NCCT Practice Exam 2 questions with correct answers

The patient is scheduled to have a Meniscal repair done on his right knee. Which of the following best represents how the site should be marked in the preoperative holding area to verify correct surgical site? Answer A "yes" written on the right knee, with a small line showing where the incision will be. During a colon resection, an endo GIA misfired. Where should the surgical technologist bring the endo GIA after surgery? Answer Decontamination area While preparing the room for a carotid endarterectomy, the surgeon walks in and tells the surgical technologist there is an emergent case scheduled next and the technologist needs to speed up the process of getting the patient prepped and draped. In order to have a safe outcome for the patient the technologist should prep the patient with Answer Duraprep stick and place towels around the expected incision site. During a vaginal hysterectomy the surgical team noticed that the safety belt was left off the patient before the drape was applied. How can the patient be secured to the OR bed without interrupting the sterile field or procedure? Answer The circulator can reach under the sterile drape and apply the safety strap carefully. Which of the following are duties the surgeon may delegate to the surgical technologist? Answer Cut suture, Remove clamps, Retract tissue The surgeon has finished dissecting through all of the layers of the abdomen during an abdominal hysterectomy. What retractor should the surgical technologist be prepared to pass to the surgeon? Answer O'Sullivan O'Connor