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CST NBSTSA EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
In which of the following situations can a DNR order be
continued in an unconscious patient for a surgical
procedure?
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued.
B. The patient's family requests it be continued.
C. The surgeon requests its be continued.
D. The CRNA requests it be continued. Correct Answer A.
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right
hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes
the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?
A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature
C. to eliminate any infection causing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage Correct Answer D.
The rate per hour in air exchanges in a standard OR suite
is
A. 5-10.
B. 15-25.
C. 30-35.
D. 40-50. Correct Answer B.
,If there is any question related to handling a specific type
of specimen, which of the following departments should be
consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology Correct Answer C.
A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room.
Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care
of the dentures?
A. Return them to the patient's unit and leave them at the
nurses' station.
B. Place them in a labeled cup and keep them with the
patient's chart.
C. Wrap them in a paper towel and give them to the
anesthesiologist.
D. Ask the circulator to return them to the patient's room.
Correct Answer B.
A patient is scheduled for laser removal of condyloma
acuminata. As a safety precaution, the surgical
technologist should have which of the following special
equipment open and available?
A. smoke evacuator
B. suction tip
C. pulse lavage
,D. endocatch bag Correct Answer A.
Apart from trauma cases, which of the following incisions
would be BEST for sigmoid surgery?
A. vertical midline
B. vertical paramedian
C. oblique subcostal
D. lower transverse Correct Answer B.
The kidneys help regulate the blood levels of several ions,
including
A. bicarbonate, water, and protein.
B. protein, sodium, and bicarbonate.
C. potassium, protein, and sodium.
D. sodium, potassium, and calcium. Correct Answer D.
Which of the following is the MOST effective mechanical
method of controlling bleeding occurring from needle holes
in vessel anastomoses?
A. pledget
B. suction
C. ligature
D. clamp Correct Answer A.
Which of the following tags indicates the least critical of
patients in a triage situation?
A. yellow
, B. black
C. red
D. green Correct Answer D.
During a craniotomy, removal of the bone flap is followed
by
A. incision of the dura mater.
B. opening the galea aponeurotica.
C. application of the Raney clips.
D. repairing the dura mater. Correct Answer A.
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the
DuraPrep applicator and performs the initial skin prep for
surgery. Which of the following is the BEST action to take
at this time?
A. Assist the surgeon in draping the patient.
B. Regown and reglove the surgeon.
C. Pass off Bovie and suction.
D. Inform the supervisor. Correct Answer B.
Which of the following is a radiographic diagnostic
procedure performed for suspected aneurysm near the
circle of Willis?
A) cerebral angiogram
B) electroencephalogram
C) lumbar myelography
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