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NBSTSA Review (Sterilization & Microbiology) Questions and answers. Verified/ Which of the following situations would present a problem when preparing instruments for sterilization using a paper-plastic peel pack? A. The instruments within the paper-plastic peel pack have been held together ...

NBSTSA Practice #1 Exam Review Questions and answers, graded A+ During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the NEXT step? A.Suction the fluid from the abdome...

NBSTSA Practice exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ The purpose of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is for the: - Staging of cancer in axillary node involvement. How much 0.25% bupivacaine (Marcaine) should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine (Xylocaine) to make the solution e...

NBSTSA Practice Exam B Questions and answers, graded A+ 1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? A. management of specimens B. management of sponges C. maintaining an orderly setup D. ensuring adequate lighting - -A. Management of specimens...

NBSTSA Practice Exam A: Review Questions and answers, graded A+ Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a nephrectomy? - oblique muscles During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? - appendectomy S...

NBSTSA Practice exam A Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ 76 QUESTIONS 1.During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the NEXT step? A.Suction the fluid...

NBSTSA microbiology Exam Review Questions and answers/ An inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen is a - -fomite The number of Staphylococcus aureus micro-organisms carried by the surgical technologist can be drastically reduced by: - -a thorough surgical hand scrub A patient w...

NBSTSA intra-operative procedures/ Exam Review Questions and answers, verified/ What suturing technique features short lateral stitches that are taken beneath epithelial layer of skin? - subcuticular Who is responsible for the proper care and handling of intraoperative specimens? - surgical ...

NBSTSA Exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ radiopaque - -A form of contrast media used within the body that is visible when exposed to x-ray is? a fluid filled sac - -A lumbar meningocele involves removal of? mastoidectomy - -Which of the following procedures may require a postauricu...

NBSTSA exam prep 121-160 Questions and answers, graded A+/ VERIFIED/ When a patient is in the prone position, the elbows should be properly padded and the shoulders extended no greater than 90 degrees to avoid injury to the - -Ulnar nerve and brachial plexus (The padding on the elbows protect...

NBSTSA Exam Prep 41-80| Review Questions and answers, verified/ Which of the following are reasons for keeping the OR at a relative humidity level of between 50-55% - -Reduced risk of infection and Minimization of static electricity When performing a laparoscopic/robotic radical prostatectomy, ...

NBSTSA exam prep 1-40: Review Questions and answers, verified/ within 1 cm of the femoral articular surface (Lag screw placement within 1cm of the femoral articular surface is considered optimal for fracture fixation) - When performing compression hip screw fixation, the lag screw is inserted ...

NBSTSA EXAM B MISSED QUESTIONS & Answers. Verified/ Which of the following categories of symbiosis applies when both organisms benefit from, and depend upon, one another to a certain extent? -- mutualism Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available for placeme...

NBSTSA Exam A Review Questions and answers/ VERIFIED/ suction fluid from abdomen During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the NEXT step? A.Suction the flu...