Surgical Technology Certification
2025/2026
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS WITH
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST
UPDATES | ALREADY GRADED A+
How often must a biological control test be run? a.
every day
b. every cycle
c. once a week
d. once a month -
ANSWER>>ANSWER: A [pg. 163]
The Bowie-Dick test for pre-vacuum sterilizers checks for which of the
following conditions?
a. that the appropriate steam level was reached
b. air leaks in the sterilizer chamber
c. broken sterilizer jacket
d. that the sterilizer is ready to process instruments -
ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
,lot control numbers should be placed on each package sterilized and on
the...
a. sterilizer maintenance record
b. sterilization load record
c. nursing documentation
d. cover of the patient's chart - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
How long is a 3M Attest 1292 steam biological indicator incubated before
the reading is recorded? a. 12 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - ANSWER>>ANSWER:
C 12 hours - rapid ; 24 hours - not
rapid
During a vascular procedure a vessel is ligated. The surgeon states that
she will repair the vessel after bleeding is controlled. Which needle type
would she most likely require to complete this task? a. control release
needle
b. French eyed needle
c. tapered needle
d. cutting needle - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
When steam sterilizing biological indicators, how long are they incubated
before the reading is recorded? a. 48 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 72 hours - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
,An OB-GYN surgeon has posted a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy and
has informed the surgical team that the ovaries are remaining. However,
the fallopian tubes will require ligation involoving the tubes being clipped
and cauterized. Which of the following instruments should the surgical
technologist open
a. a Flishie and hemoclip applier
b. a Flishie and Kleppinger
c. a Kleppinger and harmonic scalpel
d. a harmonic scalpel and hemoclip applier - ANSWER>>ANSWER: D
Which of the following instruments can be decontaminated in the
washersterilizer?
a. colonoscope
b. power drill
c. laser coated instrument set
d. phaco instrument set - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
The patient has undergone cardiac bypass surgery. Protamine has been
administered and the surgeon is preparing to close the sternotomy.
Bleeding is a postoperative concern. Which of the following systems should
the surgical technologist anticipate the surgeon will use? a. Hemovac
b. Jackson Pratt
c. Pleur-Evac
d. Penrose - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
, A patient presents to the operating room for irrigation and debridement of a
wound caused by penetrating trauma. The surgeon states that the wound
will heal by secondary intention. Which of the following dressing types
should the surgical technologist ask the circulator for? a. ABD
b. bolsters
c. bio-occlusive strips
d. Steri-strips - ANSWER>>ANSWER: A
During an abdominoperineal repair, which of the following is the most
appropriate stapler to assemble and hand to the surgeon to perform an
anastomosis between the proximal and distal ends of the colon? a. TA
b. GIA
c. EEA
d. LDS - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
A pressure dressing is most likely applied over a a.
TURP
b. skin graft
c. fractured femur EX fix
d. cataract surgery - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
During an open laparotomy the surgeon drops a Poole suction tip before
irrigating. It is the only suction tip available and it has to be re-sterilized to
be used later in the procedure. Which of the following types of
sterilization should the surgical technologist use? a. ethylene oxide
b. gravity displacement
c. pre vac
2025/2026
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS WITH
(100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST
UPDATES | ALREADY GRADED A+
How often must a biological control test be run? a.
every day
b. every cycle
c. once a week
d. once a month -
ANSWER>>ANSWER: A [pg. 163]
The Bowie-Dick test for pre-vacuum sterilizers checks for which of the
following conditions?
a. that the appropriate steam level was reached
b. air leaks in the sterilizer chamber
c. broken sterilizer jacket
d. that the sterilizer is ready to process instruments -
ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
,lot control numbers should be placed on each package sterilized and on
the...
a. sterilizer maintenance record
b. sterilization load record
c. nursing documentation
d. cover of the patient's chart - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
How long is a 3M Attest 1292 steam biological indicator incubated before
the reading is recorded? a. 12 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - ANSWER>>ANSWER:
C 12 hours - rapid ; 24 hours - not
rapid
During a vascular procedure a vessel is ligated. The surgeon states that
she will repair the vessel after bleeding is controlled. Which needle type
would she most likely require to complete this task? a. control release
needle
b. French eyed needle
c. tapered needle
d. cutting needle - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
When steam sterilizing biological indicators, how long are they incubated
before the reading is recorded? a. 48 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 72 hours - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
,An OB-GYN surgeon has posted a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy and
has informed the surgical team that the ovaries are remaining. However,
the fallopian tubes will require ligation involoving the tubes being clipped
and cauterized. Which of the following instruments should the surgical
technologist open
a. a Flishie and hemoclip applier
b. a Flishie and Kleppinger
c. a Kleppinger and harmonic scalpel
d. a harmonic scalpel and hemoclip applier - ANSWER>>ANSWER: D
Which of the following instruments can be decontaminated in the
washersterilizer?
a. colonoscope
b. power drill
c. laser coated instrument set
d. phaco instrument set - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
The patient has undergone cardiac bypass surgery. Protamine has been
administered and the surgeon is preparing to close the sternotomy.
Bleeding is a postoperative concern. Which of the following systems should
the surgical technologist anticipate the surgeon will use? a. Hemovac
b. Jackson Pratt
c. Pleur-Evac
d. Penrose - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
, A patient presents to the operating room for irrigation and debridement of a
wound caused by penetrating trauma. The surgeon states that the wound
will heal by secondary intention. Which of the following dressing types
should the surgical technologist ask the circulator for? a. ABD
b. bolsters
c. bio-occlusive strips
d. Steri-strips - ANSWER>>ANSWER: A
During an abdominoperineal repair, which of the following is the most
appropriate stapler to assemble and hand to the surgeon to perform an
anastomosis between the proximal and distal ends of the colon? a. TA
b. GIA
c. EEA
d. LDS - ANSWER>>ANSWER: C
A pressure dressing is most likely applied over a a.
TURP
b. skin graft
c. fractured femur EX fix
d. cataract surgery - ANSWER>>ANSWER: B
During an open laparotomy the surgeon drops a Poole suction tip before
irrigating. It is the only suction tip available and it has to be re-sterilized to
be used later in the procedure. Which of the following types of
sterilization should the surgical technologist use? a. ethylene oxide
b. gravity displacement
c. pre vac
