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NCCT PRACTICE EXAM SURGICAL TECH QUESTIONS
LATEST 2024-2025 COMPLETE 100 REAL EXAM
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When reviewing the autoclave log, the surgical technologist should confirm that which of the following items have been documented before using the instrumentation?
- expiration date
- Sterrad indicator
- exposure temperature
- gas volume - Correct Answer - exposure temperature
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?Jackson Pratt Hamock Pleur-Evac Penrose - Correct Answer - Pleur-Evac
While preparing the room for a carotid enterectomy, the surgeon walks in and tells the surgical technologist there is an emergent case scheduled next and the technologist needs to speed up the process of getting the patient prepped and draped. In order to have a safe outcome for the patient the technologist should prep the patient with
- Duraprep stick and place towels around the expected incision site.
- Duraprep stick and use a sterile towel to pat the prepped area dry.
- a chlorhexidine prep kit and place towels around the expected incision site. 1 / 3
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- a chlorhexidine prep kit and use a sterile towel to pat the prepped area dry. - Correct
Answer - Duraprep stick and place towels around the expected incision site
Which of the following hemostatic agents is most likely to be used during a laminectomy to achieve hemostasis of the vertebrae?Monel’s solution silver nitrate epinephrine bone wax - Correct Answer - bone wax
Which of the following instruments should be passed to the surgeon to achieve hemostasis at the beginning of an operative procedure? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) electrosurgical pen sponge scalpel suction device sponge forceps - Correct Answer - electrosurgical pen, sponge, suction device
In preparation for a carotid endarterectomy the surgical technologist should anticipate using which of the following sutures?
- 7-0 prolene
- 7-0 chromic
- 7-0 ethibond
- 7-0 silk - Correct Answer - 7-0 prolene
The surgeon begins to close the uterus during a myomectomy. Which of the following actions should the surgical technologist take before continuing with the closure of the wound?
- Initiate the closing count.
- Initiate the cavity count. 2 / 3
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- Obtain sterile wound dressing material.
- Weigh the myoma. - Correct Answer - Initiate the cavity count.
The surgical technologist prepared a breast lump to send as a frozen section to pathology. The surgical technologist should pass off the specimen placed
- in normal saline.
- on a raytec sponge.
- on a telfa pad.
- in formalin. - Correct Answer - on a telfa pad.
Which of the following steps are taken after the surgery has finished and the surgical technologist is breaking scrub?
- Wipe blood off of gloves and remove them, then remove the gown.
- Using a gloved hand, untie the neck of the gown and pull away from the body,
- Wipe the gloves off, grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into
- Ask the circulator to assist in removing the gown and gloves. - Correct Answer - Wipe
keeping all blood on the gown.
a ball.
the gloves off, grasp the gown at the shoulders, and roll the gown forward into a ball.
The patient coming into surgery is from northern India. After induction the anesthesia provider asks for hair clippers to trim the patients beard to tape the endotracheal tube in place. Which of the following is the appropriate action?
- Retrieve the clippers as this is medically necessary regardless of religion.
- Inform the anesthesia provider of the patient's religion.
- Consult with the surgeon as this was not on the consent.
- Provide a razor as a better option than the hair clipper. - Correct Answer - Inform the
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anesthesia provider of the patient's religion.