NBSTSA PRACTICE EXAM B |200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST 2026-
2027 VERSION | RATED A + | NEW AND
REVISED
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the
surgical technologist respond?
A.Acknowledge the neighbor.
B.Reassure the neighbor that everything will be fine.
C.Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first.
D.Ignore the neighbor, even if greeted. - ANSWER- C. Do not
acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be
A.placed in a separate basin.
B.wiped with a saline sponge.
C.returned to the Mayo stand.
D. wiped with an alcohol sponge. - ANSWER- A.placed in a separate
basin.
,Which of the following is the MOST serious complication of a
strangulated hernia?
A. shock
B. necrosis
C. infection
D. hemorrhage - ANSWER- B. necrosis
Which of the following techniques is NOT acceptable for draping the
patient?
A.Hold the drapes high until directly over the patient.
B.Protect the gloved hands by cuffing the drapes.
C.Readjust the drapes as necessary after placement.
D.Place the drapes on a dry area. - ANSWER- C.Readjust the drapes as
necessary after placement.
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian
incision is performed?
A. peritoneum
B. transverse abdominis
C. external oblique
D. rectus abdominis - ANSWER- D. rectus abdominis
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical
fracture?
,A. Kirschner wire
B. Hoffman device
C. Steinmann pins
D. Mayfield clamp - ANSWER- D. Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by
A. Gelfoam.
B. irrigation.
C. cauterization.
D. suture ligature. - ANSWER- C. cauterization.
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of
the following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in
the scrub role?
A. patient's drapes
B. surgical gloves
C. surgical gown
D. Mayo stand drape - ANSWER- B. surgical gloves
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which
of the following?
A. synovial membrane
B. Gerota's fascia
C. Hesselbach's triangle
, D. suprapleural membrane - ANSWER- B. Gerota's fascia
Which of the following is the MOST common straight catheter used
prior to laparoscopic gynecological surgery in the OR?
A. Foley
B. Pezzer
C. Malecot
D. Robinson - ANSWER- D. Robinson
A Stamey needle is used for which of the following types of surgery?
A. hysterectomy
B. prostatectomy
C. bladder suspension
D. anterior colporrhaphy - ANSWER- C. bladder suspension
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which of the following
procedures might be performed on the patient in the operating room?
A. cystoscopy
B. culdoscopy
C. sigmoidoscopy
D. laparoscopy - ANSWER- C. sigmoidoscopy
Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | LATEST 2026-
2027 VERSION | RATED A + | NEW AND
REVISED
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the
surgical technologist respond?
A.Acknowledge the neighbor.
B.Reassure the neighbor that everything will be fine.
C.Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first.
D.Ignore the neighbor, even if greeted. - ANSWER- C. Do not
acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be
A.placed in a separate basin.
B.wiped with a saline sponge.
C.returned to the Mayo stand.
D. wiped with an alcohol sponge. - ANSWER- A.placed in a separate
basin.
,Which of the following is the MOST serious complication of a
strangulated hernia?
A. shock
B. necrosis
C. infection
D. hemorrhage - ANSWER- B. necrosis
Which of the following techniques is NOT acceptable for draping the
patient?
A.Hold the drapes high until directly over the patient.
B.Protect the gloved hands by cuffing the drapes.
C.Readjust the drapes as necessary after placement.
D.Place the drapes on a dry area. - ANSWER- C.Readjust the drapes as
necessary after placement.
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian
incision is performed?
A. peritoneum
B. transverse abdominis
C. external oblique
D. rectus abdominis - ANSWER- D. rectus abdominis
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical
fracture?
,A. Kirschner wire
B. Hoffman device
C. Steinmann pins
D. Mayfield clamp - ANSWER- D. Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by
A. Gelfoam.
B. irrigation.
C. cauterization.
D. suture ligature. - ANSWER- C. cauterization.
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of
the following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in
the scrub role?
A. patient's drapes
B. surgical gloves
C. surgical gown
D. Mayo stand drape - ANSWER- B. surgical gloves
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which
of the following?
A. synovial membrane
B. Gerota's fascia
C. Hesselbach's triangle
, D. suprapleural membrane - ANSWER- B. Gerota's fascia
Which of the following is the MOST common straight catheter used
prior to laparoscopic gynecological surgery in the OR?
A. Foley
B. Pezzer
C. Malecot
D. Robinson - ANSWER- D. Robinson
A Stamey needle is used for which of the following types of surgery?
A. hysterectomy
B. prostatectomy
C. bladder suspension
D. anterior colporrhaphy - ANSWER- C. bladder suspension
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which of the following
procedures might be performed on the patient in the operating room?
A. cystoscopy
B. culdoscopy
C. sigmoidoscopy
D. laparoscopy - ANSWER- C. sigmoidoscopy
Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
