Try Your Hand at 4 Free Surgical Technologist Board Practice Questions

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So, you’re studying for your Surgical Technology Board Exam. If you’re gearing up for the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam, we’ve got you covered. Our Surgical Technology exam review question bank has been updated for 2023, featuring over 1,600 NBSTSA style questions to prepare you and help you practice for the exam. Try your hand at 4 free surgical tech practice questions from the new bank and see if you’re ready!

How did you do? Whether you got them all right or you struggled through, you’re on the right track to start practicing. The BoardVitals Question bank for the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Exam consists of 1,600 practice questions. Want more free practice? Start with a Free Trial.

NBSTSA CST Exam

The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Exam consists of 200 questions. You’ll be tested on 175 of them, 25 are just pretest questions that don’t impact your score. You won’t know which ones are scored or unscored questions on test day.

The CST exam is broken down into the following sections, according to the CST Exam Content Outline:

I. Peri-Operative Care (91 items)

  1. Pre-Operative Preparation (18 items)
  2. Intra-Operative Procedures (61 items)
  3. Post-Operative Procedures (12 items)

II. Ancillary Duties (26 items)

  1. Administrative and Personnel (9 items)
  2. Equipment Sterilization and Maintenance (17 items)

III. Basic Science (33 items)

  1. Anatomy and Physiology (20 items)
  2. Microbiology (6 items)
  3. Surgical Pharmacology (7 items)
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