CST NBSTSA 2026 CERTIFIED SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGIST ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS FINAL STUDY GUIDE
◉ sterile supplies and instruments
Answer: Items that have been prepared to be free from all living
microorganisms for surgical use.
◉ inflammation
Answer: The body's local tissue reaction to injury.
◉ Randall forceps
Answer: An instrument used for a common bile duct exploration.
◉ avoiding the knot
Answer: The MOST important consideration when cutting suture.
◉ cystic artery and cystic duct
,Answer: Structures that are ligated and divided during the
cholecystectomy.
◉ pressure dressing
Answer: May be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft
site.
◉ Schroeder
Answer: An instrument used to grasp the cervix during a dilation
and curettage.
◉ acceptance
Answer: The stage of grief the patient is MOST likely in when they
say, 'No matter what happens, it will be okay.'
◉ bayonet forceps
Answer: An instrument used for placement of cottonoid strips
during a craniotomy.
◉ pass back-to-back
Answer: What two individuals in sterile attire should do when
passing one another in the sterile field.
,◉ extracorporeal bypass
Answer: Used to oxygenate and circulate blood.
◉ physiologic condition of the patient
Answer: The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate
anesthetic agent.
◉ stacked inside the other and separated by a towel
Answer: How two basins should be packaged for sterilizing if
wrapped together.
◉ bean bag
Answer: An item that may be used in positioning a patient for a total
hip arthroplasty.
◉ Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
Answer: How a surgical technologist should respond upon seeing a
neighbor being admitted.
◉ Reassure the neighbor
Answer: that everything will be fine.
◉ Do not acknowledge the neighbor
, Answer: unless greeted first.
◉ Ignore the neighbor
Answer: even if greeted.
◉ Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump
Answer: during an appendectomy should be placed in a separate
basin.
◉ necrosis
Answer: the MOST serious complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ shock
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ infection
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ hemorrhage
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ Readjust the drapes
TECHNOLOGIST ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS FINAL STUDY GUIDE
◉ sterile supplies and instruments
Answer: Items that have been prepared to be free from all living
microorganisms for surgical use.
◉ inflammation
Answer: The body's local tissue reaction to injury.
◉ Randall forceps
Answer: An instrument used for a common bile duct exploration.
◉ avoiding the knot
Answer: The MOST important consideration when cutting suture.
◉ cystic artery and cystic duct
,Answer: Structures that are ligated and divided during the
cholecystectomy.
◉ pressure dressing
Answer: May be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft
site.
◉ Schroeder
Answer: An instrument used to grasp the cervix during a dilation
and curettage.
◉ acceptance
Answer: The stage of grief the patient is MOST likely in when they
say, 'No matter what happens, it will be okay.'
◉ bayonet forceps
Answer: An instrument used for placement of cottonoid strips
during a craniotomy.
◉ pass back-to-back
Answer: What two individuals in sterile attire should do when
passing one another in the sterile field.
,◉ extracorporeal bypass
Answer: Used to oxygenate and circulate blood.
◉ physiologic condition of the patient
Answer: The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate
anesthetic agent.
◉ stacked inside the other and separated by a towel
Answer: How two basins should be packaged for sterilizing if
wrapped together.
◉ bean bag
Answer: An item that may be used in positioning a patient for a total
hip arthroplasty.
◉ Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first
Answer: How a surgical technologist should respond upon seeing a
neighbor being admitted.
◉ Reassure the neighbor
Answer: that everything will be fine.
◉ Do not acknowledge the neighbor
, Answer: unless greeted first.
◉ Ignore the neighbor
Answer: even if greeted.
◉ Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump
Answer: during an appendectomy should be placed in a separate
basin.
◉ necrosis
Answer: the MOST serious complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ shock
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ infection
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ hemorrhage
Answer: a potential complication of a strangulated hernia.
◉ Readjust the drapes
