CST PRACTICE EXAM 5. STUDY QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PROVIDED. 2024/2025 UPDATE
1. A Surgical Technologist Is Preparing the Incision Site for The
Dressing Following A (Tah). The Patient Has Developed A
Hematoma At the Incision Site. The Surgeon Has Left the
Room. Which Of the Following Actions Should the Surgical
Tech Take?
A. Place A Pressure Dressing
B. Cover With Dermabond
C. Steri-Strip the Incision
D.Have The Surgeon Return: D. Have The Surgeon Return
2. Which Of the Following Is a Sign of Cardiac Arrest?
A. Edema
B. Convulsion
C. Cyanosis
D. Hypertension: C. Cyanosis
3. The number of Staphylococcus aureus micro-organisms
carried by the surgical technologist can be drastically reduced by.
A. wearing a
surgical cap. B.
wearing hospital
scrubs. C. keeping
the OR doors
closed.
,D. a thorough surgical hand scrub.: D. a thorough surgical hand
scrub.
4. List in order the sequence of induction for general anesthesia:
1. leads placed on the patient
2. induction agent is given through an IV
3. patient is prompted to breathe 100% oxygen
4. patient is intubated
5. anesthetic gas agent is selected and applied
A. 1, 3,
5, 4,
and 2 B.
5, 2, 3,
1, and 4
C. 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5
D. 4, 2, 3, 1, and 5: C. 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5
5. Place the following phases of wound healing by first
intention in correct order from first to last: I. proliferation
Il. remodeling
Ill. inflammatory
A. l, Il, Ill
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C. Ill, l, Il
D. Ill, Il, l: C. Ill, l, Il
6. A surgical technologist has selected the sutures for a
procedure based on the surgeon's preference card. The surgeon
states he would like additional sutures and his preference card is
outdated. Which of the following is the surgical technologist's
BEST course of action?
A. Open all of the sutures that were collected and place
them on the back table just in case the surgeon needs them.
B. Return the sutures that are not needed to sterile supply and
proceed with the case.
C. Ask the surgeon if he would like to have his preference card
updated and proceed accordingly.
D. Update the surgeon's preference card to reflect the sutures
that have been requested for this case.: C. Ask the surgeon if he
would like to have his preference card updated and proceed
accordingly.
7. While being transferred from the stretcher to the operating
room bed, the patient expresses fear of not awakening from
anesthesia. The surgical technologist should.
A. proceed with the transfer and disregard patient comments.
B. explain the action of the anesthetic agent.
C. reassure the patient that the anesthetic is safe.
, D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's
concerns.: D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's
concerns.
8. When preparing endoscopic cameras for ethylene oxide
sterilization, which of the following monitoring processes would
be utilized to ensure all parameters of sterilization were met?
A. external tape
B. biological indicator
C. dynamic air removal
D. internal strip: B. biological indicator
9. Which of the following rongeurs is used to expand the
antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure?
A.
C
u
s
hi
n
g
B.
B
et
h
u
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AND ANSWERS PROVIDED. 2024/2025 UPDATE
1. A Surgical Technologist Is Preparing the Incision Site for The
Dressing Following A (Tah). The Patient Has Developed A
Hematoma At the Incision Site. The Surgeon Has Left the
Room. Which Of the Following Actions Should the Surgical
Tech Take?
A. Place A Pressure Dressing
B. Cover With Dermabond
C. Steri-Strip the Incision
D.Have The Surgeon Return: D. Have The Surgeon Return
2. Which Of the Following Is a Sign of Cardiac Arrest?
A. Edema
B. Convulsion
C. Cyanosis
D. Hypertension: C. Cyanosis
3. The number of Staphylococcus aureus micro-organisms
carried by the surgical technologist can be drastically reduced by.
A. wearing a
surgical cap. B.
wearing hospital
scrubs. C. keeping
the OR doors
closed.
,D. a thorough surgical hand scrub.: D. a thorough surgical hand
scrub.
4. List in order the sequence of induction for general anesthesia:
1. leads placed on the patient
2. induction agent is given through an IV
3. patient is prompted to breathe 100% oxygen
4. patient is intubated
5. anesthetic gas agent is selected and applied
A. 1, 3,
5, 4,
and 2 B.
5, 2, 3,
1, and 4
C. 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5
D. 4, 2, 3, 1, and 5: C. 1, 3, 2, 4, and 5
5. Place the following phases of wound healing by first
intention in correct order from first to last: I. proliferation
Il. remodeling
Ill. inflammatory
A. l, Il, Ill
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C. Ill, l, Il
D. Ill, Il, l: C. Ill, l, Il
6. A surgical technologist has selected the sutures for a
procedure based on the surgeon's preference card. The surgeon
states he would like additional sutures and his preference card is
outdated. Which of the following is the surgical technologist's
BEST course of action?
A. Open all of the sutures that were collected and place
them on the back table just in case the surgeon needs them.
B. Return the sutures that are not needed to sterile supply and
proceed with the case.
C. Ask the surgeon if he would like to have his preference card
updated and proceed accordingly.
D. Update the surgeon's preference card to reflect the sutures
that have been requested for this case.: C. Ask the surgeon if he
would like to have his preference card updated and proceed
accordingly.
7. While being transferred from the stretcher to the operating
room bed, the patient expresses fear of not awakening from
anesthesia. The surgical technologist should.
A. proceed with the transfer and disregard patient comments.
B. explain the action of the anesthetic agent.
C. reassure the patient that the anesthetic is safe.
, D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's
concerns.: D. have the anesthesia care provider address the patient's
concerns.
8. When preparing endoscopic cameras for ethylene oxide
sterilization, which of the following monitoring processes would
be utilized to ensure all parameters of sterilization were met?
A. external tape
B. biological indicator
C. dynamic air removal
D. internal strip: B. biological indicator
9. Which of the following rongeurs is used to expand the
antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure?
A.
C
u
s
hi
n
g
B.
B
et
h
u
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