NCCT Surgical Tech Practice Pre-Surgical Care
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The surgical technologist is B. harmonic scalpel
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
Which of the following positioning A. Wilson frame
equipment is needed when preparing
to do a posterior spinal fusion of the
T3-L2 range?
Which of the following positioning
equipment is needed when preparing
to do a posterior spinal fusion of the
T3-L2 range?
A. Wilson frame
B. Mayfield head frame
C. bean bag
D. fracture table
,3. When preparing the room for a C. tourniquet
total knee arthroplasty which of the
following items is necessary to
occlude blood flow during the
surgical procedure?
A. Coban
B. stockinette
C. tourniquet
D. Esmark
The surgeon is starting an B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter
exploratory laparotomy on an retractor.
elderly female patient with a very
large rotund abdomen. Which of the
following supplies should the
surgical technologist have available
in the room?
A. Laparoscopic instruments and a
Bookwalter retractor.
B. Bowel instrumentation and a
Bookwalter retractor.
C. Laparoscopic instruments and a
Balfour retractor.
D. Bowel instrumentation and a
Balfour retractor.
Which of the following equipment is B. bean bag
essential for a VATS procedure? C. video tower
(Select the three (3) correct answers.) E. pillows
A. Wilson frame
B. bean bag
C. video tower
D. Jackson table
E. pillows
,The surgical team is in the midst of C. verification that the proper implants are in the
the Time Out Protocol with the OR room
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
Which of the following are verified in A. patient's identity
the Time Out process? (Select the C. correct site
three (3) correct answers.) D. procedure to be performed
A. patient's identity
B. patient's blood type
C. correct site
D. procedure to be performed
E. patient's date of birth
, The nurse initiates a surgical time out A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the
with the surgeon not present and physician is in the room.
states the wrong patient identifiers.
Which of the following is the best
action for the surgical technologist to
take?
A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time
out once the physician is in the room.
B. Report this sentinel event through
the facility compliance hotline.
C. Perform the time out with the
correct patient identifiers.
D. Allow the nurse to complete the
time out.
Which of the following is a special B. temperature of room
consideration before the procedure
for a burn patient?
A. amount of light in the room
B. temperature of room
C. laminar air flow rates
D. type of operating room bed
In an appendectomy where the B. Balfour
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
and Preparation | questions and answers | 2026
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Terms in this set (90)
The surgical technologist is B. harmonic scalpel
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
Which of the following positioning A. Wilson frame
equipment is needed when preparing
to do a posterior spinal fusion of the
T3-L2 range?
Which of the following positioning
equipment is needed when preparing
to do a posterior spinal fusion of the
T3-L2 range?
A. Wilson frame
B. Mayfield head frame
C. bean bag
D. fracture table
,3. When preparing the room for a C. tourniquet
total knee arthroplasty which of the
following items is necessary to
occlude blood flow during the
surgical procedure?
A. Coban
B. stockinette
C. tourniquet
D. Esmark
The surgeon is starting an B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter
exploratory laparotomy on an retractor.
elderly female patient with a very
large rotund abdomen. Which of the
following supplies should the
surgical technologist have available
in the room?
A. Laparoscopic instruments and a
Bookwalter retractor.
B. Bowel instrumentation and a
Bookwalter retractor.
C. Laparoscopic instruments and a
Balfour retractor.
D. Bowel instrumentation and a
Balfour retractor.
Which of the following equipment is B. bean bag
essential for a VATS procedure? C. video tower
(Select the three (3) correct answers.) E. pillows
A. Wilson frame
B. bean bag
C. video tower
D. Jackson table
E. pillows
,The surgical team is in the midst of C. verification that the proper implants are in the
the Time Out Protocol with the OR room
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
Which of the following are verified in A. patient's identity
the Time Out process? (Select the C. correct site
three (3) correct answers.) D. procedure to be performed
A. patient's identity
B. patient's blood type
C. correct site
D. procedure to be performed
E. patient's date of birth
, The nurse initiates a surgical time out A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the
with the surgeon not present and physician is in the room.
states the wrong patient identifiers.
Which of the following is the best
action for the surgical technologist to
take?
A. Ask the nurse to repeat the time
out once the physician is in the room.
B. Report this sentinel event through
the facility compliance hotline.
C. Perform the time out with the
correct patient identifiers.
D. Allow the nurse to complete the
time out.
Which of the following is a special B. temperature of room
consideration before the procedure
for a burn patient?
A. amount of light in the room
B. temperature of room
C. laminar air flow rates
D. type of operating room bed
In an appendectomy where the B. Balfour
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
