CST Exam 2025 Versions 1 2 & 3 Each With 175
Questions and Correct Answers (100% Correct
Answers) CST Exam 2025 (Certified Surgical
Technologist Exam 2025 Test Bank 2)
Contents
CST EXAM 1.............................................................................................................1
CST EXAM 2...........................................................................................................41
CST EXAM 3...........................................................................................................78
CST EXAM 1
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
D. acceptance
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
C. extracorporeal bypass
D. autotransfuser
C. extracorporeal bypass
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of the
following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in the scrub role?
A. patient's drapes
B. surgical gloves
pg. 1
,C. surgical gown
D. Mayo stand drape
B. surgical gloves
The primary purpose of a local anesthetic is to
A. lower skin temperature.
B. reduce fear and anxiety.
C. block peripheral nerve receptors.
D. decrease bleeding.
C. block peripheral nerve receptors.
A surgical technologist is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his
neighbor. To protect patient confidentiality, the technologist should indicate that he
knows the patient and
A. continue with the procedure.
B. request to be removed from the room.
C. discuss patient personal medical information.
D. inform the surgeon.
B. request to be removed from the room.
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion
B. craniotomy
In preparation for a cranial aneurysm, which of the following pieces of equipment
would MOST likely be used?
A. microscope
B. cryoprobe
C. Jordan Day drill
D. Crutchfield tongs
A. microscope
pg. 2
,During strabismus surgery, which of the following is the first tissue layer that must
be incised?
A. iris
B. cornea
C. sclera
D. conjunctiva
D. conjunctiva
When can instrument counts be omitted?
A. if an emergency procedure must be performed
B. when the surgical technologist in the circulator role becomes too busy
C. if instruments are needed in another operating room
D. when the patient is receiving outpatient surgery
A. if an emergency procedure must be performed
In which of the following positions is a patient placed for a right nephrectomy?
A. left lateral
B. right lateral
C. left lateral kidney
D. right lateral kidney
C. left lateral kidney
Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for disposing of
contaminated sharps?
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle counter
and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container.
B. Used suture needles and scalpel blades remain in the needle counter and the
closed needle counter is placed in the biohazard sharps container.
C. The biohazard sharps container is located as close as possible to the area in
which the items were used.
D. Disposable surgical blades are removed from knife handles with a needle holder
or other instrument.
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle counter
and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container.
pg. 3
, Why is the right kidney typically several centimeters lower than the left kidney?
A. The liver rests superior and anterior to the right kidney.
B. The liver rests superior and posterior to the right kidney.
C. The liver rests inferior and anterior to the right kidney.
D. The liver rests inferior and posterior to the right kidney.
A. The liver rests superior and anterior to the right kidney.
Which of the following should be the MINIMUM exposure time in a flash
sterilizer for unwrapped instruments?
A. 1 minute
B. 3 minutes
C. 5 minutes
D. 7 minutes
B. 3 minutes
If a routine surgical procedure was performed without consent, the surgeon
committed
A. assault.
B. battery.
C. malpractice.
D. liability.
B. battery.
If an adult patient refuses a blood transfusion, the surgical staff should
A. not administer blood to the patient.
B. administer blood only in an emergency.
C. administer blood only after sedation.
D. not perform any procedure that may require a transfusion.
A. not administer blood to the patient.
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the
spinal cord passes?
A. foramen ovale
B. foramen magnum
pg. 4
Questions and Correct Answers (100% Correct
Answers) CST Exam 2025 (Certified Surgical
Technologist Exam 2025 Test Bank 2)
Contents
CST EXAM 1.............................................................................................................1
CST EXAM 2...........................................................................................................41
CST EXAM 3...........................................................................................................78
CST EXAM 1
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
D. acceptance
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
C. extracorporeal bypass
D. autotransfuser
C. extracorporeal bypass
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of the
following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in the scrub role?
A. patient's drapes
B. surgical gloves
pg. 1
,C. surgical gown
D. Mayo stand drape
B. surgical gloves
The primary purpose of a local anesthetic is to
A. lower skin temperature.
B. reduce fear and anxiety.
C. block peripheral nerve receptors.
D. decrease bleeding.
C. block peripheral nerve receptors.
A surgical technologist is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his
neighbor. To protect patient confidentiality, the technologist should indicate that he
knows the patient and
A. continue with the procedure.
B. request to be removed from the room.
C. discuss patient personal medical information.
D. inform the surgeon.
B. request to be removed from the room.
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
A. cordotomy
B. craniotomy
C. laminectomy
D. spinal fusion
B. craniotomy
In preparation for a cranial aneurysm, which of the following pieces of equipment
would MOST likely be used?
A. microscope
B. cryoprobe
C. Jordan Day drill
D. Crutchfield tongs
A. microscope
pg. 2
,During strabismus surgery, which of the following is the first tissue layer that must
be incised?
A. iris
B. cornea
C. sclera
D. conjunctiva
D. conjunctiva
When can instrument counts be omitted?
A. if an emergency procedure must be performed
B. when the surgical technologist in the circulator role becomes too busy
C. if instruments are needed in another operating room
D. when the patient is receiving outpatient surgery
A. if an emergency procedure must be performed
In which of the following positions is a patient placed for a right nephrectomy?
A. left lateral
B. right lateral
C. left lateral kidney
D. right lateral kidney
C. left lateral kidney
Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for disposing of
contaminated sharps?
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle counter
and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container.
B. Used suture needles and scalpel blades remain in the needle counter and the
closed needle counter is placed in the biohazard sharps container.
C. The biohazard sharps container is located as close as possible to the area in
which the items were used.
D. Disposable surgical blades are removed from knife handles with a needle holder
or other instrument.
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle counter
and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container.
pg. 3
, Why is the right kidney typically several centimeters lower than the left kidney?
A. The liver rests superior and anterior to the right kidney.
B. The liver rests superior and posterior to the right kidney.
C. The liver rests inferior and anterior to the right kidney.
D. The liver rests inferior and posterior to the right kidney.
A. The liver rests superior and anterior to the right kidney.
Which of the following should be the MINIMUM exposure time in a flash
sterilizer for unwrapped instruments?
A. 1 minute
B. 3 minutes
C. 5 minutes
D. 7 minutes
B. 3 minutes
If a routine surgical procedure was performed without consent, the surgeon
committed
A. assault.
B. battery.
C. malpractice.
D. liability.
B. battery.
If an adult patient refuses a blood transfusion, the surgical staff should
A. not administer blood to the patient.
B. administer blood only in an emergency.
C. administer blood only after sedation.
D. not perform any procedure that may require a transfusion.
A. not administer blood to the patient.
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the
spinal cord passes?
A. foramen ovale
B. foramen magnum
pg. 4
