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NCCT Surgical Technologist (TS-C) Study
Guide 2026/2027 Updated Edition |
Comprehensive Review | Practice
Questions, Detailed Answer Rationales &
Certification Prep
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
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
A. Wilson frame
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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
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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
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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.
Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
A. amount of light in the room
B. temperature of room
C. laminar air flow rates
D. type of operating room bed
B. temperature of room
In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
A. O'Sullivan-O'Connor
B. Balfour
C. Weitlaner
D. Gelpi
B. Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the
patient enters approximately
NCCT Surgical Technologist (TS-C) Study
Guide 2026/2027 Updated Edition |
Comprehensive Review | Practice
Questions, Detailed Answer Rationales &
Certification Prep
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
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
A. Wilson frame
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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
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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
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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.
Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
A. amount of light in the room
B. temperature of room
C. laminar air flow rates
D. type of operating room bed
B. temperature of room
In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
A. O'Sullivan-O'Connor
B. Balfour
C. Weitlaner
D. Gelpi
B. Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the
patient enters approximately
