NBSTSA PSI CST EXAM REVIEW
(UPDATED) QUESTIONS WELL
ANSWERED
A. Suction the fluid from the abdomen - ANS ✔✔During a laparoscopic 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
C. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and keep sterile until the patient is transported to
PACU. - ANS ✔✔A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and the dressing is on. The
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps and non-disposables from the drapes before
pushing everything back. According to best practices, 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.
C. Several fluffed sponges and rolled gauze - ANS ✔✔Which of the following should 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
D. Padding the limb where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril - ANS ✔✔Which of the
following is the 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
C. Schroeder - ANS ✔✔When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman
A. Three, Two - ANS ✔✔How many lobes do the right and left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
,D. two, two
B. Contaminating team member - ANS ✔✔When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the
surgical technologist should FIRST notify the
A. circulating nurse.
B. contaminating team member.
C. OR supervisor.
D. anesthesia provider.
A. Hydrocephalus - ANS ✔✔Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused by an
excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
A. hydrocephalus
B. encephalocele
C. cranial bifida
D. craniosynostosis
A. Lap Sponges - ANS ✔✔If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an abdominal
procedure, a surgical technologist should request additional
A. lap sponges
B. Raytec sponges.
C. Kitners.
D. cottonoids.
C. Epiphyseal plate - ANS ✔✔Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the
, A. diaphysis.
B. medullary canal.
C. epiphyseal plate.
D. articular cartilage.
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued. - ANS ✔✔In which of the following
situations can a DNR order be continued in an unconscious patient for a surgical procedure?
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued.
B. The patient's family requests it be continued.
C. The surgeon requests its be continued.
D. The CRNA requests it be continued.
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage - ANS ✔✔A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right
hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in
the procedure?
A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature
C. to eliminate any infection causing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage
B. 15-25 - ANS ✔✔The rate per hour in air exchanges in a standard OR suite is
A. 5-10.
B. 15-25.
(UPDATED) QUESTIONS WELL
ANSWERED
A. Suction the fluid from the abdomen - ANS ✔✔During a laparoscopic 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
C. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and keep sterile until the patient is transported to
PACU. - ANS ✔✔A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and the dressing is on. The
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps and non-disposables from the drapes before
pushing everything back. According to best practices, 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.
C. Several fluffed sponges and rolled gauze - ANS ✔✔Which of the following should 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
D. Padding the limb where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril - ANS ✔✔Which of the
following is the 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
C. Schroeder - ANS ✔✔When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following
instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman
A. Three, Two - ANS ✔✔How many lobes do the right and left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
,D. two, two
B. Contaminating team member - ANS ✔✔When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the
surgical technologist should FIRST notify the
A. circulating nurse.
B. contaminating team member.
C. OR supervisor.
D. anesthesia provider.
A. Hydrocephalus - ANS ✔✔Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused by an
excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
A. hydrocephalus
B. encephalocele
C. cranial bifida
D. craniosynostosis
A. Lap Sponges - ANS ✔✔If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an abdominal
procedure, a surgical technologist should request additional
A. lap sponges
B. Raytec sponges.
C. Kitners.
D. cottonoids.
C. Epiphyseal plate - ANS ✔✔Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the
, A. diaphysis.
B. medullary canal.
C. epiphyseal plate.
D. articular cartilage.
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued. - ANS ✔✔In which of the following
situations can a DNR order be continued in an unconscious patient for a surgical procedure?
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued.
B. The patient's family requests it be continued.
C. The surgeon requests its be continued.
D. The CRNA requests it be continued.
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage - ANS ✔✔A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right
hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in
the procedure?
A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature
C. to eliminate any infection causing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage
B. 15-25 - ANS ✔✔The rate per hour in air exchanges in a standard OR suite is
A. 5-10.
B. 15-25.
