PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWER S WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents
begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical
technologist anticipate as the NEXT step?
A. Suction the fluid from the abdomen.
B. Continue removing the appendix as planned.
C. Place a Kelly clamp over the perforation.
D. Close the wound and terminate the procedure. - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and the dressing is on. The
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps and nondisposables from the
drapes before pushing everything back. According to best practice, which of the
following should be the NEXT
step?
A. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and tear it down.
B. Pull the drapes off and put them on the back table in case they are needed
again.
C. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and keep sterile until the patient is
transported to PACU.
D. Leave the back table, mayo, and basin close to patient in case they are needed
again. - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
,Which of the following examples illustrates unsafe technique for disposing of
contaminated sharps?
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle
counter and individually placed in the biohazard sharps
container.
B. Used suture needles and scalpel blades remain in the needle counter and
the closed needle counter is placed in the biohazard sharps container.
C. The biohazard sharps container is located as close as possible to the area
in which the items were used.
D. Disposable surgical blades are removed from knife handles with a needle
holder or other instrument. - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
When preparing endoscopic cameras for ethylene oxide sterilization, which of the
following monitoring processes is utilized to ensure all parameters of sterilization
are met?
A. external tape
B. biological indicator
C. dynamic air removal
D. chemical strip - DETAILED ANSWER -B.
When infection is present, the MOST commonly used suture is
A. braided.
,B. silk.
C. surgical gut.
D. monofilament. - DETAILED ANSWER -D.
Which of the following should be prepared for a mastoid dressing?
A. several squared gauze sponges
B. rolled gauze and an abdominal pad
C. several fluffed sponges and rolled gauze
D. gauze sponges and a Velcro strap - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
Which of the following is the FIRST step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet?
A. wrapping the limb sequentially with an Esmarch bandage from distal to
proximal
B. applying the pneumatic tourniquet to the limb and immediately inflating it
C. prepping the limb with ChloraPrep, including the determined location of the
tourniquet
D. padding the limb where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril -
DETAILED ANSWER -D.
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is
used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
, B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
How many lobes do the right and left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
D. two, two - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist should
FIRST notify the
A. circulating nurse.
B. contaminating team member. C. OR supervisor.
D. anesthesia provider. - DETAILED ANSWER -B.
Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused by an excessive
production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
A. hydrocephalus
B. encephalocele
C. cranial bifida
ANSWER S WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents
begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical
technologist anticipate as the NEXT step?
A. Suction the fluid from the abdomen.
B. Continue removing the appendix as planned.
C. Place a Kelly clamp over the perforation.
D. Close the wound and terminate the procedure. - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and the dressing is on. The
surgical technologist begins removing all sharps and nondisposables from the
drapes before pushing everything back. According to best practice, which of the
following should be the NEXT
step?
A. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and tear it down.
B. Pull the drapes off and put them on the back table in case they are needed
again.
C. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and keep sterile until the patient is
transported to PACU.
D. Leave the back table, mayo, and basin close to patient in case they are needed
again. - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
,Which of the following examples illustrates unsafe technique for disposing of
contaminated sharps?
A. Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle
counter and individually placed in the biohazard sharps
container.
B. Used suture needles and scalpel blades remain in the needle counter and
the closed needle counter is placed in the biohazard sharps container.
C. The biohazard sharps container is located as close as possible to the area
in which the items were used.
D. Disposable surgical blades are removed from knife handles with a needle
holder or other instrument. - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
When preparing endoscopic cameras for ethylene oxide sterilization, which of the
following monitoring processes is utilized to ensure all parameters of sterilization
are met?
A. external tape
B. biological indicator
C. dynamic air removal
D. chemical strip - DETAILED ANSWER -B.
When infection is present, the MOST commonly used suture is
A. braided.
,B. silk.
C. surgical gut.
D. monofilament. - DETAILED ANSWER -D.
Which of the following should be prepared for a mastoid dressing?
A. several squared gauze sponges
B. rolled gauze and an abdominal pad
C. several fluffed sponges and rolled gauze
D. gauze sponges and a Velcro strap - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
Which of the following is the FIRST step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet?
A. wrapping the limb sequentially with an Esmarch bandage from distal to
proximal
B. applying the pneumatic tourniquet to the limb and immediately inflating it
C. prepping the limb with ChloraPrep, including the determined location of the
tourniquet
D. padding the limb where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril -
DETAILED ANSWER -D.
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is
used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
, B. Auvard
C. Schroeder
D. Bozeman - DETAILED ANSWER -C.
How many lobes do the right and left lungs have, respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three
C. three, three
D. two, two - DETAILED ANSWER -A.
When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist should
FIRST notify the
A. circulating nurse.
B. contaminating team member. C. OR supervisor.
D. anesthesia provider. - DETAILED ANSWER -B.
Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused by an excessive
production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
A. hydrocephalus
B. encephalocele
C. cranial bifida
