NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Questions with Correct Answers

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A
Questions with Correct Answers
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAopeningAinAtheAoccipitalAboneAthroughAwhichAtheAspinalAcordA
passes?A
AA.AforamenAovale

AB.AforamenAmagnum
AC.AforamenArotundum

AD.AforamenAofABochdalekA-AAnswerAB.AforamenAmagnum



SterileAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAforAaAcaseAhaveAbeenAopenedAinAORA1.AAAsurgicalAtechnolo
gistAwasAjustAinformedAthatAtheAcaseAhasAbeenAmovedAtoAORA2AandAtheAnextAcaseAinAORA1
AisAscheduledAinAtwoAhours.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheABESTAcourseAofAaction?A



A.ACoverAtheAsterileAfieldAwithAaAsterileAdrapeAandAmoveAitAfromAORA1AtoAORA2.
B.ANewAsterileAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAshouldAbeAobtainedAforAORA2AandAtheAsetupAinAOR
A1AshouldAbeAdisposedAof.
AC.AORA1AshouldAbeAleftAsoAthatAtheseAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAcanAbeAusedAbyAtheAnextAc
ase.
AD.ATheAsurgicalAtechnologistAshouldAargueAthatAtheAprocedureAbeAheldAinAORA1AasAplanned.
A-
AAnswerAB.ANewAsterileAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAshouldAbeAobtainedAforAORA2AandAtheAs
etupAinAORA1AshouldAbeAdisposedAof.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbody'sAlocalAtissueAreactionAtoAinjury?A
AA.Afever
AB.Ainfection

AC.Ainflammation

AD.AimmuneAreactionA-AAnswerAC.Ainflammation



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstrumentsAisAusedAforAaAcommonAbileAductAexploration?A
AA.AFogartyAclamp
AB.ARandallAforceps
AC.APenningtonAclamp

AD.AForesterAringAforcepsA-AAnswerAB.ARandallAforceps

,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAimportantAconsiderationAwhenAcuttingAsuture?A
A
AA.AavoidingAtheAknot
AB.AusingAsharpAscissors
AC.openingAtheAscissorsAwideAwhenAcutting

AD.AtaggingAtheAendAofAsutureAtoAbeAcutAwithAaAhemostatA-AAnswerAA.AavoidingAtheAknot



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAareAligatedAandAdividedAduringAtheAcholecystectomy?A
A
A.cysticAarteryAandAcysticAduct
B.hepaticAarteryAandAhepaticAduct
C.AcysticAarteryAandAcommonAbileAduct
D.AhepaticAarteryAandApancreaticAductA-AAnswerAA.cysticAarteryAandAcysticAduct


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAusedAwhenAapplyingAaAsterileAdressingAtoAaAskinAgraftAsite
?A
AA.ApressureAdressing
AB.AABDApad
AC.A4x4s

AD.ASteri-StripsA-AAnswerAA.ApressureAdressing



WhenAperformingAaAdilationAandAcurettage,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstrumentsAisAusedAtoAg
raspAtheAcervix?A
A
AA.ASims
AB.AAuvard

AC.ASchroeder

AD.ABozemanA-AAnswerAC.ASchroeder



OnAtheAwayAintoAtheAoperatingAroom,AaAterminallyAillApatientAtellsAtheAnurse,A"NoAmatterA
whatAhappens,AitAwillAbeAokay."AWhichAofAtheAFiveAStagesAofAGriefAisAtheApatientAMOSTAlik
elyAin?A

,AA.Adenial

AB.Abargaining
AC.Adepression

AD.AacceptanceA-AAnswerAD.Aacceptance



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstrumentsAisAusedAforAplacementAofAcottonoidAstripsAduringAaAcrani
otomy?A
A
AA.AbayonetAforceps
AB.ARussianAforceps

AC.AKellyAclamp

AD.AangledADeBakeyAclampA-AAnswerAA.AbayonetAforceps



WhenAtwoAindividualsAinAsterileAattireApassAoneAanotherAinAtheAsterileAfield,AtheyAshouldA
A
AA.ApassAback-to-back.
AB.AbothAfaceAtheAwall.
AC.ApassAside-to-side.

AD.AbothAfaceAtheAsterileAfield.A-AAnswerAA.ApassAback-to-back.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAusedAtoAoxygenateAandAcirculateAblood?A
AA.ADopplerAultrasound

AB.Adefibrillator
AC.AextracorporealAbypass

AD.AautotransfuserA-AAnswerAC.AextracorporealAbypass



TheAPRIMARYAconsiderationAinAselectingAanAappropriateAanestheticAagentAisAtheA
AA.AphysiologicAconditionAofAtheApatient.

AB.AlengthAofAtheAprocedure.
AC.AtypeAofAtheAprocedure.

AD.AanxietyAlevelAofAtheApatient.A-AAnswerAA.AphysiologicAconditionAofAtheApatient.

, IfAtwoAbasinsAareAwrappedAtogetherAforAsterilizing,AtheyAshouldAbeApackagedAwithAoneAbasi
nA
AA.stackedAinsideAtheAotherAandAseparatedAbyAimperviousAmaterial.
AB.onAitsAsideAandAtheAotherAupsideAdown.
AC.stackedAinsideAtheAotherAandAwrappedAinAaAtowel.
D.stackedAinsideAtheAotherAandAseparatedAbyAaAtowel.A-
AAnswerAD.stackedAinsideAtheAotherAandAseparatedAbyAaAtowel.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAitemsAmayAbeAusedAinApositioningAaApatientAforAaAtotalAhipAarthropl
asty?A
AA.AfractureAtable

AB.AWilsonAframe
AC.AAndrewsAframe

AD.AbeanAbagA-AAnswerAD.AbeanAbag



AAsurgicalAtechnologistAseesAaAneighborAbeingAadmitted.AHowAshouldAtheAsurgicalAtechnologi
stArespond?A
AA.AcknowledgeAtheAneighbor.
AB.ReassureAtheAneighborAthatAeverythingAwillAbeAfine.
C.DoAnotAacknowledgeAtheAneighborAunlessAgreetedAfirst.
D.IgnoreAtheAneighbor,AevenAifAgreeted.A-
AAnswerAC.ADoAnotAacknowledgeAtheAneighborAunlessAgreetedAfirst



InstrumentsAthatAcomeAinAcontactAwithAtheAappendicealAstumpAduringAanAappendectomyAshou
ldAbeA
A
AA.placedAinAaAseparateAbasin.

AB.wipedAwithAaAsalineAsponge.
AC.returnedAtoAtheAMayoAstand.

AD.AwipedAwithAanAalcoholAsponge.A-AAnswerAA.placedAinAaAseparateAbasin.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAseriousAcomplicationAofAaAstrangulatedAhernia?A
AA.Ashock
AB.Anecrosis