NCCT Surgical Tech Practice ( Pre-Surgical Care and Preparation)|Posterior Spinal Fusion, Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, ORIF, C-Section, VATS, Tourniquet Use, Pneumatic Tourniquets, Sequential Compression Dev

NCCT Surgical Tech Practice ( Pre-Surgical Care and Preparation)|Posterior Spinal Fusion, Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy, Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty, ORIF, C-Section, VATS, Tourniquet Use, Pneumatic Tourniquets, Sequential Compression Devices, Patient Positioning, Wilson and Mayfield Frames, Bean Bags, Balfour and Bookwalter Retractors, Extremity Drapes, Alm and Volkmann Rakes, Tenotomy and Harmonic Scalpels, ESU, X-rayable Operating Beds, Sterile Field Integrity, Heat-Sealed Packaging, Time Out Protocol, Surgical Prep Trays, Room Temperature Control, Pediatric and Burn Surgery Considerations, Exsanguination Techniques Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Rationales Latest Updated 2026 Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal fusion of the T3-L2 range? Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal fusion of the T3-L2 range? A. Wilson frame B. Mayfield head frame C. bean bag D. fracture table B. Mayfield head frame C. bean bag D. fracture table A. Wilson frame The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which of the following equipment is needed for the procedure? A. endoscopic retrieval bag B. harmonic scalpel C. endoscopic GIA D. Alexis retractor B. harmonic scalpel 3. When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following items is necessary to occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure? A. Coban B. stockinette C. tourniquet D. Esmark C. tourniquet The surgeon is starting an exploratory laparotomy on an elderly female patient with a very large rotund abdomen. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available in the room? A. Laparoscopic instruments and a Bookwalter retractor. B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor. C. Laparoscopic instruments and a Balfour retractor. D. Bowel instrumentation and a Balfour retractor. B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor. Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) A. Wilson frame B. bean bag C. video tower D. Jackson table E. pillows B. bean bag C. video tower E. pillows The surgical team is in the midst of the Time Out Protocol with the OR charge nurse present to audit their briefing. After stating the procedure, site of procedure, antibiotics administered, patient history, patient name and everyone in the room agreeing to the briefing, the charge nurse declared it a failed briefing. Which of the following elements of a Time Out did the surgical team exclude? A. verification of the floor the patient will return to B. verification of blood type C. verification that the proper implants are in the room D. verification of the surgical consent form C. verification that the proper implants are in the room Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) A. patient's identity B. patient's blood type C. correct site D. procedure to be performed E. patient's date of birth A. patient's identity C. correct site D. procedure to be performed The nurse initiates a surgical time out with the surgeon not present and states the wrong patient identifiers. Which of the following is the best action for the surgical technologist to take? A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room. B. Report this sentinel event through the facility compliance hotline. C. Perform the time out with the correct patient identifiers. D. Allow the nurse to complete the time out. A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room.