NBSTSA PSI CST EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

NBSTSA PSI CST EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
DuringAaAlaparoscopicAappendectomy,AtheAappendixAisAperforated,AandAcontentsAbeginAspillin
gAintoAtheAabdomen.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAsurgicalAtechnologistAanticipateAasAt
heANEXTAstep?


a.ASuctionAtheAfluidAfromAtheAabdomen
b.AContinueAremovingAtheAappendixAasAplanned
C.APlaceAaAKellyAclampAoverAtheAperforation
D.ACloseAtheAwoundAandAterminateAtheAprocedureA-
AAnswerAA.ASuctionAtheAfluidAfromAtheAabdomen



AAcarotidAendarterectomyAhasAjustAbeenAfinishedAandAtheAdressingAisAon.ATheAsurgicalAtechn
ologistAbeginsAremovingAallAsharpsAandAnon-
disposablesAfromAtheAdrapesAbeforeApushingAeverythingAback.AAccordingAtoAbestApractices,Aw
hichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAtheANEXTAstep?


A.APushAtheAbackAtable,Amayo,AandAbasinAbackAandAtearAitAdown
B.APullAtheAdrapesAoffAandAputAthemAonAtheAbackAtableAinAcaseAtheyAareAneededAagain.
C.APushAtheAbackAtable,Amayo,AandAbasinAbackAandAkeepAsterileAuntilAtheApatientAisAtransp
ortedAtoAPACU.
D.ALeaveAtheAbackAtable,Amayo,AandAbasinAcloseAtoApatientAinAcaseAtheyAareAneededAagain.
A-
AAnswerAC.APushAtheAbackAtable,Amayo,AandAbasinAbackAandAkeepAsterileAuntilAtheApatien
tAisAtransportedAtoAPACU.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeApreparedAforAaAmastoidAdressing?


A.AseveralAsquaredAgauzeAsponges
B.ARolledAgauzeAandAanAabdominalApad
C.AseveralAfluffedAspongesAandArolledAgauze
D.AgauzeAspongesAandAaAVelcroAstrapA-
AAnswerAC.ASeveralAfluffedAspongesAandArolledAgauze

,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAFIRSTAstepAinAapplyingAtheApneumaticAtourniquet?


A.AwrappingAtheAlimbAsequentiallyAwithAanAEsmarchAbandageAfromAdistalAtoAproximal
B.AapplyingAtheApneumaticAtourniquetAtoAtheAlimbAandAimmediatelyAinflatingAit
C.ApreppingAtheAlimbAwithAChloraPrep,AincludingAtheAdeterminedAlocationAofAtheAtourniquet
D.ApaddingAtheAlimbAwhereAtheAtourniquetAisAtoAbeAwrappedAwithAWebrilA-
AAnswerAD.APaddingAtheAlimbAwhereAtheAtourniquetAisAtoAbeAwrappedAwithAWebril



WhenAperformingAaAdilationAandAcurettage,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstrumentsAisAusedAtoAg
raspAtheAcervix?


A.ASims
B.AAuvard
C.ASchroeder
D.ABozemanA-AAnswerAC.ASchroeder


HowAmanyAlobesAdoAtheArightAandAleftAlungsAhave,Arespectively?


A.Athree,Atwo
B.Atwo,Athree
C.Athree,Athree
D.Atwo,AtwoA-AAnswerAA.AThree,ATwo


WhenAaAbreakAinAasepticAtechniqueAoccurs,AtheAsurgicalAtechnologistAshouldAFIRSTAnotifyAthe


A.AcirculatingAnurse.
B.AcontaminatingAteamAmember.A
C.AORAsupervisor.
D.AanesthesiaAprovider.A-AAnswerAB.AContaminatingAteamAmember


WhichAofAtheAfollowingApathologicalAconditionsAmayAbeAcausedAbyAanAexcessiveAproductionAo
fAcerebrospinalAfluidAinAtheAbrain?

,A.Ahydrocephalus
B.Aencephalocele
C.AcranialAbifida
D.AcraniosynostosisA-AAnswerAA.AHydrocephalus


IfAunexpectedAheavyAbloodAlossAoccursAduringAanAabdominalAprocedure,AaAsurgicalAtechnologi
stAshouldArequestAadditional


A.AlapAsponges
B.ARaytecAsponges.
C.AKitners.
D.Acottonoids.A-AAnswerAA.ALapASponges


GrowthAinAtheAlengthAofAaAlongAboneAoccursAatAthe


A.Adiaphysis.
B.AmedullaryAcanal.
C.AepiphysealAplate.
D.AarticularAcartilage.A-AAnswerAC.AEpiphysealAplate


InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAcanAaADNRAorderAbeAcontinuedAinAanAunconsciousApatie
ntAforAaAsurgicalAprocedure?


A.ATheApatient'sAdurableAPOAArequestsAitAbeAcontinued.
B.ATheApatient'sAfamilyArequestsAitAbeAcontinued.
C.ATheAsurgeonArequestsAitsAbeAcontinued.
D.ATheACRNAArequestsAitAbeAcontinued.A-
AAnswerAA.ATheApatient'sAdurableAPOAArequestsAitAbeAcontinued.



AAsurgeonAasksAforAwarmAirrigationAafterAaArightAhemicolectomy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingABE
STAdescribesAtheAreasonAforAirrigatingAatAthisApointAinAtheAprocedure?

, A.AtoAcleanAoutAtheAareaAofAanyAlooseAtissue
B.AtoAmaintainAtheAcoreAbodyAtemperature
C.AtoAeliminateAanyAinfectionAcausingAmicrobes
D.AtoAaidAvisualAinspectionAforAleakageA-AAnswerAD.AtoAaidAvisualAinspectionAforAleakage


TheArateAperAhourAinAairAexchangesAinAaAstandardAORAsuiteAis


A.A5-10.
B.A15-25.
C.A30-35.
D.A40-50.A-AAnswerAB.A15-25


IfAthereAisAanyAquestionArelatedAtoAhandlingAaAspecificAtypeAofAspecimen,AwhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAdepartmentsAshouldAbeAconsulted?


A.Ahistology
B.Alaboratory
C.Apathology
D.AradiologyA-AAnswerAC.Apathology


AApatient'sAdenturesAareAremovedAinAtheAoperatingAroom.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheApro
perAprocedureAforAtheAcareAofAtheAdentures?


A.AReturnAthemAtoAtheApatient'sAunitAandAleaveAthemAatAtheAnurses'Astation.
B.APlaceAthemAinAaAlabeledAcupAandAkeepAthemAwithAtheApatient'sAchart.
C.AWrapAthemAinAaApaperAtowelAandAgiveAthemAtoAtheAanesthesiologist.
D.AAskAtheAcirculatorAtoAreturnAthemAtoAtheApatient'sAroom.A-
AAnswerAB.APlaceAthemAinAaAlabeledAcupAandAkeepAthemAwithAtheApatient'sAchart



AApatientAisAscheduledAforAlaserAremovalAofAcondylomaAacuminata.AAsAaAsafetyAprecaution,At
heAsurgicalAtechnologistAshouldAhaveAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAspecialAequipmentAopenAandAav
ailable?