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1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important
skill for a surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lighting - Correct Answers ✅A.
Management of specimens
2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily
responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to
decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician. - Correct Answers ✅C.
Surgical technologist
3. The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization
for a Billroth I procedure is
A. McBurney's.
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B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal. - Correct Answers ✅C. Midline
4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may
not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen
of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle. - Correct Answers ✅C.
Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
5. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical
technologist should prepare specimens using which of the
following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a
hemostat. - Correct Answers ✅C. Place in separate
containers and identify
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6. A surgical technologist received the following medications
onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm,
and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine. Which of the following
is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine - Correct Answers ✅D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm
bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being
brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which
of the following items are needed for this case?
A. Monocryl suture and harmonic scalpel
B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
C. Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
D. nylon suture, Raytec, and Geralds - Correct Answers
✅B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
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8. If there is any question related to handling a specific type
of specimen, which of the following departments should be
consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology - Correct Answers ✅C. Pathology
9. The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50. - Correct Answers ✅B. 15 to 25
10. A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the
floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST
reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for implantable devices, but not
instruments.
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1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important
skill for a surgical technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lighting - Correct Answers ✅A.
Management of specimens
2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily
responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to
decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician. - Correct Answers ✅C.
Surgical technologist
3. The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization
for a Billroth I procedure is
A. McBurney's.
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B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal. - Correct Answers ✅C. Midline
4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may
not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen
of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle. - Correct Answers ✅C.
Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
5. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical
technologist should prepare specimens using which of the
following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a
hemostat. - Correct Answers ✅C. Place in separate
containers and identify
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6. A surgical technologist received the following medications
onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm,
and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine. Which of the following
is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine - Correct Answers ✅D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm
bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being
brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which
of the following items are needed for this case?
A. Monocryl suture and harmonic scalpel
B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
C. Vicryl ties, pledgets, and Alexis
D. nylon suture, Raytec, and Geralds - Correct Answers
✅B. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
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8. If there is any question related to handling a specific type
of specimen, which of the following departments should be
consulted?
A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology - Correct Answers ✅C. Pathology
9. The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
A. 5 to 10.
B. 15 to 25.
C. 30 to 35.
D. 40 to 50. - Correct Answers ✅B. 15 to 25
10. A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the
floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST
reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization?
A. The sterilizer is used for implantable devices, but not
instruments.
