CST Practice Exams for Class 2 Exam 598Questions &
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest update2024/2025
Graded A+, Exams of Nursing
Why would a T-tube drain be during a Lap Chole? - CORRECT ANSWERS To
perform a choledochotomy when the common bile duct is damaged.
> A T-tube drain is used to irrigate and to demonstrate patency of the common bile
duct. A T-tube's unique design fits into the common duct and facilitates drainage
outside of the body.
A cardiac arrest occurs during a procedure, and the surgeon is resuscitating the
patient. What is the responsibility of the surgical technologist in the scrub role
during this time? - CORRECT ANSWERS The surgical technologist in the scrub
role should remain sterile and maintain the sterile field unless otherwise directed by
the surgeon.
Which anatomy structure is the opening in the occipital bone through which the
spinal cord passes?
A. foramen ovale
B. foramen magnum
C. foramen rotundum
D. foramen of Bochdalek - CORRECT ANSWERS foramen magnum
> The foramen magnum is a large opening at the base of the skull for passage of
the spinal cord.
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. What is the BEST course of action? -
CORRECT ANSWERS New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained
for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
What is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?
A. fever
B. infection
C. inflammation
D. immune reaction - CORRECT ANSWERS inflammation
> Inflammation is a localized reaction and the first step in the healing process.
,CST Practice Exams for Class 2 Exam 598Questions &
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest update2024/2025
Graded A+, Exams of Nursing
Which clamp is used for a common bile duct exploration to remove stones ?
A. Fogarty clamp
B. Randall forceps
C. Pennington clamp
D. Forester ring forceps - CORRECT ANSWERS Randall forceps
> These are for retrieving stones from the gallbladder and duct
What is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?
A. avoiding the knot
B. using sharp scissors
C. opening the scissors wide when cutting
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - CORRECT ANSWERS
avoiding the knot
> Care must be taken to avoid cutting the knot. The ends must be short to reduce
the amount of foreign material, but the suture ends must be long enough so that
the knot does not untie.
What structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?
A. cystic artery and cystic duct
B. hepatic artery and hepatic duct
C. cystic artery and common bile duct
D. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - CORRECT ANSWERS cystic artery and
cystic duct
> It is necessary to ligate and divide the cystic artery and cystic duct because they
are the major structures supplying blood to the gall bladder and draining bile from
the liver.
What dressing may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site to
secure the dressing and prevent fluid accumulation?
A. pressure bolster dressing
,CST Practice Exams for Class 2 Exam 598Questions &
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest update2024/2025
Graded A+, Exams of Nursing
B. ABD pad
C. 4x4s
D. Steri-Strips - CORRECT ANSWERS pressure dressing
> A pressure dressing is most often used over a skin graft. Slight pressure on the
graft site prevents serous fluid from lifting the skin graft away from the recipient
site.
When performing a dilation and curettage, which instrument is used to grasp the
cervix?
A. Sims
B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman - CORRECT ANSWERS Schroeder
> Schroeder is a tenaculum with a single tooth used to grasp the cervix.
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?
A. denial
B. bargaining
C. depression
D. acceptance - CORRECT ANSWERS acceptance
> In the acceptance stage, the patient has had enough time to work through the
other stages and is no longer depressed or angry. He or she has reached a state of
resolution.
Which instrument is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?
A. bayonet forceps
B. Russian forceps
C. Kelly clamp
D. angled DeBakey clamp - CORRECT ANSWERS bayonet forceps
, CST Practice Exams for Class 2 Exam 598Questions &
Correct and Verified Answers.Latest update2024/2025
Graded A+, Exams of Nursing
> Bayonet forceps are used as the primary forceps for neurosurgical procedures,
and are used to place cottonoids and Gelfoam for hemostasis.
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they
should.. - CORRECT ANSWERS pass back-to-back
Which operative technique is used to oxygenate and circulate blood when the heart
has stopped for a CABG ?
A. Doppler ultrasound
B. defibrillator
C. extracorporeal bypass (cardiopulmonary bypass)
D. autotransfuser - CORRECT ANSWERS extracorporeal bypass
(cardiopulmonary bypass)
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the ____.
- CORRECT ANSWERS physiologic condition of the patient.
> The patient's specific needs and risk factors for anesthesia must be determined to
identify the techniques and medications to use and avoid. Length of the operation is
an important aspect to consider. However, the patient's health condition must take
precedence.
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one
basin _____ - CORRECT ANSWERS stacked inside the other and separated by
impervious material
> Nested basins must be separated by a porous material, such as a towel, to allow
the sterilizing agent to permeate and contact all surface areas of the basins.
Which positioning items may be used in positioning a patient for a total hip
arthroplasty?
A. fracture table
B. Wilson frame
C. Andrews frame
D. bean bag - CORRECT ANSWERS bean bag
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