NCCT Surgical Tech Practice exam
questions with correct answers
verified and graded A+
When the circulating nurse is dispensing a drug on the field, which of the
following is the first thing the surgical technologist should do?
A. Draw the medication.
B. Place a kidney basin on the Mayo stand.
C. Place a sterile cup near the edge of table.
D. Tell the surgeon what the medication is.
Place a sterile cup near the edge of table.
A nurse is putting 5000u of heparin in 500ml of normal saline on the back
table. Which of the following is the concentration the surgical technologist
should put on the label?
A. 1:100
B. 1:10
C. 1:1000
D. 1:1
1:10
Which of the following information should the surgical technologist place on
the drug label when receiving local anesthetics onto the surgical field from
the circulator? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. drug name
,B. expiration date
C. manufacture date
D. drug strength
E. drug quantity
drug name, expiration date, drug strength
The surgical timeout should be performed immediately before the
A. initial surgical count is completed.
B. initial skin incision takes place.
C. patient is induced under anesthesia.
D. patient has been prepped.
initial skin incision takes place.
Which of the following do the surgical team members need to agree on
during the time out? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. patient's ID band is correct
B. correct site is marked clearly
C. patient's blood type in case blood products are needed
D. patient's religion in case blood products are needed
E. procedure to be performed
patient's ID band is correct, correct site is marked clearly, procedure to be
performed
During the surgical time out, the nurse reads from the consent that a right
uretoroscopy will be done. The anesthesiologist confirms and the surgical
,technologist also confirms and announces the right side is marked. However,
the surgeon says a left uretoroscopy will be performed. Which of the
following should be done regarding this situation?
A. Rely on the surgeon as he will be performing the procedure.
B. Rely on the nurse as the nurse is reading directly from the consent
.C. Proceed with the nurse annotating in the chart that surgical site is in
question.
D. Halt the procedure until the surgical site is verified.
Halt the procedure until the surgical site is verified.
The surgeon has requested the scalpel and the surgical time out has not
been initiated. Which of the following is the surgical technologist's best
response?
A. Continue as requested.
B. Request the time out.
C. Complete the time out.
D. Complete an incident report per hospital policy.
Request the time out.
Place the topics below in the order they are dealt with during a surgical time
out. (Click and drag the options in the left column to their correct position in
the right column.)
allergies
procedure
site
patient identity
equipment available
, patient identity, procedure, site, allergies, equipment available
Which of the following products is an alcohol based prep?
A. Hibiclens
B. Betadine
C. Chloraprep
D. chlorhexidine gluconate
Chloraprep
Which of the following are signs and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. tachycardia
B. bradycardia
C. muscle stiffness or rigidity
D. low body temperature
E. unstable or elevated blood pressure
tachycardia, muscle stiffness or rigidity, unstable or elevated blood pressure
The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal
hysterectomy. Which of the following equipment is needed for the
procedure?
A. endoscopic retrieval bag
B. harmonic scalpel
C. endoscopic GIA
D. Alexis retractor
B. harmonic scalpel
questions with correct answers
verified and graded A+
When the circulating nurse is dispensing a drug on the field, which of the
following is the first thing the surgical technologist should do?
A. Draw the medication.
B. Place a kidney basin on the Mayo stand.
C. Place a sterile cup near the edge of table.
D. Tell the surgeon what the medication is.
Place a sterile cup near the edge of table.
A nurse is putting 5000u of heparin in 500ml of normal saline on the back
table. Which of the following is the concentration the surgical technologist
should put on the label?
A. 1:100
B. 1:10
C. 1:1000
D. 1:1
1:10
Which of the following information should the surgical technologist place on
the drug label when receiving local anesthetics onto the surgical field from
the circulator? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. drug name
,B. expiration date
C. manufacture date
D. drug strength
E. drug quantity
drug name, expiration date, drug strength
The surgical timeout should be performed immediately before the
A. initial surgical count is completed.
B. initial skin incision takes place.
C. patient is induced under anesthesia.
D. patient has been prepped.
initial skin incision takes place.
Which of the following do the surgical team members need to agree on
during the time out? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. patient's ID band is correct
B. correct site is marked clearly
C. patient's blood type in case blood products are needed
D. patient's religion in case blood products are needed
E. procedure to be performed
patient's ID band is correct, correct site is marked clearly, procedure to be
performed
During the surgical time out, the nurse reads from the consent that a right
uretoroscopy will be done. The anesthesiologist confirms and the surgical
,technologist also confirms and announces the right side is marked. However,
the surgeon says a left uretoroscopy will be performed. Which of the
following should be done regarding this situation?
A. Rely on the surgeon as he will be performing the procedure.
B. Rely on the nurse as the nurse is reading directly from the consent
.C. Proceed with the nurse annotating in the chart that surgical site is in
question.
D. Halt the procedure until the surgical site is verified.
Halt the procedure until the surgical site is verified.
The surgeon has requested the scalpel and the surgical time out has not
been initiated. Which of the following is the surgical technologist's best
response?
A. Continue as requested.
B. Request the time out.
C. Complete the time out.
D. Complete an incident report per hospital policy.
Request the time out.
Place the topics below in the order they are dealt with during a surgical time
out. (Click and drag the options in the left column to their correct position in
the right column.)
allergies
procedure
site
patient identity
equipment available
, patient identity, procedure, site, allergies, equipment available
Which of the following products is an alcohol based prep?
A. Hibiclens
B. Betadine
C. Chloraprep
D. chlorhexidine gluconate
Chloraprep
Which of the following are signs and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia?
(Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. tachycardia
B. bradycardia
C. muscle stiffness or rigidity
D. low body temperature
E. unstable or elevated blood pressure
tachycardia, muscle stiffness or rigidity, unstable or elevated blood pressure
The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal
hysterectomy. Which of the following equipment is needed for the
procedure?
A. endoscopic retrieval bag
B. harmonic scalpel
C. endoscopic GIA
D. Alexis retractor
B. harmonic scalpel
