TS-C Study exam questions and answers updated 2026

TS-C Study exam questions and
answers updated 2026
WhatAisAtheAMinimumAtemperatureAforAkillingAmicroorganismsAinAaApre-
vacAsterilizer?A-AAnswerA270F


DuringAaATKA,AaAcriticalAinstrumentArequiredAtoAcompleteAtheAprocedureAisAacc
identallyAdroppedAonAtheAfloor.AInAaccordanceAwithAJointACommissionAstandard
s,AwhichAsterilizationAmethodAshouldAbeAusedAbeforeAtheAinstrumentAcanAbeAs
afelyAused?A-AAnswerAAutoclaving


WhatAdegreeAofAscopeAisAusedAinAlaparoscopicAcholecystectomy?A-
AAnswerA30Adegrees


AssumingAallAhealthcareAprovidersAcameAoutAatAtheAsameAtimeAafterAscrubbing
,AwhichAisAtheAFIRSTApersonAtoAbeAgownedA&AglovedA?A-AAnswerASurgeon


TheAcirculatorAbeginsAaAtimeAoutAforAaArightAtotalAhip.ATheASGTAisAsetAupAfor
AaAleftAtotalAhip.AWhatAisAtheAFIRSTAactionAtheASGTAshouldAtakeA?A-
AAnswerAInterruptAtheAtimeAoutA&AaddressAtheAdiscrepancy


TheAsurgicalAteamAisAperformingAaAherniaArepairAwhenAtheAsurgeonAasksAforA
theAmeshAtoAreinforceAtheAclosureAofAtheAdefect.ATheAcirculatorAopensAtheApeel
ApackedAitem.ABeforeAacceptingAit,AtheASGTAnoticesAtheAmeshAisApastAitsAexpi
rationAdateAonAtheApackage.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheASGTAtake?A-
AAnswerARequestAthatAtheAsurgeonAreconsiderAuseAofAtheAmeshAbecauseAofAth
eAexpirationAissue


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAcommonAsourceAofAignitionAinAtheAoperat
ionAroom?A-AAnswerAElectrosurgicalAgenerators


WhenAtransferringAtheApatient,AtheAsiteAofAtheAsurgicalAdrainAisAexperiencingA
acuteAswellingAafterAinitialAplacement.ASwellingAisAgettingAmoreAprevalentA&At
heAsurgicalAteamAneedsAtoAbeAnotifiedAbecause...A-
AAnswerATheAdrainAoccluded

,WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAwouldAbeAclassifiedAasAaAsentinelAevent?ACh
ooseA3A-AAnswerA1.AAAmedicationAerrorA
2.ASurgeryAonAtheAwrongAbodyApartA
3.AAAptAfallingAoffAtheAORAtable


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaApossibleApost-
opAcomplicationAofAwakingAupAtheAsurgicalAptA?A-AAnswerAAirwayAobstruction


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAcommonAscopeAusedAinAgenitourinaryAsur
geryA?A-AAnswerACystoscope


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAhemostaticAagentsAisAinApowderAformA&AmustAbeAkept
AdryA?A-AAnswerAAvitene


*showsApicturesAofAdrains*A-AAnswerAPleuravac


AfterAaAlaparotomyAtheAsurgeonAisAaboutAtoAcloseAtheAperitoneum.AWhichAofAt
heAfollowingAactionsAshouldAbeAtakenAbyAtheASGTApriorAtoApassingAtheAProlen
eAsutureAtoAtheAsurgeonA?A-
AAnswerAPullAitAoutAandAstretchAitAtoAreleaseAmemory


WhichAisAtheAcorrectApre-
vacuumAIUSS/AflashAsterilizationAcycleAforAanAunwrapped,Anon-
porousAsolidAinstrumentA?A-AAnswerA3AminutesAatA270F


DuringAsurgery,AwhichAfluidAisAusedAtoAmoistenAaAspongeAandAwipeAoffAsoiled
AinstrumentsA?A-AAnswerASterileAwater


DuringAanAopenAcholecystectomy,AtheAsurgeonAexposesAtheAgallbladderAinAaAro
utineAmanner.ATheAsurgeonAasksAtheASGTAtoAputAtractionAonAtheAgallbladderA
whileAretractingAtheAliver.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheASGTAbeAreadyAt
oAuseA?A-AAnswerAKocherAclampA&AHarringtonAretractor

, WhileAtheAsurgeonA&AfirstAassistAareAdiscussingAnextAsteps,AtheASGTAnoticesAt
hatAtheAESUAmachine'sAcordAisAfrayedAnearAtheAplugAthatAisAinsertedAintoAthe
AelectricalAwallAsocket.ATheASGTAshouldA...A-
AAnswerAaskAtheAcirculatorAtoAobtainAaAnewAESUAtoAreplaceAtheAdefectiveAone


DuringAanAoperation,AtheAsurgeonArequestAaAsutureAforAinternalAanatomyAonA
aAspinalAfusion.AClearAfluidAisAsuctionedAintoAtheAtubing.AInAaddition,AtheAsur
geonAconsidersAadmittingAtheAptAratherAthanAsendingAtheAptAhome.APtAreturns
A3AdaysAlaterAdueAtoAextremeAmigraines,AphotophobiaA&AneedingAaAconsistent
lyAquietAenvironment.AWhichAtypeAofAtearAlikelyAcausedAtheAclearAfluidA?A-
AAnswerADura


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAaAself-retainingAretractorA?A-
AAnswerABalfourAretractor


DuringAaAlesionAremovalAofAtheAlarynxAusingAaAlaser,AwhatAisAtheAresponsibil
ityAofAtheASGTAtoAensureAfireAsafetyAinAthisAprocedureA?A-
AAnswerADrapeAtheApt'sAfaceAwithAprotectiveAmoistenedAtowels


TheAsurgeonAhasAjustAresectedAaAtumorAinAtheAduodenum.AWhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAstaplingAdevicesAshouldAtheASGTAanticipateApassingAforAtheAanastomoses
A?A-AAnswerAGIAAakaAGastrointestinalAanastomosis


DuringAanAemergentAprocedure,AtheAmainAbloodAsupplyAtoAanAorganAhasAbeen
Atransected.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAtheANEXTAcourseAofAactionAfor
AtheASGT?A-AAnswerAGiveAtheAsurgeonAaAvascularAclamp


WhenAaASGTAisAremovingAdrapesAatAtheAendAofAaAprocedure,AwhichAofAtheAfo
llowingAisAtheAHIGHESTApriorityAregardingAptAsafety?A-
AAnswerAAvoidingAdrainsA&Acatheters


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAforcepsAareAtypicallyAusedAwhenAusingAskinAsuturesAor
AstaplesA?A-AAnswerAAdsonsAwithAteeth