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NBSTSA CST EXAM | PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2025|
COMPLETE 200 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?
- fever
- infection
- inflammation
- immune reaction - Correct Answer - C. inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration?
- Fogarty clamp
- Randall forceps
- Pennington clamp
- Forester ring forceps - Correct Answer - B. Randall forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?
- avoiding the knot
- using sharp scissors
- opening the scissors wide when cutting
- tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - Correct Answer - A. avoiding
the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?
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- cystic artery and cystic duct
- hepatic artery and hepatic duct
- cystic artery and common bile duct
- hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - Correct Answer - A. cystic artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
- pressure dressing
- ABD pad
- 4x4s
- Steri-Strips - Correct Answer - A. pressure dressing
Which of the following drugs neutralizes the action of heparin?
- calcium chloride
- protamine sulfate
- lidocaine (Xylocaine)
- neostigmine (Prostigmin) - Correct Answer - B. protamine sulfate
Which of the following wounds is MOST likely in the inflammatory phase of wound healing?
- a Bankart repair, one-week post-procedure
- a laparotomy incision with a cicatrix
- an open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of a finger, two weeks post-procedure
- an abdominal incision, 20 minutes post-closure - Correct Answer - D. an abdominal
incision, 20 minutes post-closure
To revascularize the heart muscle of a patient with heart disease, a graft may be anastomosed between which of the following two vessels?
- internal mammary artery to affected coronary artery
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- subclavian artery to affected coronary artery
- internal mammary artery to aorta
- subclavian artery to aorta - Correct Answer - A. internal mammary artery to affected
coronary artery
A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped skin on the operative site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step?
- Apply drapes over unprepped skin.
- Reposition the drapes closer together.
- Remove drapes and re-prep.
- Cover with an adhesive drape. - Correct Answer - C. Remove drapes and re-prep
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
- Sims
- Avard
- Schroeder
- Bozeman - Correct Answer - C. Schroeder
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 - Correct Answer - D. acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonwood strips during a craniotomy?
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- bayonet forceps
- Russian forceps
- Kelly clamp
- angled DeBakey clamp - Correct Answer - A. bayonet forceps
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian incision is performed?
- peritoneum
- transverse abdominis
- external oblique
- rectus abdominis - Correct Answer - D. rectus abdominis
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture?
- Kirschner wire
- Hoffman device
- Steinmann pins
- Mayfield clamp - Correct Answer - D. Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by
- Geofoam.
- irrigation.
- cauterization.
- suture ligature. - Correct Answer - C. cauterization.
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of the following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in the scrub role?
- patient's drapes
- surgical gloves
- surgical gown
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