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NBSTSA CERTIFICATION
Institution
NBSTSA CERTIFICATION
NBSTSA CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024-
2025 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | NATIONAL BOARD OF
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND
SURGICAL ASSISTING
NBSTSA CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024-
2025 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | NATIONAL BOARD OF
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND
SURGICAL ASSISTING
A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is
applied and local anesthetic is administered intravenously
is called a
A. Bier block.
B. peripheral nerve block.
C. MAC.
D. caudal anesthesia. Correct Answer A.
During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone
is entered?
A. flat
B. round
C. long
D. short Correct Answer A.
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The
Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of
Demerol should be given?
A. 0.5 mL
B. 1.0 mL
C. 1.5 mL
,D. 2.0 mL Correct Answer A.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a
posterior cervical decompression?
A. Kirschner wire
B. Hoffman device
C. Steinmann pins
D. Mayfield clamp Correct Answer D.
Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique
when placing a patient in the lithotomy position?
A. arms placed on arm boards placed at 110 degrees
B. legs placed in stirrups one at a time
C. both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
D. hips placed above the lower break of the table Correct
Answer C.
Which of the following supplies should the surgical
technologist have available for placement of a long arm
cast?
A.Xeroform
B. Webril
C. Telfa
D. Kerlix Correct Answer B.
How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL
of 1.0% lidocaine to make the solution equal strengths of
both medications?
A. 2.0 mL
B. 4.0 mL
C. 5.0 mL
,D. 10.0 mL Correct Answer B.
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by
which of the following types of sutures?
A. mattress
B. traction
C. interrupted
D. purse-string Correct Answer D.
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.
Which of the following devices should the surgical
technologist have delivered to the sterile field for a low
anterior resection?
A. GIA linear stapler
B. ligating dividing stapler
C. intraluminal stapler
D. TA-60 stapler Correct Answer C.
Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip
arthroplasty?
A. fibula
B. acetabulum
C. iliac crest
D. tibia Correct Answer B.
, An organization that regulates the production of biological
sterilization test packs in-house is
A. CDC.
B. ANSI.
C. AAMI.
D. SDS Correct Answer C.
Rod-shaped bacteria are called
A. bacilli.
B. cocci.
C. vibrio.
D. spirals. Correct Answer A.
A type of passive transport when salt crystals dissolve in
water is known as
A. phagocytosis.
B. endocytosis.
C. osmosis.
D. diffusion Correct Answer D.
Utilization of lasers in the operating room requires the use
of
A. a HEPA filter mask.
B. a lead apron.
C. double gloves.
D. eye protection. Correct Answer D.
During application of a Volar splint, the surgical
technologist notices that the splint was not completely
dried and has caused a pressure point on the patient.
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