NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist Exam Prep Practice Test 2026

NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Exam Prep

Independent study preparation for the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination, with 250 original multiple-choice practice items organized in the exact three-domain order of the current public examination content outline: Perioperative Care (97 of 150 scored blueprint items), Ancillary Duties (23 of 150), and Basic Science (30 of 150). The official computer-based CST examination currently has 175 multiple-choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 25 unscored pretest questions, with four hours allowed. The current official threshold published by NBSTSA is 98 correctly answered scored questions; this separate 250-item bank is not an examination form, and its 70% Prepd passing_score is only an independent study benchmark, not the NBSTSA cut score, a score conversion, or a prediction of certification performance. This resource is independently authored and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by NBSTSA, AST, PSI, or any testing provider. It contains no actual, sample, retired, recalled, copied, or secure examination items and does not claim access to protected exam content. Completion confers no CST certification, credential, license, clinical privilege, employment qualification, or authorization to practice. Use current official NBSTSA materials because outlines, policies, thresholds, and references can change. This educational study aid does not replace an accredited surgical technology program, supervised clinical experience, hands-on competency validation, patient-specific medical advice, professional judgment, the surgical team’s direction, facility policy, manufacturers’ current Instructions for Use (IFUs), current authoritative standards, or applicable law. For patient care and device or medication decisions, remain within role, maintain asepsis, stop when safety is uncertain, and verify with the appropriate team member, current IFU, policy, and standard.