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CST Certified Surgical Technologist VIP Practice Exam

CST — The CST exam is administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA); it consists of 200 questions (175 scored, 25 unscored pretest items) delivered via computer over 4 hours, covering Perioperative Care (~66%), Basic Sciences (~22%), and Ancillary Duties (~12%), with a passing scaled score of 694 or higher out of 800.

30
Questions
240m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP

During a laparotomy, the scrub technologist notices that the circulator inadvertently reaches across the sterile field to retrieve a dropped instrument, contaminating the field with an ungloved arm. Which action should the scrub technologist take FIRST?

Questions 2–30 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.