NCCT Surgical Tech Practice Verified Guide
Surgical Technology Questions
1. The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which of the
following equipment is needed for the procedure?
✔️ B. harmonic scalpel
2. Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion of the T3-L2 range?
✔️ A. Wilson frame
3. When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following items is necessary to
occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
✔️ C. tourniquet
4. The surgeon is starting an exploratory laparotomy on an elderly female patient with a very large
rotund abdomen. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available in the
room?
✔️ B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
5. Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
✔️ B. bean bag
✔️ C. video tower
✔️ E. pillows
6. The surgical team is in the midst of the Time Out Protocol with the OR charge nurse present to audit
their briefing. After stating the procedure, site of procedure, antibiotics administered, patient history,
patient name, and everyone in the room agreeing to the briefing, the charge nurse declared it a failed
briefing. Which of the following elements of a Time Out did the surgical team exclude?
✔️ C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
,7. Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
✔️ A. patient's identity
✔️ C. correct site
✔️ D. procedure to be performed
8. The nurse initiates a surgical time out with the surgeon not present and states the wrong patient
identifiers. Which of the following is the best action for the surgical technologist to take?
✔️ A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room.
9. Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
✔️ B. temperature of room
10. In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
✔️ B. Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the patient
enters approximately
A. 30 minutes prior and between 75.6 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
B. one hour prior and between 75.6 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
C. 30 minutes prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. one hour prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit. ✔️C. 30 minutes prior and between
78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
The patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. When opening supplies for
the case the surgical technologist should open
A. three prep trays: one for the vaginal prep, one for catheter placement, and one for the abdomen.
B. one prep tray for abdomen, catheter placement, and vaginal prep.
C. two prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
, D. one prep tray and separate sponges for vaginal prep, abdomen, and catheter placement. ✔️C. two
prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
When performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram, the surgical technologist will
need to have
A. indigo carmine.
B. benzoine tincture.
C. methelyne blue.
D. contrast medium. ✔️D. contrast medium.
Which of the following irrigation will the surgeon need during an AV graft anastomosis?
A. antibiotic saline
B. heparin saline
C. sterile water
D. normal saline ✔️B. heparin saline
The surgical technologist is told to inspect the minor procedure rooms to ensure all of the basic
furniture is present. How many suction systems are required in each room?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. none ✔️B. two
Which of the following retractors should the surgical technologist have available for an emergent open
laparotomy?
A. Mayfield
B. Balfour
C. Cloward
D. Army-Navy ✔️B. Balfour
Surgical Technology Questions
1. The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which of the
following equipment is needed for the procedure?
✔️ B. harmonic scalpel
2. Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion of the T3-L2 range?
✔️ A. Wilson frame
3. When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following items is necessary to
occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
✔️ C. tourniquet
4. The surgeon is starting an exploratory laparotomy on an elderly female patient with a very large
rotund abdomen. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available in the
room?
✔️ B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
5. Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
✔️ B. bean bag
✔️ C. video tower
✔️ E. pillows
6. The surgical team is in the midst of the Time Out Protocol with the OR charge nurse present to audit
their briefing. After stating the procedure, site of procedure, antibiotics administered, patient history,
patient name, and everyone in the room agreeing to the briefing, the charge nurse declared it a failed
briefing. Which of the following elements of a Time Out did the surgical team exclude?
✔️ C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
,7. Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
✔️ A. patient's identity
✔️ C. correct site
✔️ D. procedure to be performed
8. The nurse initiates a surgical time out with the surgeon not present and states the wrong patient
identifiers. Which of the following is the best action for the surgical technologist to take?
✔️ A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room.
9. Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
✔️ B. temperature of room
10. In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
✔️ B. Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the patient
enters approximately
A. 30 minutes prior and between 75.6 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
B. one hour prior and between 75.6 and 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
C. 30 minutes prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
D. one hour prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit. ✔️C. 30 minutes prior and between
78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
The patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. When opening supplies for
the case the surgical technologist should open
A. three prep trays: one for the vaginal prep, one for catheter placement, and one for the abdomen.
B. one prep tray for abdomen, catheter placement, and vaginal prep.
C. two prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
, D. one prep tray and separate sponges for vaginal prep, abdomen, and catheter placement. ✔️C. two
prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
When performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram, the surgical technologist will
need to have
A. indigo carmine.
B. benzoine tincture.
C. methelyne blue.
D. contrast medium. ✔️D. contrast medium.
Which of the following irrigation will the surgeon need during an AV graft anastomosis?
A. antibiotic saline
B. heparin saline
C. sterile water
D. normal saline ✔️B. heparin saline
The surgical technologist is told to inspect the minor procedure rooms to ensure all of the basic
furniture is present. How many suction systems are required in each room?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. none ✔️B. two
Which of the following retractors should the surgical technologist have available for an emergent open
laparotomy?
A. Mayfield
B. Balfour
C. Cloward
D. Army-Navy ✔️B. Balfour
