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NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A EXAM

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SOLVED (Newest 2025) Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes?

• foramen ovale
• foramen magnum
• foramen rotundum
• foramen of Bochdalek - Correct Answers ✅B. foramen

magnum Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

• Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it from

OR 1 to OR 2.

• New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained

for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.

• OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments

can be used by the next case.

• The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure

be held in OR 1 as planned. - Correct Answers ✅B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of. 1 / 4

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A EXAM

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SOLVED (Newest 2025) Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?

• fever
• infection
• inflammation
• immune reaction - Correct Answers ✅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 Answers ✅B. Randall

forceps Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?

• avoiding the knot
• using sharp scissors

C.opening the scissors wide when cutting

• tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat -

Correct Answers ✅A. avoiding the knot 2 / 4

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A EXAM

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SOLVED (Newest 2025) Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?

A.cystic artery and cystic duct B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct

• cystic artery and common bile duct
• hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - Correct Answers

✅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 Answers ✅A. pressure dressing

When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp the cervix?

• Sims
• Auvard
• Schroeder 3 / 4

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A EXAM

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SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• Bozeman - Correct Answers ✅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 Answers ✅D. acceptance

Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?

• bayonet forceps
• Russian forceps
• Kelly clamp
• angled DeBakey clamp - Correct Answers ✅A. bayonet

forceps When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should

• pass back-to-back.
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