NCCT-TSC SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST EXAM (ACTUAL
2025/2026) WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
How is the heart safely exposed when perfuming a
sternotomy? - ---Answerrs___Sternal saw with guard
Positioning of the patient is controlled by which team member?
- ---Answerrs___Anesthesia
Which medical term is used for removal of the gallbladder? - -
--Answerrs___Cholecystectomy
When the surgeon is seated at the console and nonsterile
during robotic assisted surgery, does the role of the surgical
technologist change when performing as a sterile team
member? - ---Answerrs___No
What is done with the bone flap that is removed when
performing a craniotomy? - ---Answerrs___Place in antibiotic
solution in a protected area of the back table
The malleus is considered a(n) __________. - ---
Answerrs___Ossicle
,Which of the following is appropriate when placing
instruments back in the instrument tray at the end of the
procedure? - ---Answerrs___Heavy instruments should be
placed on the bottom
During a hysterectomy, the surgeon states they will also be
removing the adnexa. Which of the following structures would
be removed? - ---Answerrs___Ovaries, fallopian tubes,
ovarian ligaments
Which of the following is used to place catheters and stents
common for ureteral surgery? - ---Answerrs___Guidewires
After the procedure is over, the surgical technologist should
take the dirty instruments to __________. - ---
Answerrs___Decontamination
An EGD, colonoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy are considered
which of the following category of procedures? - ---
Answerrs___Endoscopy
The surgical technologist is taking the renal calculi specimen
to the lab following the procedure. The surgical technologist
should ensure this specimen is placed in __________. - ---
Answerrs___A dry container
Which medical emergency may arise from swelling as a result
of a broken bone? - ---Answerrs___Compartment syndrome
, During an endoscopic procedure, the surgeon requests an
instrument to cut through and morcellate tissue. What should
the surgical technologist pass to the surgeon? - ---
Answerrs___Resectoscope
What is the proper procedure used when separating
instruments that are delicate at the completion of the case? - -
--Answerrs___Place all delicate instruments in their original
container
To protect the patient during surgeries with lasers, which of
the following should be placed on the patient? - ---
Answerrs___Moistened eye pads with goggles
During patient transfer in the operating room, which of the
following actions should be done to both the bed and the
gurney? - ---Answerrs___Lock the wheels
Which of the following includes health risks, such as burns,
lung injury, nerve damage, and poisoning, where large
amounts of hazardous materials are stored? - ---
Answerrs___Hazardous material spill
When should the surgical specimen be handed off the surgical
field? - ---Answerrs___As soon as possible and after approval
of the surgeon
2025/2026) WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
How is the heart safely exposed when perfuming a
sternotomy? - ---Answerrs___Sternal saw with guard
Positioning of the patient is controlled by which team member?
- ---Answerrs___Anesthesia
Which medical term is used for removal of the gallbladder? - -
--Answerrs___Cholecystectomy
When the surgeon is seated at the console and nonsterile
during robotic assisted surgery, does the role of the surgical
technologist change when performing as a sterile team
member? - ---Answerrs___No
What is done with the bone flap that is removed when
performing a craniotomy? - ---Answerrs___Place in antibiotic
solution in a protected area of the back table
The malleus is considered a(n) __________. - ---
Answerrs___Ossicle
,Which of the following is appropriate when placing
instruments back in the instrument tray at the end of the
procedure? - ---Answerrs___Heavy instruments should be
placed on the bottom
During a hysterectomy, the surgeon states they will also be
removing the adnexa. Which of the following structures would
be removed? - ---Answerrs___Ovaries, fallopian tubes,
ovarian ligaments
Which of the following is used to place catheters and stents
common for ureteral surgery? - ---Answerrs___Guidewires
After the procedure is over, the surgical technologist should
take the dirty instruments to __________. - ---
Answerrs___Decontamination
An EGD, colonoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy are considered
which of the following category of procedures? - ---
Answerrs___Endoscopy
The surgical technologist is taking the renal calculi specimen
to the lab following the procedure. The surgical technologist
should ensure this specimen is placed in __________. - ---
Answerrs___A dry container
Which medical emergency may arise from swelling as a result
of a broken bone? - ---Answerrs___Compartment syndrome
, During an endoscopic procedure, the surgeon requests an
instrument to cut through and morcellate tissue. What should
the surgical technologist pass to the surgeon? - ---
Answerrs___Resectoscope
What is the proper procedure used when separating
instruments that are delicate at the completion of the case? - -
--Answerrs___Place all delicate instruments in their original
container
To protect the patient during surgeries with lasers, which of
the following should be placed on the patient? - ---
Answerrs___Moistened eye pads with goggles
During patient transfer in the operating room, which of the
following actions should be done to both the bed and the
gurney? - ---Answerrs___Lock the wheels
Which of the following includes health risks, such as burns,
lung injury, nerve damage, and poisoning, where large
amounts of hazardous materials are stored? - ---
Answerrs___Hazardous material spill
When should the surgical specimen be handed off the surgical
field? - ---Answerrs___As soon as possible and after approval
of the surgeon
