CST Practice Exam #3 Questions with Verified
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1. Sterile tables are D. at table height only.
considered sterile
A. two inches below table
height.
B.one inch below table
height.
C. half inch below table
height.
D.at table height only.
2. What is the largest B. erector spinae
muscle group of the back?
A. splenius
B.erector spinae
C. transversospinales
D.scalene
,3.What is the process in B. decontamination
which instruments are
cleaned and processed
through chemical or
mechanical means to
make them safe for
handling?
A. cleaning
B.decontamination
C. disinfection
D.reprocessing
4.Which of the following C. Perform a hand wash.
tasks is performed during
the post- operative phase
of surgical case
management?
A. Cut suture materials.
B.Monitor irrigation use.
C. Perform a hand wash.
D. Transfer
patient to operating
room table.
5.Which of the following D. ketamine hydrochloride
medications increases IOP
and ICP?
A. sufentanil citrate
B.morphine sulfate
C. pentothal sodium
D.ketamine hydrochloride
,6.Which of the following A. Use preprinted drug labels.
is the MOST appropriate
way to label drugs on the
sterile field?
A. Use preprinted drug
labels.
B. The nurse writes
downthe drug
information.
C.The information is
written in on the back
table.
D. The drugs are already
appropriately labeled.
7.A minimum of how many B. 2
people should be used to
assist in the transfer of a
mobile patient to the
operating room table?
A. 1
B.2
C. 3
D.4
8. Hesselbach's triangle is A. Rectus abdominid muscle
bounded by the inguinal
ligament, the inferior
epigastric vessels, and the
A.rectus abdominis
muscle.
B.Latissimus dorsi muscle
C. External oblique
muscle
D. Inguinal ring
, 9.To prevent needle injury C. Pass sutures on an exchange basis and have
when passing multiple another loaded immediately.
sutures in a rapid
sequence, which of the
following basic guidelines
should be followed?
A. Pre-load sutures on the
Mayo stand to prevent a
delay in the surgical
intervention.
B.Remove the entire
suture from the package
and readjust the needle.
C. Pass sutures on an
exchange basis and have
another loaded
immediately.
D.Discard suture
packages in a kick bucket
once it is passed onto the
field.
10. What piece of C. sequential stockings
equipment is used to
reduce the possibility of
embolus formation?
A. tourniquet
B.Bair hugger
C. sequential stockings
D.Esmarch bandage
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Terms in this set (150)
1. Sterile tables are D. at table height only.
considered sterile
A. two inches below table
height.
B.one inch below table
height.
C. half inch below table
height.
D.at table height only.
2. What is the largest B. erector spinae
muscle group of the back?
A. splenius
B.erector spinae
C. transversospinales
D.scalene
,3.What is the process in B. decontamination
which instruments are
cleaned and processed
through chemical or
mechanical means to
make them safe for
handling?
A. cleaning
B.decontamination
C. disinfection
D.reprocessing
4.Which of the following C. Perform a hand wash.
tasks is performed during
the post- operative phase
of surgical case
management?
A. Cut suture materials.
B.Monitor irrigation use.
C. Perform a hand wash.
D. Transfer
patient to operating
room table.
5.Which of the following D. ketamine hydrochloride
medications increases IOP
and ICP?
A. sufentanil citrate
B.morphine sulfate
C. pentothal sodium
D.ketamine hydrochloride
,6.Which of the following A. Use preprinted drug labels.
is the MOST appropriate
way to label drugs on the
sterile field?
A. Use preprinted drug
labels.
B. The nurse writes
downthe drug
information.
C.The information is
written in on the back
table.
D. The drugs are already
appropriately labeled.
7.A minimum of how many B. 2
people should be used to
assist in the transfer of a
mobile patient to the
operating room table?
A. 1
B.2
C. 3
D.4
8. Hesselbach's triangle is A. Rectus abdominid muscle
bounded by the inguinal
ligament, the inferior
epigastric vessels, and the
A.rectus abdominis
muscle.
B.Latissimus dorsi muscle
C. External oblique
muscle
D. Inguinal ring
, 9.To prevent needle injury C. Pass sutures on an exchange basis and have
when passing multiple another loaded immediately.
sutures in a rapid
sequence, which of the
following basic guidelines
should be followed?
A. Pre-load sutures on the
Mayo stand to prevent a
delay in the surgical
intervention.
B.Remove the entire
suture from the package
and readjust the needle.
C. Pass sutures on an
exchange basis and have
another loaded
immediately.
D.Discard suture
packages in a kick bucket
once it is passed onto the
field.
10. What piece of C. sequential stockings
equipment is used to
reduce the possibility of
embolus formation?
A. tourniquet
B.Bair hugger
C. sequential stockings
D.Esmarch bandage
