CST EXAM 3 CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE FINAL PREP
◉ When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman.
Answer: C. Schroeder
◉ On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells
the nurse, "No matter what happens, it will be okay." Which of the
Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?
A. denial
B. bargaining
C. depression
D. acceptance.
Answer: D. acceptance
,◉ Which of the following instruments is used for placement of
cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?
A. bayonet forceps
B. Russian forceps
C. Kelly clamp
D. angled DeBakey clamp.
Answer: A. bayonet forceps
◉ When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the
sterile field, they should
A. pass back-to-back.
B. both face the wall.
C. pass side-to-side.
D. both face the sterile field..
Answer: A. pass back-to-back.
◉ Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
,C. extracorporeal bypass
D. autotransfuser.
Answer: C. extracorporeal bypass
◉ The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate
anesthetic agent is the
A. physiologic condition of the patient.
B. length of the procedure.
C. type of the procedure.
D. anxiety level of the patient..
Answer: A. physiologic condition of the patient.
◉ If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be
packaged with one basin
A.stacked inside the other and separated by impervious material.
B.on its side and the other upside down.
C.stacked inside the other and wrapped in a towel.
D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel..
Answer: D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel.
◉ Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient
for a total hip arthroplasty?
, A. fracture table
B. Wilson frame
C. Andrews frame
D. bean bag.
Answer: D. bean bag
◉ 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.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE FINAL PREP
◉ When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman.
Answer: C. Schroeder
◉ On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells
the nurse, "No matter what happens, it will be okay." Which of the
Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?
A. denial
B. bargaining
C. depression
D. acceptance.
Answer: D. acceptance
,◉ Which of the following instruments is used for placement of
cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?
A. bayonet forceps
B. Russian forceps
C. Kelly clamp
D. angled DeBakey clamp.
Answer: A. bayonet forceps
◉ When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the
sterile field, they should
A. pass back-to-back.
B. both face the wall.
C. pass side-to-side.
D. both face the sterile field..
Answer: A. pass back-to-back.
◉ Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
,C. extracorporeal bypass
D. autotransfuser.
Answer: C. extracorporeal bypass
◉ The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate
anesthetic agent is the
A. physiologic condition of the patient.
B. length of the procedure.
C. type of the procedure.
D. anxiety level of the patient..
Answer: A. physiologic condition of the patient.
◉ If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be
packaged with one basin
A.stacked inside the other and separated by impervious material.
B.on its side and the other upside down.
C.stacked inside the other and wrapped in a towel.
D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel..
Answer: D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel.
◉ Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient
for a total hip arthroplasty?
, A. fracture table
B. Wilson frame
C. Andrews frame
D. bean bag.
Answer: D. bean bag
◉ 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.
