NBSTSA Practice Exam B Complete

NBSTSA Practice Exam B / Complete Questions & Correct Detailed Answers (100% Correct) 2025 / 2026.Quiz____?

• Which 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 -

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• Management of specimens

Quiz____?

• During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for

transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the

• housekeeping staff.
• anesthesia technician.
• surgical technologist.
• central processing technician. -

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• Surgical technologist

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Quiz____?

• The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I

procedure is

• McBurney's.
• Pfannenstiel.
• midline.
• subcostal. -

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• Midline

Quiz____?

• CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly

flow into the third ventricle through the foramen of

• Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
• Monro into the fourth ventricle.
• Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
• Luschka into the fourth ventricle. -

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• Sylvius into the fourth ventricle

Quiz____?

• During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist

should prepare specimens using which of the following methods?

• Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.

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• Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
• Place in separate containers and identify.
• Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat. -

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• Place in separate containers and identify

Quiz____?

• A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the

sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine

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

• saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine + epinephrine
• NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
• saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
• 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine -

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• 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine

Quiz____?

• A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back

for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed for this case?

• Monocryl suture and harmonic scalpel
• laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
• Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
• nylon suture, Raytec, and Geralds -

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• laps, silk ties, and hemoclips

Quiz____?

• If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen,

which of the following departments should be consulted?

• histology
• laboratory
• pathology
• radiology -

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• Pathology

Quiz____?

• The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
• 5 to 10.
• 15 to 25.
• 30 to 35.
• 40 to 50. -

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• 15 to 25

Quiz____?

• A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a

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