NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist Guided Course

This guided course is for learners who want a structured path through NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Examination. Start with ordered lessons, answer exam-style questions, review explanations, and use Practice Mode afterward to test retention.

• Follow an ordered NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist course path instead of starting with random questions.
• Use source-backed scenarios to connect concepts to practical administration decisions.
• Review why the correct answer fits and why the distractors do not.
• Track course progress on this device and return to the next lesson later.
• Move from guided learning into Practice Mode when you are ready to check retention and speed.

The full course continues in order. These early lessons are crawlable here so you can see the shape of the path before the interactive course loads.

1. Lesson 1: Don personal protective equipment; follow Standard and Universal Precautions.
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2. Lesson 2: Review surgeon’s preference card.
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3. Lesson 3: Verify availability of surgery equipment and required accessories.
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4. Lesson 4: Utilize preoperative documentation, including consent, allergies, and laboratory results.
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5. Lesson 5: Consider patient needs, including bariatric, geriatric, pediatric, immunocompromised, and allergy-related needs.
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6. Lesson 6: Prepare the operating room environment and manage OR traffic patterns.
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7. Lesson 7: Obtain and inspect instruments and supplies needed for surgery.
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8. Lesson 9: Check packages for sterile integrity and expiration/process indicators.
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9. Lesson 10: Open sterile supplies/instruments while maintaining aseptic technique.
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10. Lesson 11: Perform basic hand hygiene and surgical hand antisepsis.
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