NBSTSA Surg Tech Practice Exam A
Question and answers already passed
2026/2027 Suction the fluid from the
abdomen.
1. During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the
appendix is perforated, and contents begin
spilling into the ab-domen. Which of the following
should the surgical technologist anticipate as the
NEXT step? Push the back table,
mayo, and basin back
2. A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and keep sterile until
and the dressing is on. The
the
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps
and non-disposables from the patient is transported to
drapes before pushing everything back. According PACU.
to best practice, which of
the following should be the NEXT step?
3. Which of the following should be prepared for a mas- several flutted
sponges
toid dressing? and rolled gauze
4. Which of the following is the FIRST step in applying the padding the limb
where
pneumatic tourniquet? the tourniquet is to be
wrapped with Webril
5. When performing a dilation and curettage, Schroeder
which of the following instruments is
used to grasp the cervix?
6. How many lobes do the right and left lungs
have, respectively? three, two
7. When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the surgical contaminating
team
technologist should member.
FIRST notify the
8. hydrocephalus
, NBSTSA Surg Tech Practice Exam A
Which of the following pathological conditions may
be caused by an excessive
production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
9. If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an sponges.
ab-dominal procedure, a
surgical technologist should request additional
10. Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the epiphyseal plate.
11. In which of the following situations can a DNR
order be continued in an The patient's durable
unconscious patient for a surgical procedure? POA requests it be
continued.
12. A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemi- to aid visual inspection
for
colectomy. Which of the leakage
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating
at this point in the
procedure?
13. The rate per hour in air exchanges in a standard
OR suite is 25.
14. If there is any question related to handling a
specific type of specimen, which
pathology
of the following departments should be
consulted?
15. A patient's dentures are removed in the
operating room. Which of the following Place them in a labeled
is the proper procedure for the care of the cup and keep them
dentures? with the patient's
chart.
16. A patient is scheduled for laser removal of condyloma smoke evacuator
acuminata. As a safety
, precaution, the surgical technologist should have
Question and answers already passed
2026/2027 Suction the fluid from the
abdomen.
1. During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the
appendix is perforated, and contents begin
spilling into the ab-domen. Which of the following
should the surgical technologist anticipate as the
NEXT step? Push the back table,
mayo, and basin back
2. A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and keep sterile until
and the dressing is on. The
the
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps
and non-disposables from the patient is transported to
drapes before pushing everything back. According PACU.
to best practice, which of
the following should be the NEXT step?
3. Which of the following should be prepared for a mas- several flutted
sponges
toid dressing? and rolled gauze
4. Which of the following is the FIRST step in applying the padding the limb
where
pneumatic tourniquet? the tourniquet is to be
wrapped with Webril
5. When performing a dilation and curettage, Schroeder
which of the following instruments is
used to grasp the cervix?
6. How many lobes do the right and left lungs
have, respectively? three, two
7. When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the surgical contaminating
team
technologist should member.
FIRST notify the
8. hydrocephalus
, NBSTSA Surg Tech Practice Exam A
Which of the following pathological conditions may
be caused by an excessive
production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
9. If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an sponges.
ab-dominal procedure, a
surgical technologist should request additional
10. Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the epiphyseal plate.
11. In which of the following situations can a DNR
order be continued in an The patient's durable
unconscious patient for a surgical procedure? POA requests it be
continued.
12. A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemi- to aid visual inspection
for
colectomy. Which of the leakage
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating
at this point in the
procedure?
13. The rate per hour in air exchanges in a standard
OR suite is 25.
14. If there is any question related to handling a
specific type of specimen, which
pathology
of the following departments should be
consulted?
15. A patient's dentures are removed in the
operating room. Which of the following Place them in a labeled
is the proper procedure for the care of the cup and keep them
dentures? with the patient's
chart.
16. A patient is scheduled for laser removal of condyloma smoke evacuator
acuminata. As a safety
, precaution, the surgical technologist should have
