NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Exam
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Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemopeningminmthemoccipitalmbonemthroughmwhichmthemspinalmcordmpa
sses?m
m A.mforamenmovale
m B.mforamenmmagnum
m C.mforamenmrotundum
m D.mforamenmofmBochdalekm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mforamenmmagnum
SterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmformamcasemhavembeenmopenedminmORm1.mAmsurgicalmtechnologis
tmwasmjustminformedmthatmthemcasemhasmbeenmmovedmtomORm2mandmthemnextmcaseminmORm1mismsch
eduledminmtwomhours.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemBESTmcoursemofmaction?m
A.mCovermthemsterilemfieldmwithmamsterilemdrapemandmmovemitmfrommORm1mtomORm2.
B.mNewmsterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmshouldmbemobtainedmformORm2mandmthemsetupminmORm1m
shouldmbemdisposedmof.
m C.mORm1mshouldmbemleftmsomthatmthesemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmcanmbemusedmbymthemnextmcase.
mD.mThemsurgicalmtechnologistmshouldmarguemthatmthemprocedurembemheldminmORm1masmplanned.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mNewmsterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmshouldmbemobtainedmformORm2man
dmthemsetupminmORm1mshouldmbemdisposedmof.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembody'smlocalmtissuemreactionmtominjury?m
m A.mfever
m B.minfection
,m C.minflammation
m D.mimmunemreactionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.minflammation
Whichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmformamcommonmbilemductmexploration?m
m A.mFogartymclamp
m B.mRandallmforceps
m C.mPenningtonmclamp
m D.mForestermringmforcepsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRandallmforceps
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemMOSTmimportantmconsiderationmwhenmcuttingmsuture?m
m
m A.mavoidingmthemknot
m B.musingmsharpmscissors
m C.openingmthemscissorsmwidemwhenmcutting
mD.mtaggingmthemendmofmsuturemtombemcutmwithmamhemostatm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mavoidingmthemknot
Whichmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmaremligatedmandmdividedmduringmthemcholecystectomy?m
m
A.cysticmarterymandmcysticmduct
B.hepaticmarterymandmhepaticmduct
C.mcysticmarterymandmcommonmbilemduct
D.mhepaticmarterymandmpancreaticmductm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.cysticmarterymandmcysticmduct
Whichmofmthemfollowingmmaymbemusedmwhenmapplyingmamsterilemdressingmtomamskinmgraftmsite?m
m A.mpressuremdressing
m B.mABDmpad
,m C.m4x4s
m D.mSteri-Stripsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mpressuremdressing
Whenmperformingmamdilationmandmcurettage,mwhichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmtomgra
spmthemcervix?m
m
m A.mSims
m B.mAuvard
m C.mSchroeder
m D.mBozemanm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mSchroeder
Onmthemwaymintomthemoperatingmroom,mamterminallymillmpatientmtellsmthemnurse,m"Nommattermwhat
mhappens,mitmwillmbemokay."mWhichmofmthemFivemStagesmofmGriefmismthempatientmMOSTmlikelymin?m
m A.mdenial
m B.mbargaining
m C.mdepression
m D.macceptancem-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.macceptance
Whichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmformplacementmofmcottonoidmstripsmduringmamcraniot
omy?m
m
m A.mbayonetmforceps
m B.mRussianmforceps
m C.mKellymclamp
m D.mangledmDeBakeymclampm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mbayonetmforceps
Whenmtwomindividualsminmsterilemattirempassmonemanotherminmthemsterilemfield,mtheymshouldm
m
, m A.mpassmback-to-back.
m B.mbothmfacemthemwall.
m C.mpassmside-to-side.
m D.mbothmfacemthemsterilemfield.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mpassmback-to-back.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismusedmtomoxygenatemandmcirculatemblood?m
m A.mDopplermultrasound
m B.mdefibrillator
m C.mextracorporealmbypass
m D.mautotransfuserm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mextracorporealmbypass
ThemPRIMARYmconsiderationminmselectingmanmappropriatemanestheticmagentmismthem
m A.mphysiologicmconditionmofmthempatient.
m B.mlengthmofmthemprocedure.
m C.mtypemofmthemprocedure.
m D.manxietymlevelmofmthempatient.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mphysiologicmconditionmofmthempatient.
Ifmtwombasinsmaremwrappedmtogethermformsterilizing,mtheymshouldmbempackagedmwithmonembasinm
m A.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymimperviousmmaterial.
m B.onmitsmsidemandmthemothermupsidemdown.
m C.stackedminsidemthemothermandmwrappedminmamtowel.
D.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymamtowel.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymamtowel.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmitemsmmaymbemusedminmpositioningmampatientmformamtotalmhipmarthroplast
y?m
m A.mfracturemtable
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Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemopeningminmthemoccipitalmbonemthroughmwhichmthemspinalmcordmpa
sses?m
m A.mforamenmovale
m B.mforamenmmagnum
m C.mforamenmrotundum
m D.mforamenmofmBochdalekm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mforamenmmagnum
SterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmformamcasemhavembeenmopenedminmORm1.mAmsurgicalmtechnologis
tmwasmjustminformedmthatmthemcasemhasmbeenmmovedmtomORm2mandmthemnextmcaseminmORm1mismsch
eduledminmtwomhours.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemBESTmcoursemofmaction?m
A.mCovermthemsterilemfieldmwithmamsterilemdrapemandmmovemitmfrommORm1mtomORm2.
B.mNewmsterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmshouldmbemobtainedmformORm2mandmthemsetupminmORm1m
shouldmbemdisposedmof.
m C.mORm1mshouldmbemleftmsomthatmthesemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmcanmbemusedmbymthemnextmcase.
mD.mThemsurgicalmtechnologistmshouldmarguemthatmthemprocedurembemheldminmORm1masmplanned.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mNewmsterilemsuppliesmandminstrumentsmshouldmbemobtainedmformORm2man
dmthemsetupminmORm1mshouldmbemdisposedmof.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembody'smlocalmtissuemreactionmtominjury?m
m A.mfever
m B.minfection
,m C.minflammation
m D.mimmunemreactionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.minflammation
Whichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmformamcommonmbilemductmexploration?m
m A.mFogartymclamp
m B.mRandallmforceps
m C.mPenningtonmclamp
m D.mForestermringmforcepsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRandallmforceps
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemMOSTmimportantmconsiderationmwhenmcuttingmsuture?m
m
m A.mavoidingmthemknot
m B.musingmsharpmscissors
m C.openingmthemscissorsmwidemwhenmcutting
mD.mtaggingmthemendmofmsuturemtombemcutmwithmamhemostatm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mavoidingmthemknot
Whichmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmaremligatedmandmdividedmduringmthemcholecystectomy?m
m
A.cysticmarterymandmcysticmduct
B.hepaticmarterymandmhepaticmduct
C.mcysticmarterymandmcommonmbilemduct
D.mhepaticmarterymandmpancreaticmductm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.cysticmarterymandmcysticmduct
Whichmofmthemfollowingmmaymbemusedmwhenmapplyingmamsterilemdressingmtomamskinmgraftmsite?m
m A.mpressuremdressing
m B.mABDmpad
,m C.m4x4s
m D.mSteri-Stripsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mpressuremdressing
Whenmperformingmamdilationmandmcurettage,mwhichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmtomgra
spmthemcervix?m
m
m A.mSims
m B.mAuvard
m C.mSchroeder
m D.mBozemanm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mSchroeder
Onmthemwaymintomthemoperatingmroom,mamterminallymillmpatientmtellsmthemnurse,m"Nommattermwhat
mhappens,mitmwillmbemokay."mWhichmofmthemFivemStagesmofmGriefmismthempatientmMOSTmlikelymin?m
m A.mdenial
m B.mbargaining
m C.mdepression
m D.macceptancem-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.macceptance
Whichmofmthemfollowingminstrumentsmismusedmformplacementmofmcottonoidmstripsmduringmamcraniot
omy?m
m
m A.mbayonetmforceps
m B.mRussianmforceps
m C.mKellymclamp
m D.mangledmDeBakeymclampm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mbayonetmforceps
Whenmtwomindividualsminmsterilemattirempassmonemanotherminmthemsterilemfield,mtheymshouldm
m
, m A.mpassmback-to-back.
m B.mbothmfacemthemwall.
m C.mpassmside-to-side.
m D.mbothmfacemthemsterilemfield.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mpassmback-to-back.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismusedmtomoxygenatemandmcirculatemblood?m
m A.mDopplermultrasound
m B.mdefibrillator
m C.mextracorporealmbypass
m D.mautotransfuserm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mextracorporealmbypass
ThemPRIMARYmconsiderationminmselectingmanmappropriatemanestheticmagentmismthem
m A.mphysiologicmconditionmofmthempatient.
m B.mlengthmofmthemprocedure.
m C.mtypemofmthemprocedure.
m D.manxietymlevelmofmthempatient.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mphysiologicmconditionmofmthempatient.
Ifmtwombasinsmaremwrappedmtogethermformsterilizing,mtheymshouldmbempackagedmwithmonembasinm
m A.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymimperviousmmaterial.
m B.onmitsmsidemandmthemothermupsidemdown.
m C.stackedminsidemthemothermandmwrappedminmamtowel.
D.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymamtowel.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.stackedminsidemthemothermandmseparatedmbymamtowel.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmitemsmmaymbemusedminmpositioningmampatientmformamtotalmhipmarthroplast
y?m
m A.mfracturemtable
