CST - NBSTSA Exam| 345 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

CST - NBSTSA Exam| 345 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles) Correct Answer: Tympanos ...

CST - NBSTSA Exam| 345 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles) Correct Answer: Tympanosplasty After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? Correct Answer: Regown and reglove the surgeon What position is used for a pneumonectomy? Correct Answer: Lateral What is the kraske position? Correct Answer: Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down. Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? Correct Answer: Lithotomy When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal set-up? Correct Answer: Gastrointestinal What is a fenestrated drape? Correct Answer: A drape with an opening that allows exposure of the operative site Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action? Correct Answer: New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two and the setup in OR one should be disposed of What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a bloodless field? Correct Answer: Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? Correct Answer: Satinsky Surgical loupes are used to: Correct Answer: Magnify the surgical field Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? Correct Answer: Left lateral kidney Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered unsterile because they are: Correct Answer: Absorbant and collect moisture Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an appendectomy should be: Correct Answer: Placed in a separate bin Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? Correct Answer: Allen The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: Correct Answer: Re-establish the negative pressure Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: Correct Answer: Hold the duct open The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture? Correct Answer: Purse-string Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? Correct Answer: Fogarty A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? Correct Answer: Transurethral Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? Correct Answer: Weitlaner What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? Correct Answer: Adaptic During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which method? Correct Answer: Placed in separate containers and identify Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on the patient in the operating room? Correct Answer: Sigmoidectomy When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub role should first notify the: Correct Answer: Contaminating team member Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the: Correct Answer: Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? Correct Answer: Rhytidectomy Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? Correct Answer: Kerrison Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts? Correct Answer: Cholangiography Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a: Correct Answer: Kerrison rongeur What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac emergency? Correct Answer: Remain sterile and keep the table sterile What is used to stabilize a fractured finger? Correct Answer: Kirschner wires During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely use what between the teeth and around the bar? Correct Answer: 25-gauge or 26-gauge stainless steel wire Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold conization of the cervix? Correct Answer: Lugol's When using power saws on bone, what action best helps prevent bone damage? Correct Answer: Irrigation Which retractor is used in a C-section? Correct Answer: De Lee A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to: Correct Answer: Drain the stomach Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc? Correct Answer: Mediastinoscopy The surgical technologist in the scrub role must keep track of blood loss as well as: Correct Answer: Track amount of irrigation used Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the peritoneum. Which layer will be sutured next? Correct Answer: Fascia Which medication is the anesthesia provider responsible for recording the name, amount, and delivery method during a surgical procedure? Correct Answer: Propofol A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight patient. Which closing supplies should the surgical technologist have ready for closing the fascial layer? Correct Answer: 2-0 suture and toothed tissue forceps While preparing a sterile field, a surgical technologist secures the Bovie holster to the Mayo stand. The surgeon insists on keeping the Bovie by him toward the head of the patient. What would be the best course of action? Correct Answer: Move Bovie holster up by the head of the patient A surgeon is performing a procedure to repair damage from a gunshot wound to the chest. Which type of drain should the surgical technologist have available at the end of the procedure? Correct Answer: Underwater A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical technologist will prepare suture attached to which of the following type of needles? Correct Answer: Blunt A Stamey needle is used for which type of surgery? Correct Answer: Bladder suspension What advantage do hand-held retractors have over self-retaining retractors? Correct Answer: Dynamic adjustability If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an abdominal procedure, a surgical technologist should request additional: Correct Answer: Lap sponges What is most commonly used for wound closure in the presence of infection? Correct Answer: Stainless steel A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a GI tract reastomosis. What best describes the reason for irrigation at this point in the procedure? Correct Answer: To aid visual inspection for leakage In comparison to oral Fahrenheit temperatures, rectal Fahrenheit temperatures are Correct Answer: Approximately 1 degree higher What is the unexpected occurrence that involves physiologic or psychologic injury or death?