NBSTSA CST EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ / NEWEST EXAM / JUST RELEASED!!
A monitoring device that measures and numerically displays
the concentration
of carbon dioxide in exhaled air is called: - ANSWER-
Capnometer
What can be used to remove clots and tissue from the
bladder during
transurethral resections (TURPs)? - ANSWER-
Ellik elevator
Which position should a patient be placed for a low anterior
colon resection? -
ANSWER-
Lithotomy
The position in which one lies flat with the chest down and back
up is known as
the: - ANSWER-Prone
position
,In which position would a person be if lying on their back? -
ANSWER-Supine
If a patient is lying on their right side, which position are they
in? - ANSWER-
Left lateral
recumbent
In which position is the patient in if they are lying supine with
legs separated,
flexed, and raised in stirrups - ANSWER-
Lithotomy
A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room.
What is the proper
procedure for the care of the dentures? - ANSWER-Place
them in a labeled
denture cup and keep them with the
patient's chart
During a procedure, a surgical technologist notices a hole in
his glove. What should be done next? - ANSWER-Change the
glove using the open-gloving technique
A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a
hemolytic reaction. What
should the healthcare provider do first? - ANSWER-Stop
the transfusion
,Which instrument is most likely used to stabilize a cervical
fracture? - ANSWER-
Mayfield
clamp
What procedure may require a postauricular
incision? - ANSWER-
Mastoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure that removes
diseased mastoid air cells? -
ANSWER-
Mastoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure used to remove adenoids for
reasons which
include: impaired breathing through the nose, chronic
infections, or recurrent earaches - ANSWER-Adenoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure of an incision to the eardrum to
relieve pressure
or drain fluid? - ANSWER-
Myringotomy
During an abdominoperineal resection, which stapling device
should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal
pouch from the ileum? -
ANSWER-GIA
, A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is most commonly used
for what type of
surgery? - ANSWER-
Tonsillectomy
Which instrument is used to grasp the base of the
hemorrhoid during a
hemorrhoidectomy? -
ANSWER-Allis
Which retractor may be used during an open
cholecystectomy? - ANSWER-
Harrington
What may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a
skin graft site? -
ANSWER-Pressure
dressing
The diagnostic procedure that examines the interior of the
respiratory structures
is: - ANSWER-
Bronchoscopy
What is the endoscopic procedure performed to examine the
rectouterine pouch
and pelvic viscera by the introduction of a culdoscope
through the posterior
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ / NEWEST EXAM / JUST RELEASED!!
A monitoring device that measures and numerically displays
the concentration
of carbon dioxide in exhaled air is called: - ANSWER-
Capnometer
What can be used to remove clots and tissue from the
bladder during
transurethral resections (TURPs)? - ANSWER-
Ellik elevator
Which position should a patient be placed for a low anterior
colon resection? -
ANSWER-
Lithotomy
The position in which one lies flat with the chest down and back
up is known as
the: - ANSWER-Prone
position
,In which position would a person be if lying on their back? -
ANSWER-Supine
If a patient is lying on their right side, which position are they
in? - ANSWER-
Left lateral
recumbent
In which position is the patient in if they are lying supine with
legs separated,
flexed, and raised in stirrups - ANSWER-
Lithotomy
A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room.
What is the proper
procedure for the care of the dentures? - ANSWER-Place
them in a labeled
denture cup and keep them with the
patient's chart
During a procedure, a surgical technologist notices a hole in
his glove. What should be done next? - ANSWER-Change the
glove using the open-gloving technique
A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a
hemolytic reaction. What
should the healthcare provider do first? - ANSWER-Stop
the transfusion
,Which instrument is most likely used to stabilize a cervical
fracture? - ANSWER-
Mayfield
clamp
What procedure may require a postauricular
incision? - ANSWER-
Mastoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure that removes
diseased mastoid air cells? -
ANSWER-
Mastoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure used to remove adenoids for
reasons which
include: impaired breathing through the nose, chronic
infections, or recurrent earaches - ANSWER-Adenoidectomy
What is the surgical procedure of an incision to the eardrum to
relieve pressure
or drain fluid? - ANSWER-
Myringotomy
During an abdominoperineal resection, which stapling device
should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal
pouch from the ileum? -
ANSWER-GIA
, A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is most commonly used
for what type of
surgery? - ANSWER-
Tonsillectomy
Which instrument is used to grasp the base of the
hemorrhoid during a
hemorrhoidectomy? -
ANSWER-Allis
Which retractor may be used during an open
cholecystectomy? - ANSWER-
Harrington
What may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a
skin graft site? -
ANSWER-Pressure
dressing
The diagnostic procedure that examines the interior of the
respiratory structures
is: - ANSWER-
Bronchoscopy
What is the endoscopic procedure performed to examine the
rectouterine pouch
and pelvic viscera by the introduction of a culdoscope
through the posterior
