NCCT Surgical Tech Practice Questions and Answers |Fall
2026/2027 Update | 100% Correct Latest (Graded A+)
Question 1
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
Correct Answer
roller board
Question 2
A conscious alert patient is transported on a stretcher to the O.R. for a minor procedure. Which of the following actions
should the surgical team perform to safely transfer the patient to the O.R. table? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. Carefully place a roller or transfer board under the patient and pull from one side to another.
B. Ask the patient to slide slowly onto the operating table, taking the top sheet along.
C. Align the head of the stretcher with the head of locked operating table, then lock the stretcher.
D. Verify that the operating table remains unlocked to allow for the surgeon's bed location preference.
E. Free up IV lines and other tubing first, then transfer patient.
Correct Answer
Ask the patient to slide slowly onto the operating table, taking the top sheet along., Align the head of the stretcher with
the head of locked operating table, then lock the stretcher., Free up IV lines and other tubing first, then transfer patient.
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,Question 3
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 Answer
ESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
Question 4
Place the options below in the order they should be handed to the surgeon when assisting with gowning and gloving.
(Click and drag the options in the left column to their correct position in the right column.)
sterile towel
gown
surgical drape
gloves
square off towels
Correct Answer
sterile towel, gown, gloves, square off towels, surgical drape
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,Question 5
Which of the following is the proper placement for the safety belt in the supine position?
A. two inches distal to the knees
B. two inches proximal to the knees
C. around the abdomen
D. across the knees
Correct Answer
two inches proximal to the knees
Question 6
Which of the following must the surgical technologist check before opening a sterile wrapped package? (Select the two (2)
correct answers.)
A. integrity of the package
B. external chemical indicator
C. sterilization date
D. internal chemical indicator
E. load number
Correct Answer
integrity of the package, external chemical indicator
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, Question 7
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?
A. O'Sullivan-O'Connor
B. Balfour
C. Weitlaner
D. Gelpi
Correct Answer
B. Balfour
Question 8
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?
A. verification of the floor the patient will return to
B. verification of blood type
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
D. verification of the surgical consent form
Correct Answer
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
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2026/2027 Update | 100% Correct Latest (Graded A+)
Question 1
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
Correct Answer
roller board
Question 2
A conscious alert patient is transported on a stretcher to the O.R. for a minor procedure. Which of the following actions
should the surgical team perform to safely transfer the patient to the O.R. table? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. Carefully place a roller or transfer board under the patient and pull from one side to another.
B. Ask the patient to slide slowly onto the operating table, taking the top sheet along.
C. Align the head of the stretcher with the head of locked operating table, then lock the stretcher.
D. Verify that the operating table remains unlocked to allow for the surgeon's bed location preference.
E. Free up IV lines and other tubing first, then transfer patient.
Correct Answer
Ask the patient to slide slowly onto the operating table, taking the top sheet along., Align the head of the stretcher with
the head of locked operating table, then lock the stretcher., Free up IV lines and other tubing first, then transfer patient.
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,Question 3
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 Answer
ESU, lateral positioning devices, power drill
Question 4
Place the options below in the order they should be handed to the surgeon when assisting with gowning and gloving.
(Click and drag the options in the left column to their correct position in the right column.)
sterile towel
gown
surgical drape
gloves
square off towels
Correct Answer
sterile towel, gown, gloves, square off towels, surgical drape
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,Question 5
Which of the following is the proper placement for the safety belt in the supine position?
A. two inches distal to the knees
B. two inches proximal to the knees
C. around the abdomen
D. across the knees
Correct Answer
two inches proximal to the knees
Question 6
Which of the following must the surgical technologist check before opening a sterile wrapped package? (Select the two (2)
correct answers.)
A. integrity of the package
B. external chemical indicator
C. sterilization date
D. internal chemical indicator
E. load number
Correct Answer
integrity of the package, external chemical indicator
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, Question 7
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?
A. O'Sullivan-O'Connor
B. Balfour
C. Weitlaner
D. Gelpi
Correct Answer
B. Balfour
Question 8
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?
A. verification of the floor the patient will return to
B. verification of blood type
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
D. verification of the surgical consent form
Correct Answer
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
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