NCCT TECH IN SURGERY PRACTICE EXAM
(2025/2026) 100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE ANSWERS GRADE A+
When applying a cast, which of the following items are essential? (Select the three (3)
correct answers.)
Coban
Cotton padding
Water
Plaster
Saline
Cotton padding, Water, Plaster
The surgical technologist is preparing the back table for an open inguinal hernia repair.
Which of the following retractors is essential to this patient's surgery?
Weitlaner
Bookwalter
Balfour
Gelpi
Weitlaner
Which of the following hemostatic agents must be handled dry?
Prothrombin/Thrombin
,Microfibrillar collagen/Avitene
Gelatin sponge/Gelfoam
Bone wax
Microfibrillar collagen/Avitene
When opening a wrapped item using aseptic technique, the proper sequence is to open the
top flap
away from operator, proximal flap opened, side flap opened last.
toward operator, side flaps opened, distal flap opened last.
toward operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
away from operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
away from operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
Which of the following solutions is contraindicated on the sterile field for an endoscopic
case using electrosurgical instruments?
Chlorhexidine
Betadine
Sterile water
Normal saline
Normal saline
Upon opening a sterilized instrument tray, the surgical technologist finds bioburden inside
the lumen of a metal suction. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
,Isolate the sterilized suction, then flush the bioburden with sterile water.
Remove the sterilized suction from the sterile field.
Isolate the sterilized suction on the sterile field with a sterile towel.
Remove the sterilized instrument tray from the sterile field.
Remove the sterilized instrument tray from the sterile field.
While preparing to open an instrument tray the surgical technologist notices that one of the
indicators is not the proper color. Which of the following should the surgical technologist
do?
Treat the tray as sterile and continue preparing for the case.
Ask the circulator to verify and decide what to do.
Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
Try and find out if there is a problem with the auto clave and report it to the proper
supervisor.
Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
The surgical technologist is opening for a procedure and notices the wrapped item she just
opened has a hole in the outer layer. Which of the following is the proper course of action?
Open the inner layer onto the sterile field.
Discard the item and retrieve a new one.
Check the indicator to ensure the item has been sterilized.
Place the package on the small table and open away from sterile field.
Discard the item and retrieve a new one.
, After scrubbing in and draping the patient, which of following does the surgical
technologist need to check when preparing for a laparoscopic appendectomy procedure?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Camera
CO2 tank
Trocars
GIA stapler
Light cords
Camera, Trocars, Light cords
A 21-year-old patient is rushed to the OR with a self-inflicted stab wound to the groin. The
wound is an inch in length and the patient has flat lined with a steady flow of blood
pumping from the small wound. Which of the following items should the surgical
technologist have ready for the surgeon? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Yankauer suction
Lap sponges
Raytec sponges
Frazier suction
Knife blade
Lap sponges, Knife blade, Yankauer suction
The circulating nurse notices that the patient is actively bleeding from one of the operative
sites and the surgeon has left the room. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
Break scrub and inform the surgeon.
Remain in gown and gloves and apply pressure.
(2025/2026) 100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE ANSWERS GRADE A+
When applying a cast, which of the following items are essential? (Select the three (3)
correct answers.)
Coban
Cotton padding
Water
Plaster
Saline
Cotton padding, Water, Plaster
The surgical technologist is preparing the back table for an open inguinal hernia repair.
Which of the following retractors is essential to this patient's surgery?
Weitlaner
Bookwalter
Balfour
Gelpi
Weitlaner
Which of the following hemostatic agents must be handled dry?
Prothrombin/Thrombin
,Microfibrillar collagen/Avitene
Gelatin sponge/Gelfoam
Bone wax
Microfibrillar collagen/Avitene
When opening a wrapped item using aseptic technique, the proper sequence is to open the
top flap
away from operator, proximal flap opened, side flap opened last.
toward operator, side flaps opened, distal flap opened last.
toward operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
away from operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
away from operator, side flaps opened, proximal flap opened last.
Which of the following solutions is contraindicated on the sterile field for an endoscopic
case using electrosurgical instruments?
Chlorhexidine
Betadine
Sterile water
Normal saline
Normal saline
Upon opening a sterilized instrument tray, the surgical technologist finds bioburden inside
the lumen of a metal suction. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
,Isolate the sterilized suction, then flush the bioburden with sterile water.
Remove the sterilized suction from the sterile field.
Isolate the sterilized suction on the sterile field with a sterile towel.
Remove the sterilized instrument tray from the sterile field.
Remove the sterilized instrument tray from the sterile field.
While preparing to open an instrument tray the surgical technologist notices that one of the
indicators is not the proper color. Which of the following should the surgical technologist
do?
Treat the tray as sterile and continue preparing for the case.
Ask the circulator to verify and decide what to do.
Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
Try and find out if there is a problem with the auto clave and report it to the proper
supervisor.
Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
The surgical technologist is opening for a procedure and notices the wrapped item she just
opened has a hole in the outer layer. Which of the following is the proper course of action?
Open the inner layer onto the sterile field.
Discard the item and retrieve a new one.
Check the indicator to ensure the item has been sterilized.
Place the package on the small table and open away from sterile field.
Discard the item and retrieve a new one.
, After scrubbing in and draping the patient, which of following does the surgical
technologist need to check when preparing for a laparoscopic appendectomy procedure?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Camera
CO2 tank
Trocars
GIA stapler
Light cords
Camera, Trocars, Light cords
A 21-year-old patient is rushed to the OR with a self-inflicted stab wound to the groin. The
wound is an inch in length and the patient has flat lined with a steady flow of blood
pumping from the small wound. Which of the following items should the surgical
technologist have ready for the surgeon? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Yankauer suction
Lap sponges
Raytec sponges
Frazier suction
Knife blade
Lap sponges, Knife blade, Yankauer suction
The circulating nurse notices that the patient is actively bleeding from one of the operative
sites and the surgeon has left the room. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
Break scrub and inform the surgeon.
Remain in gown and gloves and apply pressure.
