CST Prep Exam Chapters 1-12

The CST must employ effective listening skills when communicating with patients. All of the following are components of communication EXCEPT?

The organization dedicated to the improvement of patient care within the operating room by elevating the educational standards and practices for the surgical nurse is?

Which of the following job titles below would include "anticipating the needs of the Surgeon" in the job description?

Juan (CST) is preparing for an ORIF of a fractured ankle; he begins by selecting the surgeon's preference card and gathering supplies. At this moment he is in the _________ phase of case management.

Juan (CST) is the STSR on the ORIF of a fracture ankle; the surgeon has requested he establish a neutral zone. Juan is working in the ___________ phase of case management.

Alisha the CST involved in a colon resection has to leave to pick up her daughter from school at 3pm. She knows that if she leaves without relief from another CST she could be charged with?

Res Ipsa Loquitur is a Latin term related to the following?

A patient was left alone unattended in the pre-op holding area. The patient fell from the stretcher and was injured. Place the hospital investigational steps in order from first to last.

All of the following would be an example for unintentional torts except?

Of the following action which is not an action associated with risk management?

Of the following safety measures the ____________, would be the best intervention by the CST to prevent sharp injuries.

John a CST who is eating lunch with his colleagues in the cafeteria, he begins to discuss a surgical procedure and states the patients name. John is in violation of?

Dr. Smith has broken scrub and asked Mayra the CST in scrub role to inject the post operative medication because he forgot to give it. Mayra cannot perform this act because she would be in conflict with?

Dr. Smith obtains the surgical consent form from Mr. Valdez, for an open cholecystecomy procedure. When the preoperative nurse begins her evaluation of Mr. Valdez, he informs her that he does not speak English. This raises the concern over the validity of the?

The responsibility of obtaining the informed consent is the?

Use Maslow's hierarchy of needs and asses the most important patient priority?

The following would be considered a genetic malformation factor for surgical intervention.

The Following would be listed as disease factor for surgical intervention?

A patient who is dying states "I know I will be in a better place", according to the Kubler-Ross stages of grief this would be classified as?

A patient who is dying states "It can't be happening to me" is an example of the Kubler-Ross stage of?

A DNR/DNI is written by a __________ and is initiated by the ___________.

A _____________ allows a patient to state in writing exactly what medical interventions they are willing to endure to sustain life.

Advance directives are made up of which of the following two legal documents?

The surgical team in preparation for an ectopic pregnancy of a female patient who is Jehovah witness must be concerned with the fact that?

The following religion does not allow birth control?

A physical consideration for a child less than 6 months old is the child's inability to?

The most common cause of hypovolemic shock in pediatric age groups is?

While preparing the room for an obese patient, the CST realizes that the patient is at risk for a DVT. The piece of equipment that should be in the room and available for the patient is?

The three most common complications after gastric bypass surgery are?

All of the following are risks for the diabetic patient except?

One of The most common surgical interventions for a pregnant patient would be?

When positioning the pregnant patient the surgical technologist knows that a wedge under the patients right hip to?

In dealing with the immunocompromised patient, the CST knows that the patient is at risk for?

Kaposi sarcoma's are lesions associated with AIDS, when they present in the __________ they pose a challenge to the ___________?

The CST is preparing to help the surgeon on a patient who is diagnosed with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The CST knows that he will need to wear a ______ to protect himself from exposure.

Geriatric patients are predisposition to all of the following except?

The CST knows that sponge, instrument, and sharps count could be waived when?

The ability to reach and provide treatment to a trauma patient within the first hour of the injury is critical in determining the patient's outcome. The term used to describe this is?

Cavitation is associated with which of the following decontamination pieces of equipment?

The patient's family would like to speak with the Surgeon before the patient enters the operating room. This conversation will likely take place in the ______ Area?

George the CST setting up room 5, he knows there needs to be two suction canister set ups one for ______ and the other for _______.

Most hospital's design the operating room in a ______ design to ensure that traffic patterns are controlled, environmental control, and to limit surgical site infections.

The operating room and sterile areas are considered _________ areas.

Jose the CST in room 4 is told by the anesthesiologist to get an oxygen tank in the room for backup. Jose knows the color of this tank will be?

Operating room tables are translucent to allow for_______ during the procedure.

In setting up a room for a surgical procedure, the CST knows that the sterile field is established on the?

The Surgical Technologist gowns and gloves off of the following piece of equipment?

Paul the CST scrubbed on a TAH in room 2 drops a forceps on the floor; he needs the circulator to flash the instrument so he can use it on the sterile field. He knows the instrument will have to be washed and cleaned in the ____________ before flashing.

All operating rooms should have a unidirectional positive pressure flow of air that captures microbes to be filtered. This type of air system is called?

The normal temperature for an operating room should be between ____ to ______ degrees and the humidity should not exceed _____.

The CST in preparing for a surgical procedure in which laser is involved, should take the following safety measures except?

The CST in the STSR role is working on a laparoscopic procedure. The ST must take fire prevention precautions within the sterile field by?

Shelly the CST knows that Time, distance and shielding are related to?

Tia is preparing for a procedure in which the surgeon will be using the laser. She knows that if a fire was to start because of the laser she would need to use a __________ fire extinguisher to put it out.

Luna the CST functioning in the circulating role on a procedure places the _______ in an area where prepping fluids will not come in contact with it to prevent a burn.

When lifting the patient the surgical technologist should use proper lifting techniques. Of the following lifting techniques listed below all are correct except?

Paul the CST in room 1 is setting up for a cholecystectomy with cholangiography, he knows that the x ray tech will be using the ________ machine and that he will need a ______ and ______ to protect himself from Ionizing radiation.

Pablo the CST who is working in room 2, he knows that to prevent an exposure injury he should use _________

Douglas the CST scheduled to scrub on a laparoscopic appendectomy for Dr. Smith is nervous because he has never worked with Dr. Smith before. The best way for Douglas to prepare for the procedure is?

The unsterile piece of the ESU circuit is the?

Juan the CST scrubbed in room five listens as the surgeon complains that the ESU is not functioning correctly. The only part of the ESU circuit that Juan can check without breaking sterile technique is the?

To prevent safety issues while using the ESU on surgical procedures the CST should ensure all of the following except?

One of the differences between Monopolar ESU and bipolar ESU is the fact that?

One of the key factors in promoting robotic surgery for surgeons is?

One of the most frequently used lasers in surgery, is the ________ laser.

When using the Da Vinci robotic system in a surgical procedure, the surgeon?

In robotic surgery resolution refers to the robots ability to?

Paul the CST who is scrubbed in on a Craniotomy knows that surgeon would prefer to use the ________ for cauterization, when in close proximity to nerve tissue.

When using the harmonic scalpel for a surgical procedure the CST should know that harmonic scalpel uses ________ energy and it is not necessary to use a ___________.

Escherichia coli which reside inside the human intestines are an example of?

One of the primary roles of the surgical technologist is to maintain sterile technique to prevent?

The bacterial pathogen commonly associated with post operative wound infections is?

The bacterial pathogen clostridium perfringens, is related to poor circulation and can lead to amputation for the patient. This bacteria is also called?

The pathogen associate with symptoms of diarrhea and is life threatening in children is?

The pathogen transmitted through airborne droplets and requires a healthcare worker to wear an N 95 respirator as prevention is?

Doug the CST has just completed a craniotomy in room 5. He is told that the surgical instrumentation he has used on the procedure must be destroyed instead of being reprocessed. He realizes that the previous patient must have been diagnosed with the disease associated with a prion called?

All of the following are risk factors that increase the chance of post-operative surgical site infections except?

A Biological indicator is the test measure by which sterility is assured. When a BI turns yellow after 24 hours of incubation, this indicates?

Lisa is being oriented at a new surgical center. The director states that all of the sterile instrument baskets are not dated for expiration. Lisa assumes that the facility policy in regards to sterile items is?

n dealing with needle stick prevention and sharps precautions, the CST must NEVER?

A break in sterile technique in which the sterile surgical assistant touches an unsterile IV pole and then touches the sterile field is?

John, a CST who is setting up for colon resection in room 5, is in the midst of counting with the circulator when the resident comes in the room to inform them that the Surgeon wants to perform a colonoscopy as well as the resection. John knows that the colonoscope is a __________?

The difference between sterilization and high level disinfection is that?

Glutaraldehyde is a high level disinfectant that can also be used as a sterilant. An item will need to be immersed in CIDEX for ________ to be considered sterile and for _________ to be considered high level disinfected.

The disadvantage of using alcohol for disinfection of the skin is that it is?

Decontamination takes place within the sterile field, when the CST?

A washer sterilizer renders surgical instrumentation?

The ultrasonic cleaner is a piece of equipment that?

Powered surgical instruments, drills, reamers, and saws should never be?

The two most common types of folds for wrapping surgical instrument sets for sterilization are?

The minimum temperature for a gravity displacement steam sterilizer is _______________ while the minimum the minimum temperature for a dynamic air removal steam sterilizer is _________.

The Bowie Dick test or the DART tests are used in steam sterilizers to?

The STERRAD sterilization machine uses _____ for sterilization?

Ethylene Oxide or gas sterilization is one of the most expensive methods used to sterilize items. When using this process a ________ is necessary and ______ is required prior to instrument use.

In addition to the circulator weighing sponges to account for the amount of blood loss during a surgical procedure, the anesthesiologist might ask the CST in the scrubbed role?

The CST should know that the universal blood donor should have type _____ and the universal recipient should have type _____.

Autotransfusion is the reinfusion of the patients own blood by use of the cell saver. This is contraindicated in patients who are _______ and or ________.

When performing BLS CPR the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for infants, adolescents, and adults is?

Disseminated Intravascular coagulation is a pathological process in which the blood within the entire body begins to clot. The CST needs to be mindful of this complication when dealing with?

All of the following are warning signs of cardiac arrest except?