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NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A 2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone
through which the spinal cord passes?
A. foramen ovale
B. foramen magnum
C. foramen rotundum
D. foramen of Bochdalek - Answer-B. foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been
opened in OR 1. A surgical technologist was just informed
that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case
in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following
is the BEST course of action?
A. Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it
from OR 1 to OR 2.
B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be
obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be
disposed of.
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C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and
instruments can be used by the next case.
D. The surgical technologist should argue that the
procedure be held in OR 1 as planned. - Answer-B. New
sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR
2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to
injury?
A. fever
B. infection
C. inflammation
D. immune reaction - Answer-C. inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common
bile duct exploration?
A. Fogarty clamp
B. Randall forceps
C. Pennington clamp
D. Forester ring forceps - Answer-B. Randall forceps
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Which of the following is the MOST important
consideration when cutting suture?
A. avoiding the knot
B. using sharp scissors
C.opening the scissors wide when cutting
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat -
Answer-A. avoiding the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided
during the cholecystectomy?
A.cystic artery and cystic duct
B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct
C. cystic artery and common bile duct
D. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - Answer-A.cystic
artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a
sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
A. pressure dressing
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B. ABD pad
C. 4x4s
D. Steri-Strips - Answer-A. pressure dressing
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 - Answer-C. Schroeder
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient
tells the nurse, "No matter what happens, it will be okay."
Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST
likely in?
A. denial
B. bargaining
C. depression
D. acceptance - Answer-D. acceptance
NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A 2026 ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone
through which the spinal cord passes?
A. foramen ovale
B. foramen magnum
C. foramen rotundum
D. foramen of Bochdalek - Answer-B. foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been
opened in OR 1. A surgical technologist was just informed
that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case
in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following
is the BEST course of action?
A. Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it
from OR 1 to OR 2.
B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be
obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be
disposed of.
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C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and
instruments can be used by the next case.
D. The surgical technologist should argue that the
procedure be held in OR 1 as planned. - Answer-B. New
sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR
2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to
injury?
A. fever
B. infection
C. inflammation
D. immune reaction - Answer-C. inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common
bile duct exploration?
A. Fogarty clamp
B. Randall forceps
C. Pennington clamp
D. Forester ring forceps - Answer-B. Randall forceps
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Which of the following is the MOST important
consideration when cutting suture?
A. avoiding the knot
B. using sharp scissors
C.opening the scissors wide when cutting
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat -
Answer-A. avoiding the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided
during the cholecystectomy?
A.cystic artery and cystic duct
B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct
C. cystic artery and common bile duct
D. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - Answer-A.cystic
artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a
sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
A. pressure dressing
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B. ABD pad
C. 4x4s
D. Steri-Strips - Answer-A. pressure dressing
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 - Answer-C. Schroeder
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient
tells the nurse, "No matter what happens, it will be okay."
Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST
likely in?
A. denial
B. bargaining
C. depression
D. acceptance - Answer-D. acceptance
