NBSTSA CST Practice Exam

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A
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Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhthe hhopening hhin hhthe hhoccipital hhbone hhthrough hhwhich hhthe hhspinal hhcord
hhpasses? hh



hh A. hhforamen hhovale

hh B. hhforamen hhmagnum

hh C. hhforamen hhrotundum

hh D. hhforamen hhof hhBochdalek hh- hhAnswer hh- hhB. hhforamen hhmagnum

Sterile hhsupplies hhand hhinstruments hhfor hha hhcase hhhave hhbeen hhopened hhin hhOR hh1. hhA hhsurgical
hhtechnologist hhwas hhjust hhinformed hhthat hhthe hhcase hhhas hhbeen hhmoved hhto hhOR hh2 hhand hhthe hhnext hhcase

hhin hhOR hh1 hhis hhscheduled hhin hhtwo hhhours. hhWhich hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhthe hhBEST hhcourse hhof hhaction? hh




A. hhCover hhthe hhsterile hhfield hhwith hha hhsterile hhdrape hhand hhmove hhit hhfrom hhOR hh1 hhto hhOR hh2.

B. hhNew hhsterile hhsupplies hhand hhinstruments hhshould hhbe hhobtained hhfor hhOR hh2 hhand hhthe hhsetup hhin hhOR
hh1 hhshould hhbe hhdisposed hhof.



C. hhOR hh1 hhshould hhbe hhleft hhso hhthat hhthese hhsupplies hhand hhinstruments hhcan hhbe hhused hhby hhthe hhnext
hh

case.
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hhD. hhThe hhsurgical hhtechnologist hhshould hhargue hhthat hhthe hhprocedure hhbe hhheld hhin hhOR hh1 hhas hhplanned.
hh- hhAnswer hh- hhB. hhNew hhsterile hhsupplies hhand hhinstruments hhshould hhbe hhobtained hhfor hhOR hh2 hhand hhthe

hhsetup hhin hhOR hh1 hhshould hhbe hhdisposed hhof.



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhthe hhbody's hhlocal hhtissue hhreaction hhto hhinjury? hh

hh A. hhfever

hh B. hhinfection

hh C. hhinflammation

hh D. hhimmune hhreaction hh- hhAnswer hh- hhC. hhinflammation

Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhinstruments hhis hhused hhfor hha hhcommon hhbile hhduct hhexploration? hh

hh A. hhFogarty hhclamp

, B. hhRandall hhforceps
hh



C. hhPennington hhclamp
hh



D. hhForester hhring hhforceps hh- hhAnswer hh- hhB. hhRandall hhforceps
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhthe hhMOST hhimportant hhconsideration hhwhen hhcutting hhsuture? hh
hh


A. hhavoiding hhthe hhknot
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B. hhusing hhsharp hhscissors
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C.opening hhthe hhscissors hhwide hhwhen hhcutting
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D. hhtagging hhthe hhend hhof hhsuture hhto hhbe hhcut hhwith hha hhhemostat hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA. hhavoiding hhthe hhknot
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhstructures hhare hhligated hhand hhdivided hhduring hhthe hhcholecystectomy? hh
hh



A.cystic hhartery hhand hhcystic hhduct

B.hepatic hhartery hhand hhhepatic hhduct

C. hhcystic hhartery hhand hhcommon hhbile hhduct

D. hhhepatic hhartery hhand hhpancreatic hhduct hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA.cystic hhartery hhand hhcystic hhduct

Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhmay hhbe hhused hhwhen hhapplying hha hhsterile hhdressing hhto hha hhskin hhgraft hhsite? hh

A. hhpressure hhdressing
hh



B. hhABD hhpad
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C. hh4x4s
hh



D. hhSteri-Strips hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA. hhpressure hhdressing
hh



When hhperforming hha hhdilation hhand hhcurettage, hhwhich hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhinstruments hhis hhused hhto
hhgrasp hhthe hhcervix? hh


hh


A. hhSims
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B. hhAuvard
hh



C. hhSchroeder
hh



D. hhBozeman hh- hhAnswer hh- hhC. hhSchroeder
hh



On hhthe hhway hhinto hhthe hhoperating hhroom, hha hhterminally hhill hhpatient hhtells hhthe hhnurse, hh"No hhmatter
hhwhat hhhappens, hhit hhwill hhbe hhokay." hhWhich hhof hhthe hhFive hhStages hhof hhGrief hhis hhthe hhpatient hhMOST

hhlikely hhin? hh



A. hhdenial
hh

, B. hhbargaining
hh



C. hhdepression
hh



D. hhacceptance hh- hhAnswer hh- hhD. hhacceptance
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhinstruments hhis hhused hhfor hhplacement hhof hhcottonoid hhstrips hhduring hha
hhcraniotomy? hh


hh



A. hhbayonet hhforceps
hh



B. hhRussian hhforceps
hh



C. hhKelly hhclamp
hh



D. hhangled hhDeBakey hhclamp hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA. hhbayonet hhforceps
hh



When hhtwo hhindividuals hhin hhsterile hhattire hhpass hhone hhanother hhin hhthe hhsterile hhfield, hhthey hhshould hh
hh



A. hhpass hhback-to-back.
hh



B. hhboth hhface hhthe hhwall.
hh



C. hhpass hhside-to-side.
hh



D. hhboth hhface hhthe hhsterile hhfield. hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA. hhpass hhback-to-back.
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhused hhto hhoxygenate hhand hhcirculate hhblood? hh

A. hhDoppler hhultrasound
hh



B. hhdefibrillator
hh



C. hhextracorporeal hhbypass
hh



D. hhautotransfuser hh- hhAnswer hh- hhC. hhextracorporeal hhbypass
hh



The hhPRIMARY hhconsideration hhin hhselecting hhan hhappropriate hhanesthetic hhagent hhis hhthe hh

A. hhphysiologic hhcondition hhof hhthe hhpatient.
hh



B. hhlength hhof hhthe hhprocedure.
hh



C. hhtype hhof hhthe hhprocedure.
hh



D. hhanxiety hhlevel hhof hhthe hhpatient. hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA. hhphysiologic hhcondition hhof hhthe hhpatient.
hh



If hhtwo hhbasins hhare hhwrapped hhtogether hhfor hhsterilizing, hhthey hhshould hhbe hhpackaged hhwith hhone hhbasin hh

A.stacked hhinside hhthe hhother hhand hhseparated hhby hhimpervious hhmaterial.
hh



B.on hhits hhside hhand hhthe hhother hhupside hhdown.
hh



C.stacked hhinside hhthe hhother hhand hhwrapped hhin hha hhtowel.
hh

, D.stacked hhinside hhthe hhother hhand hhseparated hhby hha hhtowel. hh- hhAnswer hh- hhD.stacked hhinside hhthe hhother
hhand hhseparated hhby hha hhtowel.



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhitems hhmay hhbe hhused hhin hhpositioning hha hhpatient hhfor hha hhtotal hhhip
hharthroplasty? hh



A. hhfracture hhtable
hh



B. hhWilson hhframe
hh



C. hhAndrews hhframe
hh



D. hhbean hhbag hh- hhAnswer hh- hhD. hhbean hhbag
hh



A hhsurgical hhtechnologist hhsees hha hhneighbor hhbeing hhadmitted. hhHow hhshould hhthe hhsurgical hhtechnologist
hhrespond? hh



A.Acknowledge hhthe hhneighbor.
hh



B.Reassure hhthe hhneighbor hhthat hheverything hhwill hhbe hhfine.
hh



C.Do hhnot hhacknowledge hhthe hhneighbor hhunless hhgreeted hhfirst.

D.Ignore hhthe hhneighbor, hheven hhif hhgreeted. hh- hhAnswer hh- hhC. hhDo hhnot hhacknowledge hhthe hhneighbor
hhunless hhgreeted hhfirst



Instruments hhthat hhcome hhin hhcontact hhwith hhthe hhappendiceal hhstump hhduring hhan hhappendectomy
hhshould hhbe hh


hh


A.placed hhin hha hhseparate hhbasin.
hh



B.wiped hhwith hha hhsaline hhsponge.
hh



C.returned hhto hhthe hhMayo hhstand.
hh



D. hhwiped hhwith hhan hhalcohol hhsponge. hh- hhAnswer hh- hhA.placed hhin hha hhseparate hhbasin.
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhis hhthe hhMOST hhserious hhcomplication hhof hha hhstrangulated hhhernia? hh

A. hhshock
hh



B. hhnecrosis
hh



C. hhinfection
hh



D. hhhemorrhage hh- hhAnswer hh- hhB. hhnecrosis
hh



Which hhof hhthe hhfollowing hhtechniques hhis hhNOT hhacceptable hhfor hhdraping hhthe hhpatient? hh

A.Hold hhthe hhdrapes hhhigh hhuntil hhdirectly hhover hhthe hhpatient.
hh



B.Protect hhthe hhgloved hhhands hhby hhcuffing hhthe hhdrapes.
hh



C.Readjust hhthe hhdrapes hhas hhnecessary hhafter hhplacement.
hh