NBSTSA Exam A | 150 Questions and Answers | 2025/2026
During a laparoscopic A.
appendectomy, the appendix is
perforated, and contents begin
spilling into the abdomen.
Which of the following should
the surgical technologist
anticipate as the NEXT step?
A. Suction the fluid from the
abdomen.
B. Continue removing the
appendix as planned.
C. Place a Kelly clamp over the
perforation.
D. Close the wound and
terminate the procedure.
,A carotid endarterectomy C.
has just been finished and the
dressing is on. The surgical
technologist begins
removing all sharps and
nondisposables from the
drapes before pushing
everything back. According to
best practice, which of the
following should be the
NEXT step?
A. Push the back table, mayo,
and basin back and tear it
down.
B. Pull the drapes off and put
them on the back table in case
they are needed again.
C. Push the back table, mayo,
and basin back and keep
sterile until the patient is
transported to PACU.
D. Leave the back table, mayo,
and basin close to patient in
case they are needed again.
Which of the following should C.
be prepared for a mastoid
dressing?
A. several squared gauze
sponges
B. rolled gauze and an
abdominal pad
C. several fluffed sponges and
rolled gauze
D. gauze sponges and a Velcro
strap
Which of the following is the D.
FIRST step in applying the
pneumatic tourniquet?
A. wrapping the limb
sequentially with an Esmarch
bandage from distal to
, proximal
B. applying the pneumatic
tourniquet to the limb and
immediately inflating it
C. prepping the limb with
ChloraPrep, including the
determined location of the
tourniquet
D. padding the limb where the
tourniquet is to be wrapped
with Webril
When performing a dilation C.
and curettage, which of the
following instruments is used
to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman
How many lobes do the right and A.
left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
D. two, two
During a laparoscopic A.
appendectomy, the appendix is
perforated, and contents begin
spilling into the abdomen.
Which of the following should
the surgical technologist
anticipate as the NEXT step?
A. Suction the fluid from the
abdomen.
B. Continue removing the
appendix as planned.
C. Place a Kelly clamp over the
perforation.
D. Close the wound and
terminate the procedure.
,A carotid endarterectomy C.
has just been finished and the
dressing is on. The surgical
technologist begins
removing all sharps and
nondisposables from the
drapes before pushing
everything back. According to
best practice, which of the
following should be the
NEXT step?
A. Push the back table, mayo,
and basin back and tear it
down.
B. Pull the drapes off and put
them on the back table in case
they are needed again.
C. Push the back table, mayo,
and basin back and keep
sterile until the patient is
transported to PACU.
D. Leave the back table, mayo,
and basin close to patient in
case they are needed again.
Which of the following should C.
be prepared for a mastoid
dressing?
A. several squared gauze
sponges
B. rolled gauze and an
abdominal pad
C. several fluffed sponges and
rolled gauze
D. gauze sponges and a Velcro
strap
Which of the following is the D.
FIRST step in applying the
pneumatic tourniquet?
A. wrapping the limb
sequentially with an Esmarch
bandage from distal to
, proximal
B. applying the pneumatic
tourniquet to the limb and
immediately inflating it
C. prepping the limb with
ChloraPrep, including the
determined location of the
tourniquet
D. padding the limb where the
tourniquet is to be wrapped
with Webril
When performing a dilation C.
and curettage, which of the
following instruments is used
to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman
How many lobes do the right and A.
left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
D. two, two
