NBSTSA CST EXAM B ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔11. When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system
should be
A. disconnected.
B. placed at the patient's side.
C. positioned above the patient's head.
D. maintained below the patient's chest level. - ✔✔D. Maintained below the patient's
chest level
✔✔12.Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch?
A. mediastinoscopy
B. bronchoscopy
C. parotidectomy
D. pericardectomy - ✔✔A. Mediastionscopy
✔✔13. When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist, who
else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen?
A. surgeon and anesthesiologist
B. circulating nurse and first assistant
C. anesthesiologist and first assistant
D. surgeon and circulating nurse - ✔✔D. Surgeon and circulating nurse
✔✔14. A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy. - ✔✔B. a choledochotomy
,✔✔15. When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler,
the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?
A. cuticular and subcuticular
B. subicular and subcutaneous
C. subcuticular and subcutaneous
D. subcutaneous and fascia - ✔✔A. cuticular and subcuticular
✔✔16. A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local
anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a
A. Bier block.
B. peripheral nerve block.
C. MAC.
D. caudal anesthesia. - ✔✔A. Bier block
✔✔17. During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?
A. flat
B. round
C. long
D. short - ✔✔A. Flat
✔✔18. A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in
100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1.0 mL
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2.0 mL - ✔✔A. 0.5 mL
✔✔19. Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical
decompression?
A. Kirschner wire
B. Hoffman device
C. Steinmann pins
D. Mayfield clamp - ✔✔D. Mayfield clamp
✔✔20. Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a patient
in the lithotomy position?
A. arms placed on arm boards placed at 110 degrees
B. legs placed in stirrups one at a time
, C. both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
D. hips placed above the lower break of the table - ✔✔C. both legs placed in stirrups
simultaneously
✔✔21. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available
for placement of a long arm cast?
A. Xeroform
B. Webril
C. Telfa
D. Kerlix - ✔✔B. Webril
✔✔22. How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine to
make the solution equal strengths of both medications?
A. 2.0 mL
B. 4.0 mL
C. 5.0 mL
D. 10.0 mL - ✔✔B. 4.0 mL
✔✔23. The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of sutures?
A. Mattress
B. traction
C. interrupted
D. purse-string - ✔✔D. purse-string
✔✔24. A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?
A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature
C. to eliminate any infection-causing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage - ✔✔D. to aid visual inspection for leakage
✔✔25. Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered to
the sterile field for a low anterior resection?
A. GIA linear stapler
B. ligating dividing stapler
C. intraluminal stapler
D. TA-60 stapler - ✔✔C. intraluminal stapler
✔✔26. Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthroplasty?
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔11. When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system
should be
A. disconnected.
B. placed at the patient's side.
C. positioned above the patient's head.
D. maintained below the patient's chest level. - ✔✔D. Maintained below the patient's
chest level
✔✔12.Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch?
A. mediastinoscopy
B. bronchoscopy
C. parotidectomy
D. pericardectomy - ✔✔A. Mediastionscopy
✔✔13. When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist, who
else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen?
A. surgeon and anesthesiologist
B. circulating nurse and first assistant
C. anesthesiologist and first assistant
D. surgeon and circulating nurse - ✔✔D. Surgeon and circulating nurse
✔✔14. A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a splenectomy.
B. a choledochotomy.
C. an appendectomy.
D. a herniorrhaphy. - ✔✔B. a choledochotomy
,✔✔15. When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler,
the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?
A. cuticular and subcuticular
B. subicular and subcutaneous
C. subcuticular and subcutaneous
D. subcutaneous and fascia - ✔✔A. cuticular and subcuticular
✔✔16. A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local
anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a
A. Bier block.
B. peripheral nerve block.
C. MAC.
D. caudal anesthesia. - ✔✔A. Bier block
✔✔17. During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?
A. flat
B. round
C. long
D. short - ✔✔A. Flat
✔✔18. A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in
100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1.0 mL
C. 1.5 mL
D. 2.0 mL - ✔✔A. 0.5 mL
✔✔19. Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical
decompression?
A. Kirschner wire
B. Hoffman device
C. Steinmann pins
D. Mayfield clamp - ✔✔D. Mayfield clamp
✔✔20. Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a patient
in the lithotomy position?
A. arms placed on arm boards placed at 110 degrees
B. legs placed in stirrups one at a time
, C. both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
D. hips placed above the lower break of the table - ✔✔C. both legs placed in stirrups
simultaneously
✔✔21. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available
for placement of a long arm cast?
A. Xeroform
B. Webril
C. Telfa
D. Kerlix - ✔✔B. Webril
✔✔22. How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine to
make the solution equal strengths of both medications?
A. 2.0 mL
B. 4.0 mL
C. 5.0 mL
D. 10.0 mL - ✔✔B. 4.0 mL
✔✔23. The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of sutures?
A. Mattress
B. traction
C. interrupted
D. purse-string - ✔✔D. purse-string
✔✔24. A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?
A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature
C. to eliminate any infection-causing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage - ✔✔D. to aid visual inspection for leakage
✔✔25. Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered to
the sterile field for a low anterior resection?
A. GIA linear stapler
B. ligating dividing stapler
C. intraluminal stapler
D. TA-60 stapler - ✔✔C. intraluminal stapler
✔✔26. Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthroplasty?
