NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Test

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A / Test Review Questions & Certified Solutions / 100% Correct / Already Graded A+ Quiz____?Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes?

• foramen ovale
• foramen magnum
• foramen rotundum
• foramen of Bochdalek -

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• foramen magnum

Quiz____?Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

• Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it from OR 1 to OR

2.

• New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and

the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.

• OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments can be used

by the next case.

• The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure be held in

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• New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and

the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.Quiz____?Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?

• fever
• infection
• inflammation
• immune reaction -

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• inflammation

Quiz____?Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration?

• Fogarty clamp
• Randall forceps
• Pennington clamp
• Forester ring forceps -

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• Randall forceps

Quiz____?Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?

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• avoiding the knot
• using sharp scissors

C.opening the scissors wide when cutting

• tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat -

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• avoiding the knot

Quiz____?Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?

A.cystic artery and cystic duct B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct

• cystic artery and common bile duct
• hepatic artery and pancreatic duct -

Answer✓✓ A.cystic artery and cystic duct Quiz____?Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?

• pressure dressing
• ABD pad
• 4x4s
• Steri-Strips -

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• pressure dressing

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Quiz____?When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp the cervix?

• Sims
• Auvard
• Schroeder
• Bozeman -

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• Schroeder

Quiz____?On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, "No matter what happens, it will be okay." Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?

• denial
• bargaining
• depression
• acceptance -

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• acceptance

Quiz____?Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?

• bayonet forceps

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