VERSION 1 NBSTSA CST 2 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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.
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
◉ 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
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
◉ 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. Answer: A. bayonet forceps
◉ When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the
sterile field, they should
A. pass back-to-back.
B. both face the wall.
C. pass side-to-side.
D. both face the sterile field.. Answer: A. pass back-to-back.
◉ Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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.
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
◉ 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
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
◉ 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. Answer: A. bayonet forceps
◉ When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the
sterile field, they should
A. pass back-to-back.
B. both face the wall.
C. pass side-to-side.
D. both face the sterile field.. Answer: A. pass back-to-back.
◉ Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
