NBSTSA 2024 / 2025 Exam Version 1 | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct (2024 / 2025 Latest Update) Grade A
Question:
Which of the following instruments should be included in a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) setup?
Answer:
Resectoscope
Question:
Which of the following terms describes airway assessment by listening with a stethoscope?
Answer:
Auscultation
Question:
Which of the following techniques promotes safety and protection of the surgical technologist during the intraoperative phase? 1 / 4
Answer:
establishing a neutral zone
Question:
Which of the following verifies that autoclave sterilization has occurred?
Answer:
Biological indicators
Question:
Which of the following instruments is used in otorhinolaryngology surgery?
- Heaney
- Baron
- Doyen
- Poole
Answer:
B (Baron)
Question:
An organization that regulates the production of biological sterilization test packs in-house is
A. CDC.
B. ANSI. 2 / 4
C. AAMI.
D. SDS.
Answer:
C. AAMI
Question:
For an open hemicolectomy, a surgical technologist is preparing a second mayo stand for the placement of dirty surgical instruments. Which of the following instruments is MOST likely to be placed on the second mayo stand?
- Penrose drain
- Bakes dilator
- Allis forceps
- Richardson retractor
Answer:
- Allis forceps
Question:
When loading items in a gravity-displaced steam sterilizer, heavy packs should be placed
Answer:
at the periphery of the load.
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Question:
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical technologist should prepare a suture attached to which of the following types of needles?
- tapered
- reverse cutting
- blunt
- conventional cutting
Answer:
- blunt
Question:
Which of the following instruments is used to thread a vascular graft from one incision to another?
- hemostat
- tunneler
- DeBakey vascular forceps
- Randall Stone forceps
Answer:
- tunneler
Question:
Which of the following combination of medications are commonly used during a MAC?
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