NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Latest Update
2025-2026 Actual Exam 175 Questions with 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified
by Professor
31
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types
of suture?
A. mattress
B. traction
C. interrupted
D. purse-string - CORRECT ANSWER: D. purse-string
A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for what type of surgery?
A. gastrectomy
B. hysterectomy
C. adenoidectomy
D. tonsillectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: D. tonsillectomy
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?
A. tracheostomy
B. sigmoid resection
C. pulmonary decortication
D. stapedectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: B. sigmoid resection
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?
,A. carotid endarterectomy
B. femoral-popliteal bypass
C. abdominal aneurysmectomy
D. saphenous vein ligation - CORRECT ANSWER: A. carotid endarterectomy
A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped skin on the operative
site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step?
A. Apply drapes over unprepped skin.
B. Reposition the drapes closer together.
C. Remove drapes and re-prep.
D. Cover with an adhesive drape. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Remove drapes and re-
prep
A lumbar meningocele involves removal of
A. cerebrospinal fluid.
B. lumbar disc.
C. meninges.
D. a fluid-filled sac. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. a fluid-filled sac.
A major function of the colon is to
A. absorb water.
B. secrete hormones.
C. secrete digestive enzymes.
D. absorb the products of digestion. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. absorb water
A Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) requires which of the following skin preparations?
,1. abdominal
2. vaginal
3. rectal
4. extremity
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 3 and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 1 and 2 only
A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy looks
jaundiced. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for this?
A. pancreatitis
B. biliary obstruction
C. cholecystitis
D. gastroschisis - CORRECT ANSWER: B. biliary obstruction
A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the
following actions should the healthcare providers take FIRST?
A. Administer dantrolene.
B. Stop the transfusion.
C. Monitor urine output.
D. Send blood sample to blood bank. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Stop the transfusion
A patient undergoing a procedure while under general anesthesia begins to experience
muscle rigidity, followed by tachycardia, metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following is the patient experiencing?
A. septic shock
, B. malignant hyperthermia
C. cardiopulmonary arrest
D. pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER: B. malignant hyperthermia
A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the
proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A. Return them to the patient's unit and leave them at the nurses' station.
B. Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.
C. Wrap them in a paper towel and give them to the anesthesiologist.
D. Ask the circulator to return them to the patient's room. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.
Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion - CORRECT ANSWER: B. craniotomy
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100
mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1.0 mL
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2.0 mL - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 0.5 mL
A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to
2025-2026 Actual Exam 175 Questions with 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified
by Professor
31
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types
of suture?
A. mattress
B. traction
C. interrupted
D. purse-string - CORRECT ANSWER: D. purse-string
A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for what type of surgery?
A. gastrectomy
B. hysterectomy
C. adenoidectomy
D. tonsillectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: D. tonsillectomy
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?
A. tracheostomy
B. sigmoid resection
C. pulmonary decortication
D. stapedectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: B. sigmoid resection
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?
,A. carotid endarterectomy
B. femoral-popliteal bypass
C. abdominal aneurysmectomy
D. saphenous vein ligation - CORRECT ANSWER: A. carotid endarterectomy
A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped skin on the operative
site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step?
A. Apply drapes over unprepped skin.
B. Reposition the drapes closer together.
C. Remove drapes and re-prep.
D. Cover with an adhesive drape. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Remove drapes and re-
prep
A lumbar meningocele involves removal of
A. cerebrospinal fluid.
B. lumbar disc.
C. meninges.
D. a fluid-filled sac. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. a fluid-filled sac.
A major function of the colon is to
A. absorb water.
B. secrete hormones.
C. secrete digestive enzymes.
D. absorb the products of digestion. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. absorb water
A Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) requires which of the following skin preparations?
,1. abdominal
2. vaginal
3. rectal
4. extremity
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 3 and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 1 and 2 only
A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy looks
jaundiced. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for this?
A. pancreatitis
B. biliary obstruction
C. cholecystitis
D. gastroschisis - CORRECT ANSWER: B. biliary obstruction
A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the
following actions should the healthcare providers take FIRST?
A. Administer dantrolene.
B. Stop the transfusion.
C. Monitor urine output.
D. Send blood sample to blood bank. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Stop the transfusion
A patient undergoing a procedure while under general anesthesia begins to experience
muscle rigidity, followed by tachycardia, metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. Which of the following is the patient experiencing?
A. septic shock
, B. malignant hyperthermia
C. cardiopulmonary arrest
D. pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER: B. malignant hyperthermia
A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the
proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A. Return them to the patient's unit and leave them at the nurses' station.
B. Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.
C. Wrap them in a paper towel and give them to the anesthesiologist.
D. Ask the circulator to return them to the patient's room. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.
Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion - CORRECT ANSWER: B. craniotomy
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100
mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1.0 mL
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2.0 mL - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 0.5 mL
A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to
