NCCT Surg Tech Pratice Exam 51-100 Questions and Answers

NCCT Surg Tech Pratice Exam 51-100 Questions and Answers When assembling instruments for sterilization, the surgical technologist should place instruments on the stringer with - Answer-A. clamps in the open position. B. smaller instruments grouped together. C. larger instruments grouped together. D. babcocks in the locked position. The surgeon is doing a laparoscopic procedure using an endo GIA stapler. He passes the stapler to the surgical technologist and asks him to reload. Which of the following should the technologist do to the stapler before passing back to the surgeon? - Answer- A. Close the jaws. B. Open the jaws. C. Lubricate the jaws. D. Pre-fire the jaws. In anticipation of a visually impaired patient's surgical procedure, the best practice in facilitating movement would be for the surgical technologist to - Answer-A. explain the process of moving from stretcher to bed then guide the patient's hand to aid him while he moves. B. explain the process of moving then allow the patient to move on his own. C. guide the patient by touching him then explain the process of moving from the stretcher to the operating bed. D. allow the patient to become familiar moving by feeling around on his own. An alert, oriented, and mobile 300 lb. patient is brought into the OR on a transport cart. Which of the following is the best method of slowly transferring this patient to the OR bed? - Answer-A. Use a mechanical lift to assist in moving the patient. B. Call for more lifting help to assist in moving the patient. C. Align the beds together, lock the wheels, and use a roller board. D. Align the beds together, lock the wheels, and ask the patient to move himself. During a colon resection, an endo GIA misfired. Where should the surgical technologist bring the endo GIA after surgery? - Answer-A. Biomed B. CS assembly department C. decontamination area D. Materials Management 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.) - Answer-A. knife blade B. Raytec sponges C. Yankauer suction D. Frazier suction E. lap sponges A patient presents to the operating room for irrigation and debridement of a wound caused by penetrating trauma. The surgeon states that the wound will heal by secondary intention. Which of the following dressing types should the surgical technologist ask the circulator for? - Answer-A. ABD B. Steri-Strips C. bolsters D. bio-occlusive Opsite The surgical team is at the surgical field and has just completed the time-out. The surgeon turns to the surgical technologist and asks for local. Which of the following actions should the surgical technologist take next before passing the local? - Answer-A. Confirm with the anesthesiologist the medication on the syringe. B. Confirm with the circulator the medication label on the syringe. C. Read aloud the medication label on the syringe. D. Pass the correctly labeled medication syringe. Which of the following information must every drug container be labeled with as soon as it is received by the surgical technologist? - Answer-A. abbreviated medication name and quantity B. strength and expiration date C. quantity and expiration date D. abbreviated medication name, quantity and strength The surgical technologist has started breaking down the back table and is disposing of all sharps. Which of the following is correct practice for disposing sharps? - Answer-A. Remove the needle from the syringe and eject medication out of the syringe before disposal. B. Place all sharps in the needle counter and dispose of them in the sharps container. C. Recap all needles before disposing in sharp container. D. Recap all needles, place in the needle counter, then dispose of the needle counter in the sharps container. The surgeon will be taking bilateral skin grafts from the patient's thighs for placement on a left lower leg fasciotomy. For both surgical sites, which of the following dressings should the surgical technologist anticipate the surgeon needing? - Answer-A. iodoform gauze B. Duoderm C. adhesive skin closure strips D. Xeroform The surgical team prepares the room for a trauma case. The nurse is notified by the ER that the patient is a 3-year-old female with a gunshot wound. In preparing the room for the patient's arrival, the surgical technologist should ensure that the room is - Answer-A. is maintained at 68 degrees F (20 C). B. ventilated to force positive airflow from unrestricted to restricted areas. C. is maintained at 75 degrees F (23 C). D. humidity controlled to prevent growth of bacteria. The circulator has just poured sterile saline and sterile water onto the sterile field, but the surgical technologist did not verify. When asked, the circulator stated what the fluids were and that they were acceptable to use. Which of the following should the surgical technologist do at this point? - Answer-A. Proceed with the fluids based on the circulator's confirmation. B. Throw out the fluids and ask for replacements. C. Break scrub and retrieve the correct fluids. D. Label the fluid at once. When applying a cast, which of the following items are essential? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) - Answer-A. coban