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NBSTSA Practice Exam A Questions and Answers 100% Solved 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 Sponges th...

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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

Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has

begun should be counted by the - ✔✔surgical technologist in the scrub role

and the circulator.

To help prevent toxicity and vascular events in a patient where

polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is used, which of the following devices

should a surgical technologist have available? - ✔✔pulse lavage

A specimen obtained for frozen section is generally removed from the

sterile field intraoperatively because it - ✔✔is sent to pathology immediately

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Which of the following procedures for obtaining an informed consent form is

appropriate? - ✔✔The patient is asked to sign the consent form after the

surgeon has explained the procedure.

During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will MOST likely use which

of the following between the teeth and around the bar? - ✔✔25- or 26-

gauge stainless steel wire

Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall? -

✔✔pleura

Hepatitis B is caused by a - ✔✔virus

A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the - ✔✔active electrode

The parathyroid gland regulates - ✔✔calcium

Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for

disposing of contaminated sharps? - ✔✔Used suture needles and scalpel

blades are removed from the needle counter and individually placed in the

biohazard sharps container.

The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the

following types of suture? - ✔✔purse-string

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In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which of

the following? - ✔✔Gerota's fascia

How much 0.25% bupivacaine (Marcaine) should be mixed with 1 mL of

1.0% lidocaine (Xylocaine) to make the solution equal strengths of both

medications? - ✔✔4.0 mL

When applying a pneumatic tourniquet preoperatively, which of the

following items is used to force blood from an extremity? - ✔✔Esmarch

bandage

Heaney clamps are used MOST frequently for which of the following types

of surgery? - ✔✔hysterectomy

An RN has just asked a surgical technologist to complete a task that is

within the surgical technologist's scope of practice, but the surgical

technologist does not feel comfortable completing the task independently.

Which of the following is the surgical technologist's BEST course of action?

- ✔✔Request that the RN provides the appropriate level of supervision

during the task to ensure safety.

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