NBSTSA PSI CST EXAM REVIEW
questions with correct answers
During |a |laparoscopic |appendectomy, |the |appendix |is |perforated, |and |contents |begin
|spilling |into |the |abdomen. |Which |of |the |following |should |the |surgical |technologist
|anticipate |as |the |NEXT |step?
a. |Suction |the |fluid |from |the |abdomen
b. |Continue |removing |the |appendix |as |planned
C. |Place |a |Kelly |clamp |over |the |perforation
D. |Close |the |wound |and |terminate |the |procedure |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Suction |the |fluid
|from |the |abdomen
A |carotid |endarterectomy |has |just |been |finished |and |the |dressing |is |on. |The |surgical
|technologist |begins |removing |all |sharps |and |non-disposables |from |the |drapes |before
|pushing |everything |back. |According |to |best |practices, |which |of |the |following |should |be
|the |NEXT |step?
A. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |tear |it |down
B. |Pull |the |drapes |off |and |put |them |on |the |back |table |in |case |they |are |needed |again.
C. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |keep |sterile |until |the |patient |is
|transported |to |PACU.
D. |Leave |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |close |to |patient |in |case |they |are |needed |again. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |keep |sterile |until |the
|patient |is |transported |to |PACU.
Which |of |the |following |should |be |prepared |for |a |mastoid |dressing?
A. |several |squared |gauze |sponges
,B. |Rolled |gauze |and |an |abdominal |pad
C. |several |fluffed |sponges |and |rolled |gauze
D. |gauze |sponges |and |a |Velcro |strap |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Several |fluffed |sponges |and |rolled
|gauze
Which |of |the |following |is |the |FIRST |step |in |applying |the |pneumatic |tourniquet?
A. |wrapping |the |limb |sequentially |with |an |Esmarch |bandage |from |distal |to |proximal
B. |applying |the |pneumatic |tourniquet |to |the |limb |and |immediately |inflating |it
C. |prepping |the |limb |with |ChloraPrep, |including |the |determined |location |of |the
|tourniquet
D. |padding |the |limb |where |the |tourniquet |is |to |be |wrapped |with |Webril |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|D. |Padding |the |limb |where |the |tourniquet |is |to |be |wrapped |with |Webril
When |performing |a |dilation |and |curettage, |which |of |the |following |instruments |is |used |to
|grasp |the |cervix?
A. |Sims
B. |Auvard
C. |Schroeder
D. |Bozeman |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Schroeder
How |many |lobes |do |the |right |and |left |lungs |have, |respectively?
A. |three, |two
B. |two, |three
C. |three, |three
D. |two, |two |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Three, |Two
,When |a |break |in |aseptic |technique |occurs, |the |surgical |technologist |should |FIRST |notify
|the
A. |circulating |nurse.
B. |contaminating |team |member. |
C. |OR |supervisor.
D. |anesthesia |provider. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |B. |Contaminating |team |member
Which |of |the |following |pathological |conditions |may |be |caused |by |an |excessive |production
|of |cerebrospinal |fluid |in |the |brain?
A. |hydrocephalus
B. |encephalocele
C. |cranial |bifida
D. |craniosynostosis |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Hydrocephalus
If |unexpected |heavy |blood |loss |occurs |during |an |abdominal |procedure, |a |surgical
|technologist |should |request |additional
A. |lap |sponges
B. |Raytec |sponges.
C. |Kitners.
D. |cottonoids. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Lap |Sponges
Growth |in |the |length |of |a |long |bone |occurs |at |the
A. |diaphysis.
, B. |medullary |canal.
C. |epiphyseal |plate.
D. |articular |cartilage. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Epiphyseal |plate
In |which |of |the |following |situations |can |a |DNR |order |be |continued |in |an |unconscious
|patient |for |a |surgical |procedure?
A. |The |patient's |durable |POA |requests |it |be |continued.
B. |The |patient's |family |requests |it |be |continued.
C. |The |surgeon |requests |its |be |continued.
D. |The |CRNA |requests |it |be |continued. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |The |patient's |durable |POA
|requests |it |be |continued.
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 |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |D. |to |aid |visual |inspection |for
|leakage
The |rate |per |hour |in |air |exchanges |in |a |standard |OR |suite |is
A. |5-10.
B. |15-25.
C. |30-35.
D. |40-50. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |B. |15-25
questions with correct answers
During |a |laparoscopic |appendectomy, |the |appendix |is |perforated, |and |contents |begin
|spilling |into |the |abdomen. |Which |of |the |following |should |the |surgical |technologist
|anticipate |as |the |NEXT |step?
a. |Suction |the |fluid |from |the |abdomen
b. |Continue |removing |the |appendix |as |planned
C. |Place |a |Kelly |clamp |over |the |perforation
D. |Close |the |wound |and |terminate |the |procedure |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Suction |the |fluid
|from |the |abdomen
A |carotid |endarterectomy |has |just |been |finished |and |the |dressing |is |on. |The |surgical
|technologist |begins |removing |all |sharps |and |non-disposables |from |the |drapes |before
|pushing |everything |back. |According |to |best |practices, |which |of |the |following |should |be
|the |NEXT |step?
A. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |tear |it |down
B. |Pull |the |drapes |off |and |put |them |on |the |back |table |in |case |they |are |needed |again.
C. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |keep |sterile |until |the |patient |is
|transported |to |PACU.
D. |Leave |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |close |to |patient |in |case |they |are |needed |again. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Push |the |back |table, |mayo, |and |basin |back |and |keep |sterile |until |the
|patient |is |transported |to |PACU.
Which |of |the |following |should |be |prepared |for |a |mastoid |dressing?
A. |several |squared |gauze |sponges
,B. |Rolled |gauze |and |an |abdominal |pad
C. |several |fluffed |sponges |and |rolled |gauze
D. |gauze |sponges |and |a |Velcro |strap |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Several |fluffed |sponges |and |rolled
|gauze
Which |of |the |following |is |the |FIRST |step |in |applying |the |pneumatic |tourniquet?
A. |wrapping |the |limb |sequentially |with |an |Esmarch |bandage |from |distal |to |proximal
B. |applying |the |pneumatic |tourniquet |to |the |limb |and |immediately |inflating |it
C. |prepping |the |limb |with |ChloraPrep, |including |the |determined |location |of |the
|tourniquet
D. |padding |the |limb |where |the |tourniquet |is |to |be |wrapped |with |Webril |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|D. |Padding |the |limb |where |the |tourniquet |is |to |be |wrapped |with |Webril
When |performing |a |dilation |and |curettage, |which |of |the |following |instruments |is |used |to
|grasp |the |cervix?
A. |Sims
B. |Auvard
C. |Schroeder
D. |Bozeman |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Schroeder
How |many |lobes |do |the |right |and |left |lungs |have, |respectively?
A. |three, |two
B. |two, |three
C. |three, |three
D. |two, |two |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Three, |Two
,When |a |break |in |aseptic |technique |occurs, |the |surgical |technologist |should |FIRST |notify
|the
A. |circulating |nurse.
B. |contaminating |team |member. |
C. |OR |supervisor.
D. |anesthesia |provider. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |B. |Contaminating |team |member
Which |of |the |following |pathological |conditions |may |be |caused |by |an |excessive |production
|of |cerebrospinal |fluid |in |the |brain?
A. |hydrocephalus
B. |encephalocele
C. |cranial |bifida
D. |craniosynostosis |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Hydrocephalus
If |unexpected |heavy |blood |loss |occurs |during |an |abdominal |procedure, |a |surgical
|technologist |should |request |additional
A. |lap |sponges
B. |Raytec |sponges.
C. |Kitners.
D. |cottonoids. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Lap |Sponges
Growth |in |the |length |of |a |long |bone |occurs |at |the
A. |diaphysis.
, B. |medullary |canal.
C. |epiphyseal |plate.
D. |articular |cartilage. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |C. |Epiphyseal |plate
In |which |of |the |following |situations |can |a |DNR |order |be |continued |in |an |unconscious
|patient |for |a |surgical |procedure?
A. |The |patient's |durable |POA |requests |it |be |continued.
B. |The |patient's |family |requests |it |be |continued.
C. |The |surgeon |requests |its |be |continued.
D. |The |CRNA |requests |it |be |continued. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |The |patient's |durable |POA
|requests |it |be |continued.
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 |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |D. |to |aid |visual |inspection |for
|leakage
The |rate |per |hour |in |air |exchanges |in |a |standard |OR |suite |is
A. |5-10.
B. |15-25.
C. |30-35.
D. |40-50. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |B. |15-25
