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - ANSWER: Weitlaner
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What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - ANSWER: Adaptic
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which method? - ANSWER: Placed in separate
containers and identify
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on
the patient in the operating room? - ANSWER: Sigmoidectomy
When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub
role should first notify the: - ANSWER: Contaminating team member
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
What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? -
ANSWER: Rhytidectomy
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? -
ANSWER: Kerrison
CST NBSTSA EXAM WITH ACTUAL EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS| LATEST
UPDATED VERSION WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS - ASSURED PASS
Tympanosplasty - ANSWER: Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction
of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear
(ossicles)
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and
proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time?
- ANSWER: Regown and reglove the surgeon
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - ANSWER: Lateral
What is the kraske position? - ANSWER: Anatomical position in which the
patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - ANSWER: Lithotomy
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general
abdominal set-up? - ANSWER: Gastrointestinal
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What is a fenestrated drape? - ANSWER: A drape with an opening that allows
exposure of the operative site
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the
next case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action? -
ANSWER: New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two
and the setup in OR one should be disposed of
What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a
bloodless field? - ANSWER: Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be
wrapped with Webril
For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - ANSWER: Satinsky
Surgical loupes are used to: - ANSWER: Magnify the surgical field
Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - ANSWER: Left
lateral kidney
Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered
unsterile because they are: - ANSWER: Absorbant and collect moisture
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Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be: - ANSWER: Placed in a separate bin
Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? -
ANSWER: Allen
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - ANSWER: Re-establish the negative
pressure
Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - ANSWER: Hold the
duct open
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of suture? - ANSWER: Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - ANSWER:
Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - ANSWER: Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - ANSWER: Weitlaner
, 4|Page
What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - ANSWER: Adaptic
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which method? - ANSWER: Placed in separate
containers and identify
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on
the patient in the operating room? - ANSWER: Sigmoidectomy
When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub
role should first notify the: - ANSWER: Contaminating team member
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
What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? -
ANSWER: Rhytidectomy
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? -
ANSWER: Kerrison
