NBSTSA Practice Exam B| 150 Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following A. Management of specimens
is considered the MOST
important skill for a
surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate
lighting
2. During the C. Surgical technologist
postoperative phase, the
personnel primarily
responsible for
transporting soiled
instrumentation to
decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing
technician.
3. The surgical incision that C. Midline
allows for the BEST
visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.
,4. CSF is formed in the lateral C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
ventricles of a patient and
may not properly flow into
the third ventricle through the
foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth
ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth
ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth
ventricle.
5. During an excisional C. Place in separate containers and identify
biopsy of sentinel nodes,
the surgical technologist
should prepare specimens
using which of the
following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be
handed off to the
circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa
and pass to the
circulator.
C. Place in separate containers
and identify.
D. Place in specimen
container held by the
circulator using a hemostat.
6. A surgical technologist D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
received the following
medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride,
bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25%
Marcaine with epinephrine.
Which of the following is the
MOST appropriate way to
label these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25
,Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and
0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc
with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm
bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine
with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
done earlier in the day is
being brought back for
excessive bleeding from the
incision. Which of the
following items are needed
for this case?
A. Monocryl suture and harmonic
scalpel
B. laps, silk ties, and
hemoclips
C. Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
D. nylon suture, Raytec, and
Geralds
8. If there is any question C. Pathology
related to handling a specific
type of specimen, which of the
following departments
should be consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology
, 9. The required number of B. 15 to 25
air exchanges per hour in an
OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50.
10. A special-made B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are
instrument without a unknown.
backup falls to the floor
during a procedure. Which
of the following is the BEST
reason to hesitate
performing immediate-use
sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for
implantable devices, but
not instruments.
B. The
manufacturer's
standards for sterilizing
the instrument are
unknown.
C. The staff feels
uncomfortable transporting
the unwrapped instrument to
the OR after sterilization.
D. There are no
wrappers or pouches
available for sterilizing the
instrument.
11. When transferring a D. Maintained below the patient's chest level
thoracotomy patient to
recovery, the chest drainage
system should be
1. Which of the following A. Management of specimens
is considered the MOST
important skill for a
surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate
lighting
2. During the C. Surgical technologist
postoperative phase, the
personnel primarily
responsible for
transporting soiled
instrumentation to
decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing
technician.
3. The surgical incision that C. Midline
allows for the BEST
visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.
,4. CSF is formed in the lateral C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
ventricles of a patient and
may not properly flow into
the third ventricle through the
foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth
ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth
ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth
ventricle.
5. During an excisional C. Place in separate containers and identify
biopsy of sentinel nodes,
the surgical technologist
should prepare specimens
using which of the
following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be
handed off to the
circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa
and pass to the
circulator.
C. Place in separate containers
and identify.
D. Place in specimen
container held by the
circulator using a hemostat.
6. A surgical technologist D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
received the following
medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride,
bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25%
Marcaine with epinephrine.
Which of the following is the
MOST appropriate way to
label these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25
,Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and
0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc
with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm
bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine
with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
done earlier in the day is
being brought back for
excessive bleeding from the
incision. Which of the
following items are needed
for this case?
A. Monocryl suture and harmonic
scalpel
B. laps, silk ties, and
hemoclips
C. Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
D. nylon suture, Raytec, and
Geralds
8. If there is any question C. Pathology
related to handling a specific
type of specimen, which of the
following departments
should be consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology
, 9. The required number of B. 15 to 25
air exchanges per hour in an
OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50.
10. A special-made B. The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are
instrument without a unknown.
backup falls to the floor
during a procedure. Which
of the following is the BEST
reason to hesitate
performing immediate-use
sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for
implantable devices, but
not instruments.
B. The
manufacturer's
standards for sterilizing
the instrument are
unknown.
C. The staff feels
uncomfortable transporting
the unwrapped instrument to
the OR after sterilization.
D. There are no
wrappers or pouches
available for sterilizing the
instrument.
11. When transferring a D. Maintained below the patient's chest level
thoracotomy patient to
recovery, the chest drainage
system should be
