NCCT SURGICAL TECH PRACTICE EXAM (LATEST 2026 / 2027 UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE A+

NCCT SURGICAL TECH PRACTICE
EXAM (LATEST UPDATE)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A+
Whenmdonningmamsterilemgown,mthemsurgicalmtechnologistmshouldm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmkeepmtheminsidemofmthemgownmtowardmthembody.




Aftermamsurgicalmprocedure,mwheremshouldmallmunusedmsurgicalmmaterialsmbemreturnedmto?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcentralmsupply




Themsurgeonmasksmformanmabsorbablemsuturemduringmthemrepairmofmthembladder.mWhichmsuturemm
aterialmwouldmfallmundermthatmcategory?mSelectmallmthatmapply.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mVicrylm

B.mSilk

C.mPlainmgut

D.mNylonm

E.mChromic



Themanesthesiamprovidermwouldmtypicallymaskmthemsurgicalmtechnologistmhowmmuchmfluidmhasmbee
nmusedminmordermtom-mCORRECTmANSWERmestimatembloodmloss



Inmpreparationmformamcarotidmendarterectomymthemsurgicalmtechnologistmshouldmanticipatemusingm
whichmofmthemfollowingmsutures?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm7-0mprolenem

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Whichmtypemofmsuturemshouldmbempulledmtomremovemmemory?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmnylonm

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,Whilempreparingmthemroommformamcarotidmendarterectomy,mthemsurgeonmwalksminmandmtellsmthems
urgicalmtechnologistmtheremismanmemergentmcasemscheduledmnextmandmthemtechnologistmneedsmtom
speedmupmthemprocessmofmgettingmthempatientmpreppedmandmdraped.mInmordermtomhavemamsafemout
comemformthempatientmthemtechnologistmshouldmprepmthempatientmwithm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDuraprepmstickmandmplacemtowelsmaroundmthemexpectedmincisionmsite.




Duringmsurgery,mthemsurgicalmtechnologistmreachesmformamsupplymitemmbeingmhandedmbymthemcircu
lator.mThemsurgicalmtechnologists'mleftmglovemtouchesmthemoutsidemofmthempackage.mWhichmofmthem
followingmstepsmmustmbemtakenmtomcorrectmthembreakminmsterilemtechnique?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcirculatormremovesmthemcontaminatedmglovemandmthenmthemtechnologis


tmre-glovesmherself



Whenmclosingmfasciamaftermamlaparotomy,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemsuturemofmchoice?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPDS




Themsurgicalmtechnologistmismhelpingmthemsurgeonmcompletemamlaparoscopicmcholecystectomyman
dmthemsurgeonmhasmplacedmthemdressingmonmthempatient.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemsur
gicalmtechnologistmdomnext?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRemovemthemMayomstand,mbackmtablemandmtopmglove,mholdmthemdressingminm


place,mrollmawaymthemdrapemandmdiscard.



Ampatientmpresentsmtomthemoperatingmroommformamhydrocelectomy.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmdress
ingsmshouldmthemsurgicalmtechnologistmanticipatemneeding?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmScrotalmsupport



Anmalert,moriented,mandmmobilem300lbmpatientmismbroughtmintomthemORmonmamtransportmcart.mWhi
chmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmmethodmofmslowlymtransferringmthismpatientmtomthemORmbed?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAlignmthembedsmtogether,mlockmthemwheels,mandmaskmthempatientmtommovemhi


mself.



Whenmbeingmrelievedmformlunchmduringmsurgery,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmtasksmismperformedmbymt
hemoutgoingmsurgicalmtechnologist?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCountingmsharpsmandmsponges

, Whenmthemsurgicalmtechnologistmassemblesmanminternalmstaplingmdevice,mwhichmofmthemfollowingm
shouldmbemperformed?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemcartridgemshouldmbeminmthemloadedmpositionmandmthenmremovemthemcar


tridgemcovermbeforemuse.

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Whichmofmthemfollowingmretractorsmhasmsharpmdisposableminsertsmthatmmustmbemdisposedmofminma
nmappropriatemsharpsmcontainermfollowingmthemendmofmthemsurgicalmcase?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMayfield



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Anm85-
yearmoldmpatientmismcurrentlyminmthemoperatingmroommundermgeneralmanesthesiamformamrightmhipma
rthroplasty.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwillmbestmhelpmtompreventmperioperativempositioningminjurie
s?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEnsuremallmbonymprominencesmaremsufficientlympadded.



Whenmamsurgicalmtechnologistmismbeingmrelievedmatmthemendmofmshiftmduringmammyomectomy,mshem
ismrequiredmto:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmconductmamcompletemcount.



Themcirculatormhasmjustmpouredmsterilemsalinemandmsterilemwatermontomthemsterilemfield,mbutmthems
urgicalmtechnologistmdidmnotmverify.mWhenmasked,mthemcirculatormstatedmwhatmthemfluidsmwereman
dmthatmtheymweremacceptablemtomuse.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmshouldmthemsurgicalmtechnologistm
domatmthismpoint?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThrowmoutmthemfluidsmandmaskmformreplacements.



Themanesthesiamcaremproviderm(ACP)mismperformingmanminductionmonmamknownmasthmaticmpatient.
mThempatientmexperiencesmamlaryngospasmmduringmintubation.mThempatientsmoxygenmsaturationmis


m65%.mThemscrubbedmsurgicalmtechnologistmshould:m-


mCORRECTmANSWERmpreparemformtracheostomy