NCCT SURGICAL TECH PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026|2027 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE A+ SOLUTIONS!!!
The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which of
the
following equipment is needed for the procedure?
harmonic scalpel
Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion
of the T3-L2 range?
Wilson frame
When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following items is necessary
to
occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
tourniquet
The surgeon is starting an exploratory laparotomy on an elderly female patient with a very large
rotund
abdomen. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available in the
room?
Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor
Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the three (3) correct
answers)
bean bag, pillows, Jackson table
The surgical team is in the midst of the Time Out Protocol with the OR charge nurse present to
audit
their briefing. After stating the procedure, site of procedure, antibiotics administered, patient
history,
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, 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?
verification that the proper implants are in the room
Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
patients identity, correct site, procedure to be performed
The nurse initiates a surgical time out with the surgeon not present and states the wrong patient
identifiers. Which of the following is the best action for the surgical technologist to take?
Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room.
Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
temperature of room
In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors
is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the
patient
enters approximately
30 minutes prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
The patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. When opening supplies
for the
case the surgical technologist should open
two prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
When performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram, the surgical technologist
will
need to have
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AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE A+ SOLUTIONS!!!
The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which of
the
following equipment is needed for the procedure?
harmonic scalpel
Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion
of the T3-L2 range?
Wilson frame
When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following items is necessary
to
occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
tourniquet
The surgeon is starting an exploratory laparotomy on an elderly female patient with a very large
rotund
abdomen. Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available in the
room?
Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor
Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the three (3) correct
answers)
bean bag, pillows, Jackson table
The surgical team is in the midst of the Time Out Protocol with the OR charge nurse present to
audit
their briefing. After stating the procedure, site of procedure, antibiotics administered, patient
history,
1|Page
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, 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?
verification that the proper implants are in the room
Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
patients identity, correct site, procedure to be performed
The nurse initiates a surgical time out with the surgeon not present and states the wrong patient
identifiers. Which of the following is the best action for the surgical technologist to take?
Ask the nurse to repeat the time out once the physician is in the room.
Which of the following is a special consideration before the procedure for a burn patient?
temperature of room
In an appendectomy where the patient is morbidly obese, which of the following self-retaining
retractors
is most appropriate to have on the sterile field?
Balfour
When performing pediatric surgery, the temperature of the room must be adjusted before the
patient
enters approximately
30 minutes prior and between 78.8 and 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
The patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. When opening supplies
for the
case the surgical technologist should open
two prep trays: one for abdomen and one for vaginal prep and catheter placement.
When performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a cholangiogram, the surgical technologist
will
need to have
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