CST EXAM PREP CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ While being transferred from the stretcher to the operating room
bed, the patient expresses fear of not awakening from anesthesia. The
surgical technologist should
A. proceed with the transfer and disregard patient comments.
B. explain the action of the anesthetic agent.
C. reassure the patient that the anesthetic is safe.
D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's concerns.
Answer: d
⫸ 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 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. 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 Answer: b
⫸ The tissue that covers bones and provides movement to the skeletal
system is
A. nerve.
B. cartilage.
C. muscle.
D. ligament. 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 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.
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?
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 100%
CORRECT.
⫸ While being transferred from the stretcher to the operating room
bed, the patient expresses fear of not awakening from anesthesia. The
surgical technologist should
A. proceed with the transfer and disregard patient comments.
B. explain the action of the anesthetic agent.
C. reassure the patient that the anesthetic is safe.
D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's concerns.
Answer: d
⫸ 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 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. 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 Answer: b
⫸ The tissue that covers bones and provides movement to the skeletal
system is
A. nerve.
B. cartilage.
C. muscle.
D. ligament. 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 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.
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?
