Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT) Practice Exam
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1. What parts of the operating room Correct response:
(OR) table need to be cleaned Surface, attachments, base, and wheels
during a terminal cleaning (end-of-
day)? Rationale: Surface, attachments, base, and wheels.
A. Surface, attachments, base, and It is important to be thorough during any cleaning
wheels of the OR, but a terminal clean should be doubly
B. Surface only so. Some cases are messier than others, and it's
C. Surface and attachments used possible for blood and bioburden to become
D. Surface, attachments, and base trapped in crevices and within the wheels of the
bed.
,2. What bacterial spore is used as a Correct response:
biological indicator for steam Geobacillus stearothermophilus
sterilization?
A. Staphylococcus aureus Rationale: Geobacillus stearothermophilus has
B. Bacillus atrophaeus been determined to be highly resistant to being
C. Clostridium tetani killed by steam, making it ideal to test the efficacy
D. Geobacillus stearothermophilus of steam sterilization. Bacillus atrophaeus is used as
a BI to test Ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide
gas plasma sterilization. Clostridium tetani is a
common soil bacterium and the causative agent of
tetanus. Staphylococcus aureus is a common
bacterium that lives in the human respiratory tract
as well as skin.
3. How many lobes do the right and Correct response:
left lung have? right = three, left = two
A. right = two, left = two
B. right = three, left = three Rationale: The right lung is divided by fissures
C. right = two, left = three (clefts) into three lobes: upper, middle, and lower.
D. right = three, left = two The right lung is shorter and wider than the left to
accommodate the liver. The left lung is smaller,
narrower, and longer than the right because the
heart is normally angled to the left side in the
cardiac notch. The left lung is subdivided into two
lobes: upper and lower.
,4. These are examples of airborne Correct response:
contamination, except which one? A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing
A. The plume of smoke from a Bovie on the back table.
in a case with a fungal infection.
B. A sneeze in the locker room from a Rationale: The hair tie landing on the sterile back
coworker whose child is sick. table is an example of direct contact transmission; it
C. An orderly assisting with turnover is not airborne. A cough, a sneeze, and the plume
who has a deep cough and a loose from a Bovie are all airborne contaminants.
surgical mask.
D. A hair tie accidentally flipped by
the nurse landing on the back table.
, 5. Sterile supplies and instruments for Correct response:
a case have been opened in O.R. 1 Obtain new supplies and instruments for O.R. 2 and
the surgical tech was just informed dispose of the setup in O.R. 1.
that the case has been moved to O.R.
2 and the next case in O.R. 1 is Rationale: The best course of action is to obtain
scheduled in 2 hours. Which of the new supplies and instruments for O.R. 2 and dispose
following is the BEST course of of the setup in O.R. 1. Sterility is crucial in the
action? operating room, and once supplies are opened and
A. Move the Back table and supplies exposed to the environment in one room, they are
into O.R. 2. no longer considered sterile if moved to another
B. Obtain new supplies and room due to potential contamination during the
instruments for O.R. 2 and dispose of transfer process. Using new, sterile supplies ensures
the setup in O.R. 1. that the instruments and materials are properly
C. Request that the circulator take sterile and safe for the next case. Covering the
over moving the supplies from O.R. 1 supplies with a sterile drape does not ensure
to O.R. 2. sterility if the supplies are moved to a different
D. Cover the Back table and supplies room. The risk of contamination during transfer
with a sterile drape to keep sterile in makes this option inadequate. Move the back table
O.R.1. and supplies into O.R. 2: Moving supplies from one
operating room to another is not advisable
because it risks contamination. Sterile supplies
should not be transported between rooms as the
potential for exposure and contamination exists.
Request that the circulator take over moving the
supplies from O.R. 1 to O.R. 2: Regardless of who
performs the task, moving supplies between rooms
does not maintain sterility. The safest approach is to
use new supplies for each case to ensure that
sterility is maintained.
| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
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Terms in this set (175)
1. What parts of the operating room Correct response:
(OR) table need to be cleaned Surface, attachments, base, and wheels
during a terminal cleaning (end-of-
day)? Rationale: Surface, attachments, base, and wheels.
A. Surface, attachments, base, and It is important to be thorough during any cleaning
wheels of the OR, but a terminal clean should be doubly
B. Surface only so. Some cases are messier than others, and it's
C. Surface and attachments used possible for blood and bioburden to become
D. Surface, attachments, and base trapped in crevices and within the wheels of the
bed.
,2. What bacterial spore is used as a Correct response:
biological indicator for steam Geobacillus stearothermophilus
sterilization?
A. Staphylococcus aureus Rationale: Geobacillus stearothermophilus has
B. Bacillus atrophaeus been determined to be highly resistant to being
C. Clostridium tetani killed by steam, making it ideal to test the efficacy
D. Geobacillus stearothermophilus of steam sterilization. Bacillus atrophaeus is used as
a BI to test Ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide
gas plasma sterilization. Clostridium tetani is a
common soil bacterium and the causative agent of
tetanus. Staphylococcus aureus is a common
bacterium that lives in the human respiratory tract
as well as skin.
3. How many lobes do the right and Correct response:
left lung have? right = three, left = two
A. right = two, left = two
B. right = three, left = three Rationale: The right lung is divided by fissures
C. right = two, left = three (clefts) into three lobes: upper, middle, and lower.
D. right = three, left = two The right lung is shorter and wider than the left to
accommodate the liver. The left lung is smaller,
narrower, and longer than the right because the
heart is normally angled to the left side in the
cardiac notch. The left lung is subdivided into two
lobes: upper and lower.
,4. These are examples of airborne Correct response:
contamination, except which one? A hair tie accidentally flipped by the nurse landing
A. The plume of smoke from a Bovie on the back table.
in a case with a fungal infection.
B. A sneeze in the locker room from a Rationale: The hair tie landing on the sterile back
coworker whose child is sick. table is an example of direct contact transmission; it
C. An orderly assisting with turnover is not airborne. A cough, a sneeze, and the plume
who has a deep cough and a loose from a Bovie are all airborne contaminants.
surgical mask.
D. A hair tie accidentally flipped by
the nurse landing on the back table.
, 5. Sterile supplies and instruments for Correct response:
a case have been opened in O.R. 1 Obtain new supplies and instruments for O.R. 2 and
the surgical tech was just informed dispose of the setup in O.R. 1.
that the case has been moved to O.R.
2 and the next case in O.R. 1 is Rationale: The best course of action is to obtain
scheduled in 2 hours. Which of the new supplies and instruments for O.R. 2 and dispose
following is the BEST course of of the setup in O.R. 1. Sterility is crucial in the
action? operating room, and once supplies are opened and
A. Move the Back table and supplies exposed to the environment in one room, they are
into O.R. 2. no longer considered sterile if moved to another
B. Obtain new supplies and room due to potential contamination during the
instruments for O.R. 2 and dispose of transfer process. Using new, sterile supplies ensures
the setup in O.R. 1. that the instruments and materials are properly
C. Request that the circulator take sterile and safe for the next case. Covering the
over moving the supplies from O.R. 1 supplies with a sterile drape does not ensure
to O.R. 2. sterility if the supplies are moved to a different
D. Cover the Back table and supplies room. The risk of contamination during transfer
with a sterile drape to keep sterile in makes this option inadequate. Move the back table
O.R.1. and supplies into O.R. 2: Moving supplies from one
operating room to another is not advisable
because it risks contamination. Sterile supplies
should not be transported between rooms as the
potential for exposure and contamination exists.
Request that the circulator take over moving the
supplies from O.R. 1 to O.R. 2: Regardless of who
performs the task, moving supplies between rooms
does not maintain sterility. The safest approach is to
use new supplies for each case to ensure that
sterility is maintained.
