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NBSTSA CST EXAM 2026 TEST BANK 2 CONTAINS
300 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
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 - CORRECT 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.
C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments can be
used by the next case.
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D. The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure be held in
OR 1 as planned. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER = B. Randall forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when
cutting suture?
A. avoiding the knot
B. using sharp scissors
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C.opening the scissors wide when cutting
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
B. ABD pad
C. 4x4s
D. Steri-Strips - CORRECT ANSWER = A. pressure dressing
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
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A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER = D. acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid
strips during a craniotomy?
A. bayonet forceps
B. Russian forceps
C. Kelly clamp
D. angled DeBakey clamp - CORRECT ANSWER = A. bayonet forceps
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile
field, they should
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NBSTSA CST EXAM 2026 TEST BANK 2 CONTAINS
300 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
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 - CORRECT 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.
C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments can be
used by the next case.
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D. The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure be held in
OR 1 as planned. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER = B. Randall forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when
cutting suture?
A. avoiding the knot
B. using sharp scissors
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C.opening the scissors wide when cutting
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
B. ABD pad
C. 4x4s
D. Steri-Strips - CORRECT ANSWER = A. pressure dressing
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
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A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER = D. acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid
strips during a craniotomy?
A. bayonet forceps
B. Russian forceps
C. Kelly clamp
D. angled DeBakey clamp - CORRECT ANSWER = A. bayonet forceps
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile
field, they should
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