NCCT SCRUB TECH PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
After a surgical procedure, non-sharp infectious waste is separated from the other
waste and placed in which of the following?
Plastic trash bag
Biohazard bag
Yellow plastic bag
Standard trash bag - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Biohazard Bad
These are examples of airborne contamination, except which one?
An orderly assisting with turnover who has a deep cough and a loose surgical
mask.
The plume of smoke from a Bovie in a case with a fungal infection.
Pg. 1
,A sneeze in the locker room from a coworker whose child is sick.
A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing on the back table. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing on the back
table.
Of these options, which is an example of a three-layer dressing?
4x4s
Xeroform
Band-Aid
Ace wrap - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Band-Aid
What is the most important reason why should surgical gut suture be kept away
from heat sources?
Heat can soften the suture, causing it to break easily.
Surgical gut is packaged in flammable liquid.
Heat will dry out the gut and cause it to fray.
Pg. 2
,Gut is made from organic material and heat may alter it. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Surgical gut is packaged in flammable liquid.
After stepping away from the sterile field to gown the surgeon, the surgical tech
lets the gown unfold in front of them, and realized it was being held backwards
because the inside of the gown is facing the surgical tech. What is the correct
thing to do?
Drop it, and ask the circulator to open a new gown for the surgeon.
The tech should bring their hands together, alternate the sides and rotate the
gown.
Put the whole gown down on the back table, and pick it up the correct way.
Get both tech and surgeon new gowns/gloves since the inside of the gown in
unsterile. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The tech should bring their hands together,
alternate the sides and rotate the gown.
The surgeon is closing multiple incisions with the suture that was included on the
DPC. The surgical tech can see he/she may not have enough to finish the closure.
What is the most correct action to take?
Do nothing. If he needs more suture, he/she will ask for it.
Ask the surgeon how many more sutures he would like to have opened.
Pg. 3
, Ask the nurse to have more of the suture in the room in case it is needed.
Have the nurse open a few more packs of the suture, better to have extra if
needed. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Ask the nurse to have more of the suture in the
room in case it is needed.
Absorbable suture is generally preferred for suturing which of the following tissue
types?
Osseous
Periosteum
Tendon
Ligament - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Periosteum
The following statements regarding gowning another person are true, except
which one?
Open the hand towel and lay it on the person's hand.
Hand the folded gown to the person at the neckband.
Pg. 4
NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
After a surgical procedure, non-sharp infectious waste is separated from the other
waste and placed in which of the following?
Plastic trash bag
Biohazard bag
Yellow plastic bag
Standard trash bag - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Biohazard Bad
These are examples of airborne contamination, except which one?
An orderly assisting with turnover who has a deep cough and a loose surgical
mask.
The plume of smoke from a Bovie in a case with a fungal infection.
Pg. 1
,A sneeze in the locker room from a coworker whose child is sick.
A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing on the back table. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing on the back
table.
Of these options, which is an example of a three-layer dressing?
4x4s
Xeroform
Band-Aid
Ace wrap - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Band-Aid
What is the most important reason why should surgical gut suture be kept away
from heat sources?
Heat can soften the suture, causing it to break easily.
Surgical gut is packaged in flammable liquid.
Heat will dry out the gut and cause it to fray.
Pg. 2
,Gut is made from organic material and heat may alter it. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Surgical gut is packaged in flammable liquid.
After stepping away from the sterile field to gown the surgeon, the surgical tech
lets the gown unfold in front of them, and realized it was being held backwards
because the inside of the gown is facing the surgical tech. What is the correct
thing to do?
Drop it, and ask the circulator to open a new gown for the surgeon.
The tech should bring their hands together, alternate the sides and rotate the
gown.
Put the whole gown down on the back table, and pick it up the correct way.
Get both tech and surgeon new gowns/gloves since the inside of the gown in
unsterile. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The tech should bring their hands together,
alternate the sides and rotate the gown.
The surgeon is closing multiple incisions with the suture that was included on the
DPC. The surgical tech can see he/she may not have enough to finish the closure.
What is the most correct action to take?
Do nothing. If he needs more suture, he/she will ask for it.
Ask the surgeon how many more sutures he would like to have opened.
Pg. 3
, Ask the nurse to have more of the suture in the room in case it is needed.
Have the nurse open a few more packs of the suture, better to have extra if
needed. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Ask the nurse to have more of the suture in the
room in case it is needed.
Absorbable suture is generally preferred for suturing which of the following tissue
types?
Osseous
Periosteum
Tendon
Ligament - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Periosteum
The following statements regarding gowning another person are true, except
which one?
Open the hand towel and lay it on the person's hand.
Hand the folded gown to the person at the neckband.
Pg. 4
