NBSTSA CST PRACTICE EXAM-WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS- 2025. GENUINE CST CERTIFICATION EXAM 100 OUT OF 100 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

NBSTSA CST PRACTICE EXAM-WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS- 2025. GENUINE CST CERTIFICATION EXAM 100 OUT OF 100 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS. Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? - CORRECT ANSWER - Management of specimens During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical technologist The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Midline CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen of - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods? - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Place in separate containers and identify A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed for this case? - CORRECT ANSWER - laps, silk ties, and hemoclips If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathology The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is - CORRECT ANSWER - B. 15 to 25 THE NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING 2025 CERTIFICATION TEST A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER - B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown. THE NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING 2025 CERTIFICATION TEST When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Maintained below the patient's chest level Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mediastionscopy When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist, who else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Surgeon and circulating nurse A T-tube drain may be used following - CORRECT ANSWER - a choledochotomy When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cuticular and subcuticular A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a - CORRECT ANSWER - Bier block During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5 mL Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical decompression? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Mayfield clamp Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a patient in the THE NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING 2025 CERTIFICATION TEST lithotomy position? - CORRECT ANSWER - both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available for placement of a long arm cast? - CORRECT ANSWER - Webril