CST - NBSTSA app exams
Tympanosplasty - ANS Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic
membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the
patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - ANS Regown and reglove the surgeon
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - ANS Lateral
What is the kraske position? - ANS Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hips flexed
and elevated, head and feet down.
Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - ANS Lithotomy
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal set-up? - ANS
Gastrointestinal
What is a fenestrated drape? - ANS A drape with an opening that allows exposure of the operative site
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical technologist was just
informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next case in OR one is scheduled in two
hours. What is the best course of action? - ANS New sterile supplies and instruments should be
obtained for OR two and the setup in OR one should be disposed of
What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a bloodless field? - ANS
Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril
,For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - ANS Satinsky
Surgical loupes are used to: - ANS Magnify the surgical field
Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - ANS Left lateral kidney
Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered unsterile because they
are: - ANS Absorbant and collect moisture
Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an appendectomy should be: - ANS
Placed in a separate bin
Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? - ANS Allen
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - ANS Re-establish the negative pressure
Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - ANS Hold the duct open
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture? - ANS
Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - ANS Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - ANS Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - ANS Weitlaner
, What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - ANS Adaptic
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using
which method? - ANS Placed in separate containers and identify
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on the patient in the
operating room? - ANS Sigmoidectomy
When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub role should first
notify the: - ANS Contaminating team member
Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the:
- ANS Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? - ANS Rhytidectomy
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? - ANS Kerrison
Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts? - ANS Cholangiography
Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument needed for the removal
of the lamina is a: - ANS Kerrison rongeur
What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac emergency? - ANS Remain
sterile and keep the table sterile
What is used to stabilize a fractured finger? - ANS Kirschner wires
Tympanosplasty - ANS Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic
membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the
patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - ANS Regown and reglove the surgeon
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - ANS Lateral
What is the kraske position? - ANS Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hips flexed
and elevated, head and feet down.
Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - ANS Lithotomy
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal set-up? - ANS
Gastrointestinal
What is a fenestrated drape? - ANS A drape with an opening that allows exposure of the operative site
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical technologist was just
informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next case in OR one is scheduled in two
hours. What is the best course of action? - ANS New sterile supplies and instruments should be
obtained for OR two and the setup in OR one should be disposed of
What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a bloodless field? - ANS
Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril
,For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - ANS Satinsky
Surgical loupes are used to: - ANS Magnify the surgical field
Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - ANS Left lateral kidney
Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered unsterile because they
are: - ANS Absorbant and collect moisture
Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an appendectomy should be: - ANS
Placed in a separate bin
Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? - ANS Allen
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - ANS Re-establish the negative pressure
Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - ANS Hold the duct open
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture? - ANS
Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - ANS Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - ANS Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - ANS Weitlaner
, What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - ANS Adaptic
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using
which method? - ANS Placed in separate containers and identify
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on the patient in the
operating room? - ANS Sigmoidectomy
When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub role should first
notify the: - ANS Contaminating team member
Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the:
- ANS Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? - ANS Rhytidectomy
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? - ANS Kerrison
Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts? - ANS Cholangiography
Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument needed for the removal
of the lamina is a: - ANS Kerrison rongeur
What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac emergency? - ANS Remain
sterile and keep the table sterile
What is used to stabilize a fractured finger? - ANS Kirschner wires
