NCCT SURGICAL TECH PRACTICE
ACTUAL EXAM Questions and
Answers ALREADY GRADED A+
The surgeon plans to use the pneumatic tourniquet on a total knee. Which of the following should the
surgical technologist have available on the sterile field to exsanguinate the leg?
A. Coban
B. Webril
C. Stockinette
D. Esmarch - CORRECT ANSWERD. Esmarch
Which of the following equipment should the surgical technologist have available for an ORIF case?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. Bovie
B. harmonic scalpel
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. light source
E. X-rayable operating bed - CORRECT ANSWERBovie, pneumatic tourniquet, X-rayable operating bed
,Which of the following are commonly reported complications of using a pneumatic tourniquet? (Select
the three (3) correct answers.)
A. latex reaction to cuff
B. skin bruising
C. nerve paralysis
D. deep vein thrombosis
E. break through bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERskin bruising, nerve paralysis, deep vein thrombosis
The surgical technologist is preparing for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following surgical
equipment is needed for this case? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. ESU
B. lateral positioning devices
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. power drill
E. stirrup leg positioners - CORRECT ANSWERESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
Which of the following positioning devices should the technologist obtain for a total knee arthroplasty?
(Select the two (2) correct answers.)
A. leg positioner
B. arm boards
C. peg board
D. abduction pillow
E. bean bag - CORRECT ANSWERleg positioner, arm boards
The surgical technologist is preparing for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following surgical
equipment is needed for this case? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. ESU
B. lateral positioning devices
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. power drill
, E. stirrup leg positioners - CORRECT ANSWERESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
The surgical technologist is setting up for a posterior lumbar laminectomy. Which of the following special
equipment is needed?
A. Wilson frame
B. shoulder braces
C. beanbag
D. Mayfield - CORRECT ANSWERWilson frame
In which of the following surgical procedures is the beach chair attachment most commonly used?
A. shoulder arthroscopy
B. knee arthroscopy
C. radical nephrectomy
D. parathyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWERshoulder arthroscopy
Which of the following retractors should the surgical technologist prepare for a cleft-palate repair
procedure?
A. Greenfield
B. Jennings
C. Lonestar
D. Mayfield - CORRECT ANSWERJennings
The patient is in lithotomy position with Allen stirrups. Which of the following procedures is the patient
most likely undergoing?
A. mastectomy
B. colon resection
C. laparoscopic cholecystectomy
D. LAVH - CORRECT ANSWERLAVH
Which patient positioning item should be tested prior to the patient arriving in the OR?
ACTUAL EXAM Questions and
Answers ALREADY GRADED A+
The surgeon plans to use the pneumatic tourniquet on a total knee. Which of the following should the
surgical technologist have available on the sterile field to exsanguinate the leg?
A. Coban
B. Webril
C. Stockinette
D. Esmarch - CORRECT ANSWERD. Esmarch
Which of the following equipment should the surgical technologist have available for an ORIF case?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. Bovie
B. harmonic scalpel
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. light source
E. X-rayable operating bed - CORRECT ANSWERBovie, pneumatic tourniquet, X-rayable operating bed
,Which of the following are commonly reported complications of using a pneumatic tourniquet? (Select
the three (3) correct answers.)
A. latex reaction to cuff
B. skin bruising
C. nerve paralysis
D. deep vein thrombosis
E. break through bleeding - CORRECT ANSWERskin bruising, nerve paralysis, deep vein thrombosis
The surgical technologist is preparing for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following surgical
equipment is needed for this case? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. ESU
B. lateral positioning devices
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. power drill
E. stirrup leg positioners - CORRECT ANSWERESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
Which of the following positioning devices should the technologist obtain for a total knee arthroplasty?
(Select the two (2) correct answers.)
A. leg positioner
B. arm boards
C. peg board
D. abduction pillow
E. bean bag - CORRECT ANSWERleg positioner, arm boards
The surgical technologist is preparing for a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following surgical
equipment is needed for this case? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. ESU
B. lateral positioning devices
C. pneumatic tourniquet
D. power drill
, E. stirrup leg positioners - CORRECT ANSWERESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
The surgical technologist is setting up for a posterior lumbar laminectomy. Which of the following special
equipment is needed?
A. Wilson frame
B. shoulder braces
C. beanbag
D. Mayfield - CORRECT ANSWERWilson frame
In which of the following surgical procedures is the beach chair attachment most commonly used?
A. shoulder arthroscopy
B. knee arthroscopy
C. radical nephrectomy
D. parathyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWERshoulder arthroscopy
Which of the following retractors should the surgical technologist prepare for a cleft-palate repair
procedure?
A. Greenfield
B. Jennings
C. Lonestar
D. Mayfield - CORRECT ANSWERJennings
The patient is in lithotomy position with Allen stirrups. Which of the following procedures is the patient
most likely undergoing?
A. mastectomy
B. colon resection
C. laparoscopic cholecystectomy
D. LAVH - CORRECT ANSWERLAVH
Which patient positioning item should be tested prior to the patient arriving in the OR?
