CST - NBSTSA APP EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CST - NBSTSA APP EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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anicvbmembrane)vband/orvbsmallvbbonesvbofvbthevbmiddlevbearvb(ossicles)

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andvbproceedsvbtovbprepvbthevbpatientvbforvbsurgery.vbWhatvbisvbthevbbestvbactionvbto
vbtakevbatvbthisvbtime?vb-vbanswer--Regownvbandvbreglovevbthevbsurgeon



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Whatvbisvbthevbkraskevbposition?vb-vbanswer--
Anatomicalvbpositionvbinvbwhichvbthevbpatientvbisvbprone,vbwithvbhipsvbflexedvbandvbe
levated,vbheadvbandvbfeetvbdown.

Whichvbpositionvbisvbcorrectvbforvbavbdilationvbandvbcurettage?vb-vbanswer--
Lithotomy

Whenvbavbherniavbisvbstrangulated,vbwhichvbinstrumentvbsetvbisvbaddedvbtovbthevbge
neralvbabdominalvbset-up?vb-vbanswer--Gastrointestinal

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SterilevbsuppliesvbandvbinstrumentsvbforvbavbcasevbhavevbbeenvbopenedvbinvbORvbo
ne.vbAvbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbwasvbjustvbinformedvbthatvbthevbcasevbhasvbbeenvbm
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rs.vbWhatvbisvbthevbbestvbcoursevbofvbaction?vb-vbanswer--
NewvbsterilevbsuppliesvbandvbinstrumentsvbshouldvbbevbobtainedvbforvbORvbtwovban
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Whatvbisvbthevbfirstvbstepvbinvbapplyingvbthevbpneumaticvbtourniquetvbnecessaryvbinvb
creatingvbavbbloodlessvbfield?vb-vbanswer--
PaddingvbthevbareavbwherevbthevbtourniquetvbisvbtovbbevbwrappedvbwithvbWebril

Forvbavbsplenectomyvbprocedure,vbwhichvbclampvbshouldvbbevbused?vb-vbanswer--
Satinsky

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Whichvbpositionvbisvbthevbpatientvbplacedvbinvbforvbavbrightvbnephrectomy?vb-
vbanswer--Leftvblateralvbkidney

,Oncevbavbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbdonsvbavbgown,vbthevbcuffsvbonvbthevbgownvbarevbc
onsideredvbunsterilevbbecausevbtheyvbare:vb-vbanswer--
Absorbantvbandvbcollectvbmoisture

Instrumentsvbthatvbcomevbinvbcontactvbwithvbthevbappendicealvbstumpvbduringvbanvb
appendectomyvbshouldvbbe:vb-vbanswer--Placedvbinvbavbseparatevbbin

Whichvbinstrumentvbisvbusedvbtovbcross-
clampvbthevbintestinevbduringvbavbbowelvbresection?vb-vbanswer--Allen

Thevbprimaryvbpurposevbofvbchestvbtubesvbisvbto:vb-vbanswer--Re-
establishvbthevbnegativevbpressure

Tractionvbsuturesvbarevbusedvbonvbcommonvbductvbexplorationsvbto:vb-vbanswer--
Holdvbthevbductvbopen

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bfollowingvbtypesvbofvbsuture?vb-vbanswer--Purse-string



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vbanswer--Fogarty



Avbresectoscopevbisvbusedvbinvbwhatvbprostaticvbapproach?vb-vbanswer--
Transurethral

Whichvbretractorvbisvbpreferredvbforvbavbgroinvbincision?vb-vbanswer--Weitlaner

Whatvbtypevbofvbdressingvbisvbappliedvbasvbavbnonadherentvbdressing?vb-vbanswer--
Adaptic

Duringvbanvbexcisionalvbbiopsyvbofvbsentinelvbnodes,vbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbs
houldvbpreparevbspecimensvbusingvbwhichvbmethod?vb-vbanswer--
Placedvbinvbseparatevbcontainersvbandvbidentify

Immediatelyvbbeforevbavbhemorrhoidectomy,vbwhichvbprocedurevbmightvbbevbperfo
rmedvbonvbthevbpatientvbinvbthevboperatingvbroom?vb-vbanswer--Sigmoidectomy

Whenvbavbbreakvbinvbantisecpticvbtechniquevboccurs,vbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbi
nvbthevbscrubvbrolevbshouldvbfirstvbnotifyvbthe:vb-vbanswer--
Contaminatingvbteamvbmember

Spongesvbthatvbhavevbbeenvbaddedvbtovbthevbsterilevbfieldvbaftervbavbprocedurevbhas
vbbegunvbshouldvbbevbcountedvbbyvbthe:vb-vbanswer--

Surgicalvbtechnologistvbinvbthevbscrubvbrolevbandvbthevbcirculator

Whatvbisvbavbprocedurevbforvbremovingvbexcessvbskinvbfromvbthevbfacevbandvbneck?
vb-vbanswer--Rhytidectomy



WhichvbrongeurvbisvbusedvbtovbexpandvbthevbantrostomyvbinvbavbCaldwell-
Lucvbprocedure?vb-vbanswer--Kerrison

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ucts?vb-vbanswer--Cholangiography

Oncevbthevbspinousvbprocessvbisvbexposedvbduringvbavblaminectomy,vbthevbnextvbin
strumentvbneededvbforvbthevbremovalvbofvbthevblaminavbisvba:vb-vbanswer--
Kerrisonvbrongeur

Whatvbshouldvbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbinvbthevbscrubvbrolevbdovbduringvbavbcard
iacvbemergency?vb-vbanswer--Remainvbsterilevbandvbkeepvbthevbtablevbsterile

Whatvbisvbusedvbtovbstabilizevbavbfracturedvbfinger?vb-vbanswer--Kirschnervbwires

Duringvbthevbapplicationvbofvbarchvbbars,vbthevbsurgeonvbwillvbmostvblikelyvbusevbwh
atvbbetweenvbthevbteethvbandvbaroundvbthevbbar?vb-vbanswer--25-gaugevborvb26-
gaugevbstainlessvbsteelvbwire

Whichvbsolutionvbisvbusedvbtovbidentifyvbdiseasedvbareasvbforvbavbcoldvbconizationvbo
fvbthevbcervix?vb-vbanswer--Lugol's

Whenvbusingvbpowervbsawsvbonvbbone,vbwhatvbactionvbbestvbhelpsvbpreventvbbonevb
damage?vb-vbanswer--Irrigation

WhichvbretractorvbisvbusedvbinvbavbC-section?vb-vbanswer--DevbLee

Avbnasogastricvbtubevb(NG)vbisvbusedvbto:vb-vbanswer--Drainvbthevbstomach

Whichvbprocedurevbrequiresvbanvbincisionvbinvbthevbsuprasternalvbnothc?vb-
vbanswer--Mediastinoscopy



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svbasvbwellvbas:vb-vbanswer--Trackvbamountvbofvbirrigationvbused

Followingvbanvbabdominalvbsurgery,vbthevbsurgeonvbhasvbjustvbclosedvbthevbperiton
eum.vbWhichvblayervbwillvbbevbsuturedvbnext?vb-vbanswer--Fascia

Whichvbmedicationvbisvbthevbanesthesiavbprovidervbresponsiblevbforvbrecordingvbth
evbname,vbamount,vbandvbdeliveryvbmethodvbduringvbavbsurgicalvbprocedure?vb-
vbanswer--Propofol



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ent.vbWhichvbclosingvbsuppliesvbshouldvbthevbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbhavevbreadyvbf
orvbclosingvbthevbfascialvblayer?vb-vbanswer--2-
0vbsuturevbandvbtoothedvbtissuevbforceps

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yvbhimvbtowardvbthevbheadvbofvbthevbpatient.vbWhatvbwouldvbbevbthevbbestvbcoursevbo
fvbaction?vb-vbanswer--MovevbBovievbholstervbupvbbyvbthevbheadvbofvbthevbpatient