NBSTSA CST Practice Exam B 2023
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Questions and Answers
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1. AgSURGICALgTECHNOLOGISTgISgPREPARINGgTHEgINCISIONgSITEgFORg
THEgDRESSINGgFOLLWINGgAg(TAH).gTHEgPATIENTgHASgDEVELOPEDgAgHE
MATOMAgATgTHEgINCISIONgSITE.gTHEgSURGEONgHASgLEFTgTHEgROOM.gW
HICHgOFgTHEgFOLLOWINGgACTIONSgSHOULDgTHEgSURGICALgTECHgTAK
E?
A. PLACEgAgPRESSUREgDRESSING
B. COVERgWITHgDERMABOND
C. STERI-STRIPg THEg INCISION
D. HAVEgTHEgSURGEIONgRETURN✔✔✔gD.gHAVEgTHEgSURGEONgRETURN
2. WHICHgOFgTHEgFOLLOWINGgISgAgSIGNgOFgCARDIACgARREST?
A. EDEMA
B. CONVULSION
C. CYANOSIS
D. HYPERTENSION✔✔✔gC.gCYANOSIS
3. ThegnumbergofgStaphylococcusgaureusgmicro-
organismsgcarriedgbygthegsurgicalgtechnologistgcangbegdrasticallygreduced
by.
g
1g/g36
,A. wearinggagsurgicalgcap.
B. wearingghospitalgscrubs.
C. keepinggthegORgdoorsgclosed.
D. agthoroughgsurgicalghandgscrub.✔✔✔gD.gagthoroughgsurgicalghandgscrub.
4. Listgingordergthegsequencegofginductiongforggeneralganesthesia✔✔✔
1. leadsgplacedgongthegpatient
2. inductiongagentgisggivengthroughgangIV
3. patientgisgpromptedgtogbreatheg100%goxygen
4. patientgisgintubated
5. anestheticggasgagentgisgselectedgandgapplied
A.g1,g3,g5,g4,gandg2
B.g5,g2,g3,g1,gandg4
C.g1,g3,g2,g4,gandg5
D.g4,g2,g3,g1,gandg 5✔✔✔gC.g1,g 3,g 2,g 4,g andg 5
5. Placegthegfollowinggphasesgofgwoundghealinggbygfirstgintentiongingcorrectg
ordergfromgfirstgtoglast✔✔✔
I. proliferation
2g/g36
,II. remodeling
III. inflammatory
A. I,gII,gIII
B. II,gI,gIII
C. III,gI,gII
D. III,gII,gI✔✔✔gC.gIII,gI,gII
6. Agsurgicalgtechnologistghasgselectedgthegsuturesgforgagproceduregbasedgong
thegsurgeon'sgpreferencegcard.gThegsurgeongstatesghegwouldglikegadditionalg
suturesgandghisgpreferencegcardgisgoutdated.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegs
urgicalgtechnologist'sgBESTgcoursegofgaction?
A. Opengallgofgthegsuturesgthatgweregcollectedgandgplacegthemgongthegbackg
tablegjustgingcasegthegsurgeongneedsgthem.
B. Returngthegsuturesgthatgaregnotgneededgtogsterilegsupplygandgproceedgwithg
thegcase.
C. Askgthegsurgeongifghegwouldglikegtoghaveghisgpreferencegcardgupdatedgandg
proceedgaccordingly.
D. Updategthegsurgeon'sgpreferencegcardgtogreflectgthegsuturesgthatghaveg
beengrequestedgforgthisgcase.✔✔✔gC.gAskgthegsurgeongifghegwouldglikegtoghav
eghisgpreferencegcardgupdatedgandgproceedgaccordingly.
3g/g36
, 7. Whilegbeinggtransferredgfromgthegstretchergtogthegoperatinggroomgbed,gt
hegpatientgexpressesgfeargofgnotgawakeninggfromganesthesia.gThegsurgicalgt
echnologistgshould.
A. proceedgwithgthegtransfergandgdisregardgpatientgcomments.
B. explaingthegactiongofgtheganestheticgagent.
C. reassuregthegpatientgthatgtheganestheticgisgsafe.
D. havegtheganesthesiagcaregprovidergaddressgthegpatient'sgconcerns.✔✔✔gD.g
havegtheganesthesiagcaregprovidergaddressgthegpatient'sgconcerns.
8. Whengpreparinggendoscopicgcamerasgforgethylenegoxidegsterilization,gwhi
chgofgthegfollowinggmonitoringgprocessesgwouldgbegutilizedgtogensuregallgpar
ametersgofgsterilizationgweregmet?
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Questions and Answers
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1. AgSURGICALgTECHNOLOGISTgISgPREPARINGgTHEgINCISIONgSITEgFORg
THEgDRESSINGgFOLLWINGgAg(TAH).gTHEgPATIENTgHASgDEVELOPEDgAgHE
MATOMAgATgTHEgINCISIONgSITE.gTHEgSURGEONgHASgLEFTgTHEgROOM.gW
HICHgOFgTHEgFOLLOWINGgACTIONSgSHOULDgTHEgSURGICALgTECHgTAK
E?
A. PLACEgAgPRESSUREgDRESSING
B. COVERgWITHgDERMABOND
C. STERI-STRIPg THEg INCISION
D. HAVEgTHEgSURGEIONgRETURN✔✔✔gD.gHAVEgTHEgSURGEONgRETURN
2. WHICHgOFgTHEgFOLLOWINGgISgAgSIGNgOFgCARDIACgARREST?
A. EDEMA
B. CONVULSION
C. CYANOSIS
D. HYPERTENSION✔✔✔gC.gCYANOSIS
3. ThegnumbergofgStaphylococcusgaureusgmicro-
organismsgcarriedgbygthegsurgicalgtechnologistgcangbegdrasticallygreduced
by.
g
1g/g36
,A. wearinggagsurgicalgcap.
B. wearingghospitalgscrubs.
C. keepinggthegORgdoorsgclosed.
D. agthoroughgsurgicalghandgscrub.✔✔✔gD.gagthoroughgsurgicalghandgscrub.
4. Listgingordergthegsequencegofginductiongforggeneralganesthesia✔✔✔
1. leadsgplacedgongthegpatient
2. inductiongagentgisggivengthroughgangIV
3. patientgisgpromptedgtogbreatheg100%goxygen
4. patientgisgintubated
5. anestheticggasgagentgisgselectedgandgapplied
A.g1,g3,g5,g4,gandg2
B.g5,g2,g3,g1,gandg4
C.g1,g3,g2,g4,gandg5
D.g4,g2,g3,g1,gandg 5✔✔✔gC.g1,g 3,g 2,g 4,g andg 5
5. Placegthegfollowinggphasesgofgwoundghealinggbygfirstgintentiongingcorrectg
ordergfromgfirstgtoglast✔✔✔
I. proliferation
2g/g36
,II. remodeling
III. inflammatory
A. I,gII,gIII
B. II,gI,gIII
C. III,gI,gII
D. III,gII,gI✔✔✔gC.gIII,gI,gII
6. Agsurgicalgtechnologistghasgselectedgthegsuturesgforgagproceduregbasedgong
thegsurgeon'sgpreferencegcard.gThegsurgeongstatesghegwouldglikegadditionalg
suturesgandghisgpreferencegcardgisgoutdated.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegs
urgicalgtechnologist'sgBESTgcoursegofgaction?
A. Opengallgofgthegsuturesgthatgweregcollectedgandgplacegthemgongthegbackg
tablegjustgingcasegthegsurgeongneedsgthem.
B. Returngthegsuturesgthatgaregnotgneededgtogsterilegsupplygandgproceedgwithg
thegcase.
C. Askgthegsurgeongifghegwouldglikegtoghaveghisgpreferencegcardgupdatedgandg
proceedgaccordingly.
D. Updategthegsurgeon'sgpreferencegcardgtogreflectgthegsuturesgthatghaveg
beengrequestedgforgthisgcase.✔✔✔gC.gAskgthegsurgeongifghegwouldglikegtoghav
eghisgpreferencegcardgupdatedgandgproceedgaccordingly.
3g/g36
, 7. Whilegbeinggtransferredgfromgthegstretchergtogthegoperatinggroomgbed,gt
hegpatientgexpressesgfeargofgnotgawakeninggfromganesthesia.gThegsurgicalgt
echnologistgshould.
A. proceedgwithgthegtransfergandgdisregardgpatientgcomments.
B. explaingthegactiongofgtheganestheticgagent.
C. reassuregthegpatientgthatgtheganestheticgisgsafe.
D. havegtheganesthesiagcaregprovidergaddressgthegpatient'sgconcerns.✔✔✔gD.g
havegtheganesthesiagcaregprovidergaddressgthegpatient'sgconcerns.
8. Whengpreparinggendoscopicgcamerasgforgethylenegoxidegsterilization,gwhi
chgofgthegfollowinggmonitoringgprocessesgwouldgbegutilizedgtogensuregallgpar
ametersgofgsterilizationgweregmet?
4g/g36
