CST exams [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS] DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
(BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following rongeurs is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc
procedure?
A. Cushing
B. Bethune
C. Kerrison
D. Stille-Luer - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ c
During a procedure, a surgical technologist notices a hole in his glove. Which of the
following should be done next?
A. Continue the case.
B. Change the glove using the open-gloving technique.
C. Change the glove using the closed-gloving technique.
D. Break scrub, rescrub, gown and glove. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ b
Which of the following is an unexpected occurrence that involves physiologic or
psychologic injury or death?
A. unintentional tort
B. sentinel event
C. negligence
D. malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ b
The tissue that covers bones and provides movement to the skeletal system is
A. nerve.
B. cartilage.
C. muscle.
D. ligament. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Muscles are tissue that cover bone
and provide movement to the skeletal system.
Which of the following is MOST commonly used for wound closure in the presence of
infection?
A. stainless steel
B. polyglactin-910
C. plain gut
D. silk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A. Stainless steel suture is recommended for
use in infected areas because it is non-absorbable with indefinite tensile strength
,A 15-year-old girl with anemia will be undergoing an exploratory procedure and a blood
transfusion will be necessary. The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and will not
consent to a blood transfusion, but the patient states that she wants the transfusion.
The operating room staff reports this to the nurse manager. Which of the following is the
BEST course of action now? A. The physician or nurse manager should contact the
hospital's clergy to provide an intervention.
B. The operating room staff should inform the patient that her parents must give consent
before she can receive the transfusion.
C. The operating room staff should inform the patient that since she is a minor, she
cannot make health care decisions for herself.
D. The physician or nurse manager should contact the hospital's administration to
request that legal counsel becomes involved. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D.
Since the patient is 15 and may understand the consequences of her actions, the
physician or nurse manager should contact the hospital's administration to request that
legal counsel becomes involved. They will be able to advise the operating room staff as
to the best course of action considering all of the legal and ethical implications.
A surgical technologist counts only 9 sponges in a pack on the initial count. After
recounting the sponges, it is confirmed that there are only 9 sponges in the pack. Which
of the following is the appropriate course of action?
A. Change the count sheet to match the initial count and use the sponges from the
current package.
B. Leave the current package on the surgical field; document the problem; open a new
package; recount.
C. Remove the current package from the surgical field, but not the operating room;
document the problem; open a new package; recount.
D. Remove the current package from the operating room; document the problem; open
a new package; and recount. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. If a package of
sponges contains an incorrect number, it should immediately be handed off the sterile
field and documented. It should be bagged, labeled as incorrect, and placed in a remote
location in the OR. A new package of sponges should be opened and counted.
When utilizing a laparoscopic set-up, potential hazards associated with the equipment
include
A. non-ionizing radiation.
B. nitrogen embolus.
C. pneumoperitoneum.
D. fiberoptic beam fire. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. The intense fiberoptic
beam can ignite the patient's drapes and cause fires. Therefore, cameras should be
turned off when not in use and should be appropriately placed during procedures.
A patient with multiple trauma injuries requires surgical intervention. The patient has a
history of DVT and is currently taking anticoagulants. Which of the following should be
done to ensure a clot does not develop?
A. Administer a subcutaneous anticoagulant preoperatively.
B. Continue current anticoagulation therapy.
, C. Place a sequential compression device on lower extremities.
D. Draw a PT-PTT and send the patient to surgery. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
C. Sequential compression devices are clinically proven to help in the prevention of
developing clots.
Which of the following catheters is MOST commonly used to perform an embolectomy?
A. Robinson
B. Fogarty
C. Malecot
D. Angiocath - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ B. A Fogarty catheter is inserted past
the clot, then inflated to remove the clot.
A surgeon is performing a procedure to repair damage from a gunshot wound to the
chest. Which of the following types of drains should the surgical technologist have
available at the end of the procedure?
A. passive
B. suction
C. gravity
D. underwater - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. An underwater drain is used to pull
fluid or air from the thoracic cavity after surgery or trauma to the thorax. It is used to
restore negative pressure to the thoracic cavity.
Which of the following structures is behind and below the base of the penis?
A. scrotum
B. seminal vesicles
C. vas deferens
D. prepuce - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A. The scrotum is located behind and
below the base of the penis.
A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ B. A T-tube drain is used to
irrigate and to demonstrate patency of the common bile duct. A T-tube's unique design
fits into the common duct and facilitates drainage outside of the body.
While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a surgical technologist notices
several of the packages have ruptured. Which of the following would MOST likely be the
cause of this?
A. The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. The temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. The package was sterilized too long.
D. The instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A.
Air should be evacuated from the pouch before it is sealed. Otherwise, the package
may rupture during sterilization.
AND ANSWERS] DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
(BRAND NEW!!)
Which of the following rongeurs is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc
procedure?
A. Cushing
B. Bethune
C. Kerrison
D. Stille-Luer - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ c
During a procedure, a surgical technologist notices a hole in his glove. Which of the
following should be done next?
A. Continue the case.
B. Change the glove using the open-gloving technique.
C. Change the glove using the closed-gloving technique.
D. Break scrub, rescrub, gown and glove. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ b
Which of the following is an unexpected occurrence that involves physiologic or
psychologic injury or death?
A. unintentional tort
B. sentinel event
C. negligence
D. malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ b
The tissue that covers bones and provides movement to the skeletal system is
A. nerve.
B. cartilage.
C. muscle.
D. ligament. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. Muscles are tissue that cover bone
and provide movement to the skeletal system.
Which of the following is MOST commonly used for wound closure in the presence of
infection?
A. stainless steel
B. polyglactin-910
C. plain gut
D. silk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A. Stainless steel suture is recommended for
use in infected areas because it is non-absorbable with indefinite tensile strength
,A 15-year-old girl with anemia will be undergoing an exploratory procedure and a blood
transfusion will be necessary. The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and will not
consent to a blood transfusion, but the patient states that she wants the transfusion.
The operating room staff reports this to the nurse manager. Which of the following is the
BEST course of action now? A. The physician or nurse manager should contact the
hospital's clergy to provide an intervention.
B. The operating room staff should inform the patient that her parents must give consent
before she can receive the transfusion.
C. The operating room staff should inform the patient that since she is a minor, she
cannot make health care decisions for herself.
D. The physician or nurse manager should contact the hospital's administration to
request that legal counsel becomes involved. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D.
Since the patient is 15 and may understand the consequences of her actions, the
physician or nurse manager should contact the hospital's administration to request that
legal counsel becomes involved. They will be able to advise the operating room staff as
to the best course of action considering all of the legal and ethical implications.
A surgical technologist counts only 9 sponges in a pack on the initial count. After
recounting the sponges, it is confirmed that there are only 9 sponges in the pack. Which
of the following is the appropriate course of action?
A. Change the count sheet to match the initial count and use the sponges from the
current package.
B. Leave the current package on the surgical field; document the problem; open a new
package; recount.
C. Remove the current package from the surgical field, but not the operating room;
document the problem; open a new package; recount.
D. Remove the current package from the operating room; document the problem; open
a new package; and recount. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ C. If a package of
sponges contains an incorrect number, it should immediately be handed off the sterile
field and documented. It should be bagged, labeled as incorrect, and placed in a remote
location in the OR. A new package of sponges should be opened and counted.
When utilizing a laparoscopic set-up, potential hazards associated with the equipment
include
A. non-ionizing radiation.
B. nitrogen embolus.
C. pneumoperitoneum.
D. fiberoptic beam fire. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. The intense fiberoptic
beam can ignite the patient's drapes and cause fires. Therefore, cameras should be
turned off when not in use and should be appropriately placed during procedures.
A patient with multiple trauma injuries requires surgical intervention. The patient has a
history of DVT and is currently taking anticoagulants. Which of the following should be
done to ensure a clot does not develop?
A. Administer a subcutaneous anticoagulant preoperatively.
B. Continue current anticoagulation therapy.
, C. Place a sequential compression device on lower extremities.
D. Draw a PT-PTT and send the patient to surgery. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
C. Sequential compression devices are clinically proven to help in the prevention of
developing clots.
Which of the following catheters is MOST commonly used to perform an embolectomy?
A. Robinson
B. Fogarty
C. Malecot
D. Angiocath - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ B. A Fogarty catheter is inserted past
the clot, then inflated to remove the clot.
A surgeon is performing a procedure to repair damage from a gunshot wound to the
chest. Which of the following types of drains should the surgical technologist have
available at the end of the procedure?
A. passive
B. suction
C. gravity
D. underwater - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ D. An underwater drain is used to pull
fluid or air from the thoracic cavity after surgery or trauma to the thorax. It is used to
restore negative pressure to the thoracic cavity.
Which of the following structures is behind and below the base of the penis?
A. scrotum
B. seminal vesicles
C. vas deferens
D. prepuce - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A. The scrotum is located behind and
below the base of the penis.
A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ B. A T-tube drain is used to
irrigate and to demonstrate patency of the common bile duct. A T-tube's unique design
fits into the common duct and facilitates drainage outside of the body.
While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a surgical technologist notices
several of the packages have ruptured. Which of the following would MOST likely be the
cause of this?
A. The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. The temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. The package was sterilized too long.
D. The instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A.
Air should be evacuated from the pouch before it is sealed. Otherwise, the package
may rupture during sterilization.
