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NCCT SURGICAL TECH EXAM PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK
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QUESTION: Which of the following steps are taken after the surgery has finished and the
surgical technologist is breaking scrub?
A. Wipe blood off of gloves and remove them, then remove the gown.
B. Using a gloved hand, untie the neck of the gown and pull away from the body, keeping all
blood on the gown.
C. Wipe the gloves off, grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into a ball.
D. Ask the circulator to assist in removing the gown and gloves. - ANSWER-Wipe the gloves off,
grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into a ball.
QUESTION: The patient coming into surgery is from northern India. After induction the
anesthesia provider asks for hair clippers to trim the patients beard to tape the endotracheal
tube in place. Which of the following is the appropriate action?
A. Retrieve the clippers as this is medically necessary regardless of religion. B. Inform the
anesthesia provider of the patient's religion.
C. Consult with the surgeon as this was not on the consent.
D. Provide a razor as a better option than the hair clipper. - ANSWER-Inform the anesthesia
provider of the patient's religion.
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QUESTION: The surgical technologist is helping the surgeon complete a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy and the surgeon has placed the dressing on the patient. Which of the
following should the surgical technologist do next?
A. Remove the top glove, hold the dressing in place, roll away the drape and discard.
B. Remove Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the dressing in place, tear the drape off
the patient and discard.
C. Remove top glove, hold dressing in place, tear the drape off patient and discard.
D. Remove the Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the dressing in place, roll away the
drape and discard. - ANSWER-Remove the Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the
dressing in place, roll away the drape and discard.
QUESTION: During a small bowel resection the surgeon intends to use a disposable internal
stapling device. When should the device be assembled by the surgical technologist?
A. before the case starts
B. after the surgeon choses the device
C. after the case is set up
D. once the patient is draped - ANSWER-after the surgeon choses the device
The surgical technologist observed a patient fall during the transfer from the gurney to the
operating bed. Which of the following items are required in the incident report? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
A. patient's name
B. personnel involved
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C. type of anesthesia used
D. location of the incident
E. patient's weight - ANSWER-patient's name, personnel involved, location of the incident
QUESTION: A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is
the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A. The recovery room nurse maintains possession of the labeled denture cup until post surgery.
B. The circulator places the dentures in a labeled denture cup and keeps them with the
patient's chart.
C. The anesthesia provider holds the labeled denture cup until the patient is awake.
D. The charge nurse holds the labeled denture cup in a secure area until post surgery. -
ANSWER-The circulator places the dentures in a labeled denture cup and keeps them with the
patient's chart.
QUESTION: The surgeon begins to close the uterus during a myomectomy. Which of the
following actions should the surgical technologist take before continuing with the closure of the
wound?
A. Initiate the closing count.
B. Initiate the cavity count.
C. Obtain sterile wound dressing material.
D. Weigh the myoma. - ANSWER-Initiate the cavity count.
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QUESTION: The surgical technologist prepared a breast lump to send as a frozen section to
pathology. The surgical technologist should pass off the specimen placed
A. in normal saline.
B. on a raytec sponge.
C. on a telfa pad.
D. in formalin. - ANSWER-on a telfa pad.
QUESTION: When breaking down the setup, which of the following steps should be completed
first?
A. The instruments are put back into the instrument tray and placed in/on the case cart.
B. All sharps are contained and disposed of in the sharps container. C. Spray down the non-
disposable instruments with cleaner.
D. All disposable drapes are discarded into the trash receptacle - ANSWER-All sharps are
contained and disposed of in the sharps container.
QUESTION: 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.)
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NCCT SURGICAL TECH EXAM PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK
COMPLETE 500+ QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Which of the following steps are taken after the surgery has finished and the
surgical technologist is breaking scrub?
A. Wipe blood off of gloves and remove them, then remove the gown.
B. Using a gloved hand, untie the neck of the gown and pull away from the body, keeping all
blood on the gown.
C. Wipe the gloves off, grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into a ball.
D. Ask the circulator to assist in removing the gown and gloves. - ANSWER-Wipe the gloves off,
grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into a ball.
QUESTION: The patient coming into surgery is from northern India. After induction the
anesthesia provider asks for hair clippers to trim the patients beard to tape the endotracheal
tube in place. Which of the following is the appropriate action?
A. Retrieve the clippers as this is medically necessary regardless of religion. B. Inform the
anesthesia provider of the patient's religion.
C. Consult with the surgeon as this was not on the consent.
D. Provide a razor as a better option than the hair clipper. - ANSWER-Inform the anesthesia
provider of the patient's religion.
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QUESTION: The surgical technologist is helping the surgeon complete a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy and the surgeon has placed the dressing on the patient. Which of the
following should the surgical technologist do next?
A. Remove the top glove, hold the dressing in place, roll away the drape and discard.
B. Remove Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the dressing in place, tear the drape off
the patient and discard.
C. Remove top glove, hold dressing in place, tear the drape off patient and discard.
D. Remove the Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the dressing in place, roll away the
drape and discard. - ANSWER-Remove the Mayo stand, back table and top glove, hold the
dressing in place, roll away the drape and discard.
QUESTION: During a small bowel resection the surgeon intends to use a disposable internal
stapling device. When should the device be assembled by the surgical technologist?
A. before the case starts
B. after the surgeon choses the device
C. after the case is set up
D. once the patient is draped - ANSWER-after the surgeon choses the device
The surgical technologist observed a patient fall during the transfer from the gurney to the
operating bed. Which of the following items are required in the incident report? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
A. patient's name
B. personnel involved
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C. type of anesthesia used
D. location of the incident
E. patient's weight - ANSWER-patient's name, personnel involved, location of the incident
QUESTION: A patient's dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is
the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A. The recovery room nurse maintains possession of the labeled denture cup until post surgery.
B. The circulator places the dentures in a labeled denture cup and keeps them with the
patient's chart.
C. The anesthesia provider holds the labeled denture cup until the patient is awake.
D. The charge nurse holds the labeled denture cup in a secure area until post surgery. -
ANSWER-The circulator places the dentures in a labeled denture cup and keeps them with the
patient's chart.
QUESTION: The surgeon begins to close the uterus during a myomectomy. Which of the
following actions should the surgical technologist take before continuing with the closure of the
wound?
A. Initiate the closing count.
B. Initiate the cavity count.
C. Obtain sterile wound dressing material.
D. Weigh the myoma. - ANSWER-Initiate the cavity count.
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QUESTION: The surgical technologist prepared a breast lump to send as a frozen section to
pathology. The surgical technologist should pass off the specimen placed
A. in normal saline.
B. on a raytec sponge.
C. on a telfa pad.
D. in formalin. - ANSWER-on a telfa pad.
QUESTION: When breaking down the setup, which of the following steps should be completed
first?
A. The instruments are put back into the instrument tray and placed in/on the case cart.
B. All sharps are contained and disposed of in the sharps container. C. Spray down the non-
disposable instruments with cleaner.
D. All disposable drapes are discarded into the trash receptacle - ANSWER-All sharps are
contained and disposed of in the sharps container.
QUESTION: 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.)
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