NCCT PRACTICE EXAM SURGICAL TECH
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNobservedNaNpatientNfallNduringNtheNtransferNfromNtheNgurneyNtoNtheNop
eratingNbed.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNitemsNareNrequiredNinNtheNincidentNreport?N(SelectNtheNthree
N(3)NcorrectNanswers.)
A.Npatient'sNname
B.NpersonnelNinvolved
C.NtypeNofNanesthesiaNused
D.NlocationNofNtheNincident
E.Npatient'sNweightN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
patient'sNname,NpersonnelNinvolved,NlocationNofNtheNincident
ANpatient'sNdenturesNareNremovedNinNtheNoperatingNroom.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNtheNproperN
procedureNforNtheNcareNofNtheNdentures?
A.NTheNrecoveryNroomNnurseNmaintainsNpossessionNofNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNuntilNpostNsurgery
.
B.NTheNcirculatorNplacesNtheNdenturesNinNaNlabeledNdentureNcupNandNkeepsNthemNwithNtheNpatient
'sNchart.
C.NTheNanesthesiaNproviderNholdsNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNuntilNtheNpatientNisNawake.
D.NTheNchargeNnurseNholdsNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNinNaNsecureNareaNuntilNpostNsurgery.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNcirculatorNplacesNtheNdenturesNinNaNlabeledNdentureNcupNandNkeepsNthemNwithNtheNpatient'sN
chart.
TheNsurgeonNbeginsNtoNcloseNtheNuterusNduringNaNmyomectomy.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNactionsNs
houldNtheNsurgicalNtechnologistNtakeNbeforeNcontinuingNwithNtheNclosureNofNtheNwound?
A.NInitiateNtheNclosingNcount.
B.NInitiateNtheNcavityNcount.
,C.NObtainNsterileNwoundNdressingNmaterial.
D.NWeighNtheNmyoma.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InitiateNtheNcavityNcount.
TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNpreparedNaNbreastNlumpNtoNsendNasNaNfrozenNsectionNtoNpathology.NTheN
surgicalNtechnologistNshouldNpassNoffNtheNspecimenNplaced
A.NinNnormalNsaline.
B.NonNaNraytecNsponge.
C.NonNaNtelfaNpad.
D.NinNformalin.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-onNaNtelfaNpad.
WhichNofNtheNfollowingNstepsNareNtakenNafterNtheNsurgeryNhasNfinishedNandNtheNsurgicalNtechnolo
gistNisNbreakingNscrub?
A.NWipeNbloodNoffNofNglovesNandNremoveNthem,NthenNremoveNtheNgown.
NB.NUsingNaNglovedNhand,NuntieNtheNneckNofNtheNgownNandNpullNawayNfromNtheNbody,NkeepingNallNb
loodNonNtheNgown.
C.NWipeNtheNglovesNoff,NgraspNtheNgownNatNtheNshoulders,NandNrollNtheNgownNforwardNintoNaNball.
D.NAskNtheNcirculatorNtoNassistNinNremovingNtheNgownNandNgloves.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WipeNtheNglovesNoff,NgraspNtheNgownNatNtheNshoulders,NandNrollNtheNgownNforwardNintoNaNball.
TheNpatientNcomingNintoNsurgeryNisNfromNnorthernNIndia.NAfterNinductionNtheNanesthesiaNprovider
NasksNforNhairNclippersNtoNtrimNtheNpatientsNbeardNtoNtapeNtheNendotrachealNtubeNinNplace.NWhich
NofNtheNfollowingNisNtheNappropriateNaction?
A.NRetrieveNtheNclippersNasNthisNisNmedicallyNnecessaryNregardlessNofNreligion.NB.NInformNtheNanest
hesiaNproviderNofNtheNpatient'sNreligion.
C.NConsultNwithNtheNsurgeonNasNthisNwasNnotNonNtheNconsent.
D.NProvideNaNrazorNasNaNbetterNoptionNthanNtheNhairNclipper.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
InformNtheNanesthesiaNproviderNofNtheNpatient'sNreligion.
, TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNisNhelpingNtheNsurgeonNcompleteNaNlaparoscopicNcholecystectomyNandN
theNsurgeonNhasNplacedNtheNdressingNonNtheNpatient.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNshouldNtheNsurgicalN
technologistNdoNnext?
A.NRemoveNtheNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheNdrapeNandNdiscard.
B.NRemoveNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NtearNtheNdrapeNoff
NtheNpatientNandNdiscard.
C.NRemoveNtopNglove,NholdNdressingNinNplace,NtearNtheNdrapeNoffNpatientNandNdiscard.
D.NRemoveNtheNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheN
drapeNandNdiscard.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RemoveNtheNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheNdr
apeNandNdiscard.
DuringNaNsmallNbowelNresectionNtheNsurgeonNintendsNtoNuseNaNdisposableNinternalNstaplingNdevice
.NWhenNshouldNtheNdeviceNbeNassembledNbyNtheNsurgicalNtechnologist?
A.NbeforeNtheNcaseNstarts
B.NafterNtheNsurgeonNchosesNtheNdevice
C.NafterNtheNcaseNisNsetNup
D.NonceNtheNpatientNisNdrapedN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-afterNtheNsurgeonNchosesNtheNdevice
WhenNbreakingNdownNtheNsetup,NwhichNofNtheNfollowingNstepsNshouldNbeNcompletedNfirst?
A.NTheNinstrumentsNareNputNbackNintoNtheNinstrumentNtrayNandNplacedNin/onNtheNcaseNcart.
B.NAllNsharpsNareNcontainedNandNdisposedNofNinNtheNsharpsNcontainer.NC.NSprayNdownNtheNnon-
disposableNinstrumentsNwithNcleaner.
D.NAllNdisposableNdrapesNareNdiscardedNintoNtheNtrashNreceptacleN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AllNsharpsNareNcontainedNandNdisposedNofNinNtheNsharpsNcontainer.
AN21-year-oldNpatientNisNrushedNtoNtheNORNwithNaNself-
inflictedNstabNwoundNtoNtheNgroin.NTheNwoundNisNanNinchNinNlengthNandNtheNpatientNhasNflatNlinedN
withNaNsteadyNflowNofNbloodNpumpingNfromNtheNsmallNwound.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNitemsNsho
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNobservedNaNpatientNfallNduringNtheNtransferNfromNtheNgurneyNtoNtheNop
eratingNbed.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNitemsNareNrequiredNinNtheNincidentNreport?N(SelectNtheNthree
N(3)NcorrectNanswers.)
A.Npatient'sNname
B.NpersonnelNinvolved
C.NtypeNofNanesthesiaNused
D.NlocationNofNtheNincident
E.Npatient'sNweightN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
patient'sNname,NpersonnelNinvolved,NlocationNofNtheNincident
ANpatient'sNdenturesNareNremovedNinNtheNoperatingNroom.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNtheNproperN
procedureNforNtheNcareNofNtheNdentures?
A.NTheNrecoveryNroomNnurseNmaintainsNpossessionNofNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNuntilNpostNsurgery
.
B.NTheNcirculatorNplacesNtheNdenturesNinNaNlabeledNdentureNcupNandNkeepsNthemNwithNtheNpatient
'sNchart.
C.NTheNanesthesiaNproviderNholdsNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNuntilNtheNpatientNisNawake.
D.NTheNchargeNnurseNholdsNtheNlabeledNdentureNcupNinNaNsecureNareaNuntilNpostNsurgery.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNcirculatorNplacesNtheNdenturesNinNaNlabeledNdentureNcupNandNkeepsNthemNwithNtheNpatient'sN
chart.
TheNsurgeonNbeginsNtoNcloseNtheNuterusNduringNaNmyomectomy.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNactionsNs
houldNtheNsurgicalNtechnologistNtakeNbeforeNcontinuingNwithNtheNclosureNofNtheNwound?
A.NInitiateNtheNclosingNcount.
B.NInitiateNtheNcavityNcount.
,C.NObtainNsterileNwoundNdressingNmaterial.
D.NWeighNtheNmyoma.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InitiateNtheNcavityNcount.
TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNpreparedNaNbreastNlumpNtoNsendNasNaNfrozenNsectionNtoNpathology.NTheN
surgicalNtechnologistNshouldNpassNoffNtheNspecimenNplaced
A.NinNnormalNsaline.
B.NonNaNraytecNsponge.
C.NonNaNtelfaNpad.
D.NinNformalin.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-onNaNtelfaNpad.
WhichNofNtheNfollowingNstepsNareNtakenNafterNtheNsurgeryNhasNfinishedNandNtheNsurgicalNtechnolo
gistNisNbreakingNscrub?
A.NWipeNbloodNoffNofNglovesNandNremoveNthem,NthenNremoveNtheNgown.
NB.NUsingNaNglovedNhand,NuntieNtheNneckNofNtheNgownNandNpullNawayNfromNtheNbody,NkeepingNallNb
loodNonNtheNgown.
C.NWipeNtheNglovesNoff,NgraspNtheNgownNatNtheNshoulders,NandNrollNtheNgownNforwardNintoNaNball.
D.NAskNtheNcirculatorNtoNassistNinNremovingNtheNgownNandNgloves.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WipeNtheNglovesNoff,NgraspNtheNgownNatNtheNshoulders,NandNrollNtheNgownNforwardNintoNaNball.
TheNpatientNcomingNintoNsurgeryNisNfromNnorthernNIndia.NAfterNinductionNtheNanesthesiaNprovider
NasksNforNhairNclippersNtoNtrimNtheNpatientsNbeardNtoNtapeNtheNendotrachealNtubeNinNplace.NWhich
NofNtheNfollowingNisNtheNappropriateNaction?
A.NRetrieveNtheNclippersNasNthisNisNmedicallyNnecessaryNregardlessNofNreligion.NB.NInformNtheNanest
hesiaNproviderNofNtheNpatient'sNreligion.
C.NConsultNwithNtheNsurgeonNasNthisNwasNnotNonNtheNconsent.
D.NProvideNaNrazorNasNaNbetterNoptionNthanNtheNhairNclipper.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
InformNtheNanesthesiaNproviderNofNtheNpatient'sNreligion.
, TheNsurgicalNtechnologistNisNhelpingNtheNsurgeonNcompleteNaNlaparoscopicNcholecystectomyNandN
theNsurgeonNhasNplacedNtheNdressingNonNtheNpatient.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNshouldNtheNsurgicalN
technologistNdoNnext?
A.NRemoveNtheNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheNdrapeNandNdiscard.
B.NRemoveNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NtearNtheNdrapeNoff
NtheNpatientNandNdiscard.
C.NRemoveNtopNglove,NholdNdressingNinNplace,NtearNtheNdrapeNoffNpatientNandNdiscard.
D.NRemoveNtheNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheN
drapeNandNdiscard.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RemoveNtheNMayoNstand,NbackNtableNandNtopNglove,NholdNtheNdressingNinNplace,NrollNawayNtheNdr
apeNandNdiscard.
DuringNaNsmallNbowelNresectionNtheNsurgeonNintendsNtoNuseNaNdisposableNinternalNstaplingNdevice
.NWhenNshouldNtheNdeviceNbeNassembledNbyNtheNsurgicalNtechnologist?
A.NbeforeNtheNcaseNstarts
B.NafterNtheNsurgeonNchosesNtheNdevice
C.NafterNtheNcaseNisNsetNup
D.NonceNtheNpatientNisNdrapedN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-afterNtheNsurgeonNchosesNtheNdevice
WhenNbreakingNdownNtheNsetup,NwhichNofNtheNfollowingNstepsNshouldNbeNcompletedNfirst?
A.NTheNinstrumentsNareNputNbackNintoNtheNinstrumentNtrayNandNplacedNin/onNtheNcaseNcart.
B.NAllNsharpsNareNcontainedNandNdisposedNofNinNtheNsharpsNcontainer.NC.NSprayNdownNtheNnon-
disposableNinstrumentsNwithNcleaner.
D.NAllNdisposableNdrapesNareNdiscardedNintoNtheNtrashNreceptacleN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AllNsharpsNareNcontainedNandNdisposedNofNinNtheNsharpsNcontainer.
AN21-year-oldNpatientNisNrushedNtoNtheNORNwithNaNself-
inflictedNstabNwoundNtoNtheNgroin.NTheNwoundNisNanNinchNinNlengthNandNtheNpatientNhasNflatNlinedN
withNaNsteadyNflowNofNbloodNpumpingNfromNtheNsmallNwound.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNitemsNsho