CST - NBSTSA Exams Revised Questions with Solved
Solutions
1. Tympanosplasty: Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the
eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
2. After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and
proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time?:
Regown and reglove the surgeon
3. What position is used for a pneumonectomy?: Lateral
4. What is the kraske position?: Anatomical position in which the patient is prone,
with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
5. Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage?: Lithotomy
6. When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general
abdominal set-up?: Gastrointestinal
7. What is a fenestrated drape?: A drape with an opening that allows exposure of
the operative site
8. Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next
case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action?: New
sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two and the setup in
,OR one should be disposed of
9. What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in cre- ating a
bloodless field?: Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with
Webril
10.For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used?: Satinsky
11.Surgical loupes are used to:: Magnify the surgical field
12.Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy?: Left lateral
kidney
13.Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are
considered unsterile because they are:: Absorbant and collect moisture
14.Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be:: Placed in a separate bin
15.Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel
resection?: Allen
16.The primary purpose of chest tubes is to:: Re-establish the negative pressure
17.Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to:: Hold the duct open
18.The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of suture?: Purse-string
19.Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy?: Fog- arty
20.A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach?: Transurethral
, 21.Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision?: Weitlaner
22.What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing?: Adaptic
23.During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which method?: Placed in separate containers and identify
24.Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be per- formed
on the patient in the operating room?: Sigmoidectomy
25.When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the
scrub role should first notify the:: Contaminating team member
26.Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun
should be counted by the:: Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
27.What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck?: -
Rhytidectomy
28.Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc proce- dure?:
Kerrison
29.Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts?:
Cholangiography
30.Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next
instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a:: Kerrison rongeur
31.What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac
emergency?: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
32.What is used to stabilize a fractured finger?: Kirschner wires
Solutions
1. Tympanosplasty: Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the
eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
2. After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and
proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time?:
Regown and reglove the surgeon
3. What position is used for a pneumonectomy?: Lateral
4. What is the kraske position?: Anatomical position in which the patient is prone,
with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
5. Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage?: Lithotomy
6. When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general
abdominal set-up?: Gastrointestinal
7. What is a fenestrated drape?: A drape with an opening that allows exposure of
the operative site
8. Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next
case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action?: New
sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two and the setup in
,OR one should be disposed of
9. What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in cre- ating a
bloodless field?: Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with
Webril
10.For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used?: Satinsky
11.Surgical loupes are used to:: Magnify the surgical field
12.Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy?: Left lateral
kidney
13.Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are
considered unsterile because they are:: Absorbant and collect moisture
14.Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be:: Placed in a separate bin
15.Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel
resection?: Allen
16.The primary purpose of chest tubes is to:: Re-establish the negative pressure
17.Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to:: Hold the duct open
18.The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following
types of suture?: Purse-string
19.Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy?: Fog- arty
20.A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach?: Transurethral
, 21.Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision?: Weitlaner
22.What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing?: Adaptic
23.During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which method?: Placed in separate containers and identify
24.Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be per- formed
on the patient in the operating room?: Sigmoidectomy
25.When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the
scrub role should first notify the:: Contaminating team member
26.Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun
should be counted by the:: Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
27.What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck?: -
Rhytidectomy
28.Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc proce- dure?:
Kerrison
29.Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts?:
Cholangiography
30.Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next
instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a:: Kerrison rongeur
31.What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac
emergency?: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
32.What is used to stabilize a fractured finger?: Kirschner wires
