NBSTSA CST EXAM B TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔100.At the start of a surgical procedure, two Forester sponge forceps are clamped to
the end of a drape sheet so the drape ends can be securely weighted down during C-
arm use. At the end of the surgical case, the two Forester sponge forceps are
unclamped by the radiology technician. The surgical technologist should
A. take the sponge forceps and place them on the back table.
B. request that the sponge forceps be placed inside the case cart.
C. rake the sponge forceps and place them in the case cart.
D. request that the sponge forceps be placed onto the back table. - ✔✔B. request that
the sponge forceps be placed inside the case cart
✔✔101. During a procedure, a surgical technologist touches an unsterile item with a
sterile glove. The surgical technologist should
A. change the glove at once.
B. break scrub and rescrub.
C. wait until closing to change the glove.
D. ask the surgeon for a recommendation. - ✔✔A. change the glove at once
✔✔102. During an abdominoperineal resection, which of the following stapling devices
should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal pouch from the ileum?
A. TA
B. GIA
C. EEA
D. LDS - ✔✔B. GIA
✔✔103. In decontamination, the instruments are sticking and difficult to open. To aid in
the process of washing instruments, the surgical technologist should have
, A. used a basin with sterile water on the field to soak and clean instruments
intraoperatively.
B. cleaned the instruments between uses with normal saline.
C. used a basin with enzymatic cleaner on the field to soak and clean instruments
intraoperatively.
D. requested the circulator clean the instruments with glycine. - ✔✔A. used a basin with
sterile water on the field to soak and clean instruments intraoperatively
✔✔104. While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a surgical
technologist notices several of the packages have ruptured. The MOST likely cause is
that the
A. air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. package was sterilized too long.
D. instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - ✔✔A. air was not evacuated from the
pouch
✔✔105. A surgical technologist is explaining the steps of the electrosurgical unit circuit
to a student. The surgical technologist should explain that the electric current is
channeled back to the generator through the
A. power source.
B. active electrode.
C. patient.
D. dispersive electrode. - ✔✔D. dispersive electrode
✔✔106. When wrapping individual instruments, what is the MOST important sterilization
principle?
A. having an indicator with the instrument
B. using an absorbent towel with the instrument
C. placing a plastic wrap over the instrument
D. using any size wrapper with the instrument - ✔✔A. having an indicator with the
instrument
✔✔107. Preparing instrument sets and packages for sterilization requires a label
indicating the
A. sterilization date, sterilizer ID, load number, and preparer's initials.
B. preparation date, preparer's initials, and department to which the package belongs.
C. preparer's initials, manufacturer ID, and cycle number.
D. department code, date of expiration, and sterilizer time parameters. - ✔✔A.
sterilization date, sterilizer ID, load number, and preparer's initials.
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔100.At the start of a surgical procedure, two Forester sponge forceps are clamped to
the end of a drape sheet so the drape ends can be securely weighted down during C-
arm use. At the end of the surgical case, the two Forester sponge forceps are
unclamped by the radiology technician. The surgical technologist should
A. take the sponge forceps and place them on the back table.
B. request that the sponge forceps be placed inside the case cart.
C. rake the sponge forceps and place them in the case cart.
D. request that the sponge forceps be placed onto the back table. - ✔✔B. request that
the sponge forceps be placed inside the case cart
✔✔101. During a procedure, a surgical technologist touches an unsterile item with a
sterile glove. The surgical technologist should
A. change the glove at once.
B. break scrub and rescrub.
C. wait until closing to change the glove.
D. ask the surgeon for a recommendation. - ✔✔A. change the glove at once
✔✔102. During an abdominoperineal resection, which of the following stapling devices
should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal pouch from the ileum?
A. TA
B. GIA
C. EEA
D. LDS - ✔✔B. GIA
✔✔103. In decontamination, the instruments are sticking and difficult to open. To aid in
the process of washing instruments, the surgical technologist should have
, A. used a basin with sterile water on the field to soak and clean instruments
intraoperatively.
B. cleaned the instruments between uses with normal saline.
C. used a basin with enzymatic cleaner on the field to soak and clean instruments
intraoperatively.
D. requested the circulator clean the instruments with glycine. - ✔✔A. used a basin with
sterile water on the field to soak and clean instruments intraoperatively
✔✔104. While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a surgical
technologist notices several of the packages have ruptured. The MOST likely cause is
that the
A. air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. package was sterilized too long.
D. instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - ✔✔A. air was not evacuated from the
pouch
✔✔105. A surgical technologist is explaining the steps of the electrosurgical unit circuit
to a student. The surgical technologist should explain that the electric current is
channeled back to the generator through the
A. power source.
B. active electrode.
C. patient.
D. dispersive electrode. - ✔✔D. dispersive electrode
✔✔106. When wrapping individual instruments, what is the MOST important sterilization
principle?
A. having an indicator with the instrument
B. using an absorbent towel with the instrument
C. placing a plastic wrap over the instrument
D. using any size wrapper with the instrument - ✔✔A. having an indicator with the
instrument
✔✔107. Preparing instrument sets and packages for sterilization requires a label
indicating the
A. sterilization date, sterilizer ID, load number, and preparer's initials.
B. preparation date, preparer's initials, and department to which the package belongs.
C. preparer's initials, manufacturer ID, and cycle number.
D. department code, date of expiration, and sterilizer time parameters. - ✔✔A.
sterilization date, sterilizer ID, load number, and preparer's initials.
