NBSTSA CST CERTIFICATION 4
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach?
Answer: Transurethral
◉ Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision?
Answer: Weitlaner
◉ 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
◉ Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and
common ducts?
Answer: Cholangiography
◉ Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the
next instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a:
,Answer: Kerrison rongeur
◉ What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during
a cardiac emergency?
Answer: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
◉ What is used to stabilize a fractured finger?
Answer: Kirschner wires
◉ During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely
use what between the teeth and around the bar?
Answer: 25-gauge or 26-gauge stainless steel wire
◉ Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold
conization of the cervix?
Answer: Lugol's
◉ When using power saws on bone, what action best helps prevent
bone damage?
Answer: Irrigation
◉ Which retractor is used in a C-section?
Answer: De Lee
, ◉ A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to:
Answer: Drain the stomach
◉ Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc?
Answer: Mediastinoscopy
◉ The surgical technologist in the scrub role must keep track of
blood loss as well as:
Answer: Track amount of irrigation used
◉ Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the
peritoneum. Which layer will be sutured next?
Answer: Fascia
◉ Which medication is the anesthesia provider responsible for
recording the name, amount, and delivery method during a surgical
procedure?
Answer: Propofol
◉ A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight
patient. Which closing supplies should the surgical technologist have
ready for closing the fascial layer?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach?
Answer: Transurethral
◉ Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision?
Answer: Weitlaner
◉ 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
◉ Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and
common ducts?
Answer: Cholangiography
◉ Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the
next instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a:
,Answer: Kerrison rongeur
◉ What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during
a cardiac emergency?
Answer: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
◉ What is used to stabilize a fractured finger?
Answer: Kirschner wires
◉ During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely
use what between the teeth and around the bar?
Answer: 25-gauge or 26-gauge stainless steel wire
◉ Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold
conization of the cervix?
Answer: Lugol's
◉ When using power saws on bone, what action best helps prevent
bone damage?
Answer: Irrigation
◉ Which retractor is used in a C-section?
Answer: De Lee
, ◉ A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to:
Answer: Drain the stomach
◉ Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc?
Answer: Mediastinoscopy
◉ The surgical technologist in the scrub role must keep track of
blood loss as well as:
Answer: Track amount of irrigation used
◉ Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the
peritoneum. Which layer will be sutured next?
Answer: Fascia
◉ Which medication is the anesthesia provider responsible for
recording the name, amount, and delivery method during a surgical
procedure?
Answer: Propofol
◉ A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight
patient. Which closing supplies should the surgical technologist have
ready for closing the fascial layer?
