Which exams can I practice for?

CSTSetup has practice tests for seven exams: five certification exams for surgical techs, first assistants and sterile processing techs, and the two NCLEX exams for nurses. Each one has its own questions, written to its exam's official outline, and its own timed exam.

The certification exams

Each timed exam is set to the real exam's length, time limit and pass mark.

• NBSTSA CST, Certified Surgical Technologist. 175 questions in 4 hours, pass mark 68%.
• NCCT TS-C, Tech in Surgery – Certified. 175 questions in 4 hours, pass mark 70%.
• NBSTSA CSFA, Certified Surgical First Assistant. 175 questions in 4 hours, pass mark 66%.
• HSPA CRCST, Certified Registered Central Service Technician. 150 questions in 3 hours, pass mark 70%.
• CBSPD CSPDT, Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician. 150 questions in 3 hours, pass mark 70%.

The NCLEX

• NCLEX-RN, for registered nurses.
• NCLEX-PN, for practical and vocational nurses.

Both timed exams are adaptive, like the real NCLEX: each question is picked from how you have answered so far, and the exam stops once it is sure you are above or below the passing standard. That takes 85 to 150 questions, in up to five hours, and it ends in a pass or a fail, not a percentage.

All seven are side by side on the Exam Prep page.

Free and Pro

Every exam page has today's five: five real questions with their answers, free, with no account needed. See What is today's five?

Pro opens everything else on all seven exams with one subscription: every practice question, the timed exam and where you stand in each area. Exams are not sold one at a time.

Choosing your exam

Pick the exam you're taking in Dashboard → Settings → Study → The exam you're taking, and add your exam date if you know it: your home counts down to it and paces your daily questions. From then on, Exam Prep at the top of the site opens your exam's page. You can change it any time, and with Pro you can practice any of the seven whichever one you picked.

On your phone

The CSTSetup app has exam prep for every exam. Each exam also has its own app (CST Prep, NCLEX-RN Prep and so on); once a store has it, the exam's page shows its App Store or Google Play button. Every app signs in with your CSTSetup account, and one Pro works in all of them. They are all on the apps page.