NBSTSA Practice Exam A UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
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NBSTSA Practice Exam A UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a
nephrectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER- oblique muscles
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? -
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NBSTSA Practice Exam A UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a
nephrectomy? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔oblique muscles
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔appendectomy
Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be
counted by the - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pulse lavage
A specimen obtained for frozen section is generally removed from the sterile field
intraoperatively because it - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔is sent to pathology immediately
Which of the following procedures for obtaining an informed consent form is appropriate? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔25- or 26-gauge stainless
steel wire
Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔pleura
Hepatitis B is caused by a - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔virus
, A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔active
electrode
The parathyroid gland regulates - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔calcium
Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for disposing of
contaminated sharps? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔purse-string
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔4.0 mL
When applying a pneumatic tourniquet preoperatively, which of the following items is used
to force blood from an extremity? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Esmarch bandage
Heaney clamps are used MOST frequently for which of the following types of surgery? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Request that the RN provides the
appropriate level of supervision during the task to ensure safety.
During an open repair of an indirect hernia, which of the following drains should a surgical
technologist have available to pass the surgeon once the spermatic cord has been dissected? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Penrose
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