NBSTSA CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025

NBSTSA CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025

1.A. management of specimensWhich of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist?

• management of specimens
• management of sponges
• maintaining an orderly setup
• ensuring adequate lighting

2.midline.The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I proce- dure is...

3.surgical technologist.During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the...

4.Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles c_ / 4/ien.i /.h r/6 .ci 4lc4nlq6 wcf into the third ventricle through the foramen of...

5.C. Place in separate containers and identify.During an excisional biopsy of sen- tinel nodes, the surgical technolo- gist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods?yP 7q/:n c. / B/6in: ic -n z/.hnh c, to the circulator.

• Separate on Telfa and pass to the

circulator.

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• Place in separate containers and

identify.

• Place in specimen container held by

the circulator using a hemostat.

6.0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Mar- caine with epinephrine A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile anqhk TP'( mchepr :zqclehnM -/:eil/:e.

• gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with epi-

nephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications?

7.B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclipsA thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision.Which of the following items are need- ed for this case?

• Monocryl suture and harmonic

scalpel

• laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
• Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
• nylon suture, Raytec, and Geralds

8.pathologyIf there is any question related to z/.hqe.s / m4n:ea: i64n c_ m4n:ern.M which of the following departments should be consulted?

9.15 to 25.The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is...

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10.The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown.A special-made instrument without a

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cedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization?

11.maintained below the patient's chest level.When transferring a thoracotomy pa- tient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be...

12.mediastinoscopyWhich of the following procedures re- quires an incision in the suprasternal notch?

13.surgeon and circulating nurseWhen preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technolo- gist, who else is responsible for accu- rately labeling the specimen?

14.a choledochotomy (the common bile duct is cut open) A T-tube drain may be used following...

15.cuticular and subcuticularWhen assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?

16.Bier block.During a craniotomy, which of the fol- lowing types of bone is entered?A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local anes- thetic is administered intravenously is called a

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