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NCCT TSC Surgical Technology Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | The New Material QUESTION A patient with C-spine precautions comes to surgery. Which of the following should be used to transfer this patient from a gurney to the operating room table? A. draw sheet B. roller board C. gait belt D. Hoyer lift Answer: roller board QUESTION A phatogen is a(an) _____. Answer: Disease-causing microorganism QUESTION A preference card indicates the surgeon prefers an extra-large gown and size 8.5 gloves and the assistant prefers a small gown and size 6 gloves. The assistant usually scrubs first and uses an alcohol based scrub. Place the surgical attire below in the order it should be stacked from top to bottom. (Click and drag the options in the left column to their correct position in the right column.) size 6 gloves size 8.5 gloves towel for surgeon small gown extra-large gown Answer: small gown, size 6 gloves, towel for surgeon, extra-large gown, size 8.5 gloves QUESTION A wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue is _____. Answer: Atrophy QUESTION After a case is over, you should _____. Answer: Throw your mask away and get a new one QUESTION After surgery, the instruments, used and unused, are cleaned _____. Answer: In the designated processing area QUESTION After use, heavy instruments should be placed Answer: In a seperate location QUESTION All but one of the following precautions should be followed when working with disinfectants except Answer: An unlabeled bottle or container may be used if you recognize the fluid QUESTION All of the folloeing are factors that affect the steam sterilization process except _____. Answer: Type of sterilant QUESTION All of the following are intraoperative routines for the O.R. tech with the exception of _____. Answer: Carry on a conversation with the circulator QUESTION An excission of a small piece of lung tissue for mocroscopic examination that is usually used to determine a diagnosis in pulmonary disease is called _____. Answer: Lung biospy QUESTION An infection acquired in the hospital is called _____. Answer: Nosocomial

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NCCTl TSCl Surgicall Technologyl Examl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Thel Newl
Material

Q:l Al patientl withl C-spinel precautionsl comesl tol surgery.l Whichl ofl thel followingl
shouldl bel usedl tol transferl thisl patientl froml al gurneyl tol thel operatingl rooml table?
A.l drawl sheet
B.l rollerl board
C.l gaitl belt
D.l Hoyerl lift

Answer:
rollerl board



Q:l Al phatogenl isl a(an)l _____.
Answer:
Disease-causingl microorganism



Q:l Al preferencel cardl indicatesl thel surgeonl prefersl anl extra-largel gownl andl sizel 8.5l
glovesl andl thel assistantl prefersl al smalll gownl andl sizel 6l gloves.l Thel assistantl usuallyl
scrubsl firstl andl usesl anl alcoholl basedl scrub.l Placel thel surgicall attirel belowl inl thel
orderl itl shouldl bel stackedl froml topl tol bottom.l (Clickl andl dragl thel optionsl inl thel leftl
columnl tol theirl correctl positionl inl thel rightl column.)
sizel 6l gloves
sizel 8.5l gloves
towell forl surgeon
smalll gown
extra-largel gown

Answer:

,smalll gown,l sizel 6l gloves,l towell forl surgeon,l extra-largel gown,l sizel 8.5l gloves



Q:l Al wastingl orl decreasel inl sizel ofl anl organl orl tissuel isl _____.
Answer:
Atrophy



Q:l Afterl al casel isl over,l youl shouldl _____.
Answer:
Throwl yourl maskl awayl andl getl al newl one



Q:l Afterl surgery,l thel instruments,l usedl andl unused,l arel cleanedl _____.
Answer:
Inl thel designatedl processingl area



Q:l Afterl use,l heavyl instrumentsl shouldl bel placed
Answer:
Inl al seperatel location



Q:l Alll butl onel ofl thel followingl precautionsl shouldl bel followedl whenl workingl withl
disinfectantsl except

Answer:
Anl unlabeledl bottlel orl containerl mayl bel usedl ifl youl recognizel thel fluid



Q:l Alll ofl thel folloeingl arel factorsl thatl affectl thel steaml sterilizationl processl exceptl
_____.

,Answer:
Typel ofl sterilant



Q:l Alll ofl thel followingl arel intraoperativel routinesl forl thel O.R.l techl withl thel
exceptionl ofl _____.

Answer:
Carryl onl al conversationl withl thel circulator



Q:l Anl excissionl ofl al smalll piecel ofl lungl tissuel forl mocroscopicl examinationl thatl isl
usuallyl usedl tol determinel al diagnosisl inl pulmonaryl diseasel isl calledl _____.

Answer:
Lungl biospy



Q:l Anl infectionl acquiredl inl thel hospitall isl calledl _____.
Answer:
Nosocomial



Q:l Anl orthopedicl surgeonl hasl postedl anl I&Dl ofl al forearml usingl thel pulsel lavagel
system.l Whichl ofl thel followingl PPEl isl necessaryl tol assistl inl thisl surgery?l (Selectl thel
threel (3)l correctl answers.)
A.l leadl apron
B.l facel shield
C.l shoel covers
D.l N95l respirator
E.l gown

Answer:
facel shield,l shoel covers,l gown



Q:l Cancerl thatl hasl spreadl froml onel placel tol anotherl withinl thel bodyl isl called______.

, Answer:
Metastatic



Q:l Duringl al preoperativel countl thel numberl ofl spongesl inl al packagel isl incorrect.l
Whichl ofl thel followingl actionsl shouldl thel surgicall technologistl andl circulatingl nursel
take?
A.l Discardl thel packagel andl openl al newl one.
B.l Documentl thel shortagel andl continuel thel count.
C.l Informl thel surgeonl immediately.
D.l Openl al newl packagel andl continuel thel count.

Answer:
Discardl thel packagel andl openl al newl one.



Q:l Duringl surgery,l manyl surgeonsl identifyl instrumentsl byl _____.
Answer:
Type



Q:l Duringl thel surgicall timel out,l thel nursel readsl froml thel consentl thatl al rightl
uretoroscopyl willl bel done.l Thel anesthesiologistl confirmsl andl thel surgicall technologistl
alsol confirmsl andl announcesl thel rightl sidel isl marked.l However,l thel surgeonl saysl al leftl
uretoroscopyl willl bel performed.l Whichl ofl thel followingl shouldl bel donel regardingl thisl
situation?
A.l Relyl onl thel surgeonl asl hel willl bel performingl thel procedure.
B.l Relyl onl thel nursel asl thel nursel isl readingl directlyl froml thel consent
.C.l Proceedl withl thel nursel annotatingl inl thel chartl thatl surgicall sitel isl inl question.
D.l Haltl thel procedurel untill thel surgicall sitel isl verified.

Answer:
Haltl thel procedurel untill thel surgicall sitel isl verified.



Q:l EOl sterilizationl dependsl onl alll ofl thel followingl exceptl _____.

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