NBSTSA Practice Exam B
Jeremiah
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C. Surgical technologist
Choose matching term
9. The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
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B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50.
2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled
instrumentation to decontamination is the
2 A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician.
145. Which of the following is the fourth stage of the Kubler-Ross Model?
A. denial
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B. depression
C. acceptance
D. anger
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1. Which of the following is considered the A. Management of specimens
MOST important skill for a surgical
technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lighting
2. During the postoperative phase, the C. Surgical technologist
personnel primarily responsible for
transporting soiled instrumentation to
decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician.
3. The surgical incision that allows for the C. Midline
BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.
4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
patient and may not properly flow into the
third ventricle through the foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle.
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5. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel C. Place in separate containers and identify
nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which of the
following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the
circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the
circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the
circulator using a hemostat.
6. A surgical technologist received the D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
following medications onto the sterile field:
0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and
0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine. Which of
the following is the MOST appropriate way
to label these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine +
epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25%
Marcaine with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
the day is being brought back for excessive
bleeding from the incision. Which of the
following items are needed for this case?
A. Monocryl suture and harmonic scalpel
B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
C. Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
D. nylon suture, Raytec, and Geralds
8. If there is any question related to handling C. Pathology
a specific type of specimen, which of the
following departments should be consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology
9. The required number of air exchanges per B. 15 to 25
hour in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50.
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