MEMORIAL HC SURGICAL TECH STUDY, NCCT TS-C, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

MEMORIAL HC SURGICAL TECH STUDY, NCCT
TS-C, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

1.KTheKsurgicalKtechnologistKisKpreparingKtheKroomKforKaKbronchoscopy.KWhatKequipmentKshouldKb
eKinKtheKroom?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-VideoKtower



WhatKshouldKalwaysKbeKavailableKinKtheKroomKfollowingKaKthyroidectomy?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-
TracheotomyKtray



WhichKofKtheKfollowingKisKanKexampleKofKaK"simple"KbreakKinKsterileKtechnique?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-AKglovedKhandKofKaKsterileKteamKmemberKtouchesKaKnonsterileKsurface




ToKpreventKfoggingKofKanKendoscopeKthatKwillKbeKinsertedKinKaKportKduringKMISKsurgery,KuseKanKanti
fogKsolutionKorK____.K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-KeepKinKaKwarmingKunit



WhatKisKtheKrecommendedKtimeKforKaKsurgicalKscrubKforKmostKcommonKantisepticKcleansers?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-TwoKtoKfiveKminutes




WhichKguidelineKisKusedKbyKhealthcareKworkersKtoKpreventKorKreduceKtheKspreadKofKmicroorganis
msKwithKallKpatients?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-StandardKprecautions



WhatKisKtheKproperKprocedureKusedKwhenKseparatingKinstrumentsKthatKareKdelicateKatKtheKcomple
tionKofKtheKcase?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-PlaceKallKdelicateKinstrumentsKinKtheirKoriginalKcontainer



WhatKscissorsKareKusedKtoKdissectKorKcutKdelicateKtissue?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Metzenbaum



WhichKofKtheKfollowingKtechniquesKareKusedKtoKprotectKtissueKwhenKholdingKaKretractor?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-MaintainKtheKpositionKthatKitKisKplaced

,WhichKsurgeryKwouldKposeKtheKhighestKriskKofKfireKwhenKlasersKareKinKuse?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-
RemovalKofKlaryngealKpolyps



PriorKtoKplacingKanKintramedullaryKrod,KwhatKsurgicalKstepKmustKhappenKfirst?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-Ream




WhereKcouldKinformationKbeKlocatedKaboutKhowKtoKcleanKupKaKchemicalKspilledKinKtheKoperatingKr
oom?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-SDS



WhatKprocessKdidKTheKJointKCommissionKestablishKthatKverifiesKpatientKidentity,KcorrectKsurgicalKsi
deKandKsite,KandKproceduralKinformation?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-TIMEOUT



WhenKpositioningKaKgeriatricKpatientKonKtheKORKtable,KitKisKnotedKtheKpatientKcannotKabductKtheirK
armsKpastK70Kdegrees.KHowKshouldKtheirKarmsKbeKpositionedKonceKasleep?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-
BetweenK45-70Kdegrees



FollowingKaKtotalKhipKarthroplasty,KwhatKshouldKalsoKaccompanyKtheKpatientKtoKPACU?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-AbductorKpillow




PatientsKwhoKundergoKgastrointestinalKproceduresKareKatKhighKriskKforK__________.K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-Hypothermia




WhenKperformingKopeningKgloving,KwhatKamountKofKtheKouterKedgeKofKtheKwrapperKisKconsidered
Kunsterile?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-1Kinch




WhichKofKtheKfollowingKitemsKareKplacedKonKtheKMayoKstandKwhenKsettingKupKtheKsterileKfield?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-ItemsKusedKatKtheKbeginningKofKtheKprocedure

,WhatKisKusedKasKaKsprayKorKaddedKtoKsterileKwaterKpriorKtoKplacingKsoiledKinstrumentsKinKaKbasinKw
henKpreparingKforKtheKdecontaminationKprocessKatKtheKcompletionKofKaKcase?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-EnzymeKdetergent




PatientsKcomingKfromKaKchemicalKplantKexplosionKmayKneedKtoKbeK__________KpriorKtoKtheirKarriv
al.K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Decontaminated



WhatKisKtheKmostKcommonKpreservativeKusedKforKaKpermanentKspecimenKforKtheKtransportationKp
rocessKfromKtheKoperatingKroom?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Formalin



WhichKofKtheKfollowingKfireKextinguishersKisKmostKcommonlyKfoundKinKtheKoperatingKroom?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-CarbonKdioxide




WhichKofKtheKfollowingKisKtheKfirstKlevelKaccordingKtoKMaslow'sKHierarchyKofKNeeds?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-MostKbasicKneeds




WhichKofKtheKfollowingKisKaKpassiveKdrainKthatKrequiresKnoKreservoir?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-
Penrose



WhereKisKtheKbestKplaceKtoKperformKunassistedKgowning?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-OnKaKMayoKstand



WhatKisKtheKproperKprocedureKtoKprepareKinstrumentsKthatKhaveKmultipleKpartsKforKtheKdecontami
nationKprocess?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-DisassembleKallKinstrumentKparts



TheKdesignKofKtheKoperatingKroomKthatKseparatesKsurgicalKareasKfromKanyKsourceKofKcontaminatio
nKisKbasedKonKwhichKofKtheKfollowingKprinciples?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-InfectionKcontrol



TheKsterilityKofKtheKbackKtableKandKMayoKstandKisKmaintainedKonceK__________.K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-TheKpatientKhasKbeenKtransportedKoutKofKtheKoperatingKroom

, TheKsurgeonKneedsKtoKclampKandKsutureKaKvesselKdeepKwithinKtheKabdomen.KWhatKcouldKtheKsurgi
calKtechnologistKpassKtoKhelpKtheKsurgeonKaccomplishKthisKtask?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Tie-on-a-
passer



TheKsurgicalKtechnologistKisKpreparingKtheKdrillKforKaKtotalKkneeKarthroplasty.KAfterKinsertingKtheKdri
llKbit,KwhatKshouldKtheKsurgicalKtechnologistKdoKnext?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-TestKtheKdrillKbit



IfKstrike-
throughKcontaminationKoccursKthroughKtheKtopKdrape,KwhatKisKtheKbestKwayKtoKhandleKtheKinciden
t?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-CoverKtheKwetKareaKwithKanKimperviousKdrape



WhichKbodyKcavityKprotectsKtheKlungs?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Pleural



TheKbeginningKofKtheKcleaningKprocessKofKinstrumentsKisKalsoKknownKasKwhichKoneKofKtheseKprinci
ples?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Point-of-useK(POU)Kdecontamination



AnKemergentKCesareanKsectionKhasKbeenKaddedKbecauseKtheKpatient'sKplacentaKseparatedKfromKt
heKuterineKwall.KWhatKtermKbestKdescribesKthisKissue?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-PlacentalKabruption



WhatKisKtheKpurposeKofKusingKstereotacticKequipmentKduringKsurgery?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-
CreatesKaK3DKimage



WhichKofKtheKfollowingKisKtheKcurrentKstandardKofKpracticeKforKanKincorrectKnumberKofKpackagedKs
urgicalKspongesKthatKisKcountedKonceKtheKpatientKhasKenteredKtheKoperatingKroom?K-
KCORRECTKANSWERK-RemoveKfromKtheKfield,KisolateKfromKcountableKitems,KandKlabel




WhichKofKtheKfollowingKdrugsKmightKbeKusedKtoKseparateKtissueKlayersKwithinKtheKeyeKduringKcatar
actKsurgery?K-KCORRECTKANSWERK-Healon