NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Latest Update

NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A Latest Update

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31 The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of suture?

• mattress
• traction
• interrupted

D. purse-string - CORRECT ANSWER: D. purse-string

A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for what type of surgery?

• gastrectomy
• hysterectomy
• adenoidectomy

D. tonsillectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: D. tonsillectomy

A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?

• tracheostomy
• sigmoid resection
• pulmonary decortication

D. stapedectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: B. sigmoid resection

A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures? 1 / 4

• carotid endarterectomy
• femoral-popliteal bypass
• abdominal aneurysmectomy

D. saphenous vein ligation - CORRECT ANSWER: A. carotid endarterectomy

A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped skin on the operative site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step?

• Apply drapes over unprepped skin.
• Reposition the drapes closer together.
• Remove drapes and re-prep.

D. Cover with an adhesive drape. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Remove drapes and re-

prep

A lumbar meningocele involves removal of

• cerebrospinal fluid.
• lumbar disc.
• meninges.

D. a fluid-filled sac. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. a fluid-filled sac.

A major function of the colon is to

• absorb water.
• secrete hormones.
• secrete digestive enzymes.

D. absorb the products of digestion. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. absorb water

A Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) requires which of the following skin preparations? 2 / 4

• abdominal
• vaginal
• rectal
• extremity

• 1 and 2 only
• 1 and 3 only
• 2 and 4 only

D. 3 and 4 only - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 1 and 2 only

A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy looks jaundiced. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for this?

• pancreatitis
• biliary obstruction
• cholecystitis

D. gastroschisis - CORRECT ANSWER: B. biliary obstruction

A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the following actions should the healthcare providers take FIRST?

• Administer dantrolene.
• Stop the transfusion.
• Monitor urine output.

D. Send blood sample to blood bank. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Stop the transfusion

A patient undergoing a procedure while under general anesthesia begins to experience muscle rigidity, followed by tachycardia, metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Which of the following is the patient experiencing?

• septic shock 3 / 4

• malignant hyperthermia
• cardiopulmonary arrest

D. pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER: B. malignant hyperthermia

A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?

• Return them to the patient's unit and leave them at the nurses' station.

• Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.
• Wrap them in a paper towel and give them to the anesthesiologist.
• Ask the circulator to return them to the patient's room. - CORRECT ANSWER: B.

Place them in a labeled denture cup and keep them with the patient's chart.

A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?

• cordotomy
• craniotomy
• laminectomy

D. spinal fusion - CORRECT ANSWER: B. craniotomy

A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?

• 0.5 mL
• 1.0 mL
• 1.5 mL

D. 2.0 mL - CORRECT ANSWER: A. 0.5 mL

A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to

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