NCCT REVIEW-SURGICAL TECH FINAL
EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The surgical Time Out is a federally mandated process that should take place
A. after all supplies needed for the case have been added to the sterile filed.
B. directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins.
C. during the anesthesia induction phase.
D. directly before the operative phase of the case begins. - CORRECT ANSWER B.
directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins.
Which of the following duties are commonly delegated to the surgical technologist by
the surgeon? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cutting tissue
B. suturing
C. holding retractors
D. sponging or suctioning
E. cutting suture - CORRECT ANSWER C. holding retractors
D. sponging or suctioning
E. cutting suture
The surgeon has requested a quick turnover of the room for a case to follow. The
circulating nurse has requested that the floor be mopped to facilitate the surgeons'
request. The surgical technologist should mop
A. around the bed only if visibly soiled.
B. the entire room regardless of what is visibly soiled.
C. a 2 foot by 2 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled.
D. a 4 foot by 4 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled. - CORRECT
ANSWER D. a 4 foot by 4 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled.
After a procedure the patient is waking up and begins to aspirate. The anesthesia
provider is having trouble reintubating. Which of the following procedures should the
surgical technologist be prepared for?
A. nasal intubation
B. laryngoscopy
C. flexible bronchoscopy
D. tracheostomy - CORRECT ANSWER D. tracheostomy
Which of the following are items that must be verified by the surgical technologist when
receiving an implant during a total knee arthroplasty? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
A. manufacturer
B. expiration
C. lot number
, D. size
E. laterality - CORRECT ANSWER B. expiration
D. size
E. laterality
Which of the following positions should the box lock and sharp tip of an instrument be in
before it is sent to decontamination?
A. locked and tip down
B. open and tip up
C. locked and tip up
D. open and tip down - CORRECT ANSWER D. open and tip down
After placing a dressing on the patient, the surgical technologist moved the Mayo away
from the operating bed, removed the sterile drapes, and proceeded to clean the patient.
While cleaning the patient, the technologist noticed the dressing was soaked with blood.
The technologist removed the dressing and noticed there was blood gushing out of the
wound. Which of the following should the technologist do? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
A. Drape the patient and pull the Mayo up to the field.
B. Gown and glove again.
C. Call the doctor.
D. Apply suction to the wound.
E. Prepare another back table. - CORRECT ANSWER A. Drape the patient and pull
the Mayo up to the field.
B. Gown and glove again.
C. Call the doctor.
A cardiovascular surgeon is performing an arteriovenous fistula and informs the team
that he will need the microscope because of the patient's anatomy. Which of the
following is the correct way for the surgical technologist to handle the preference card?
A. Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to have a
microscope available for this procedure.
B. Add the microscope to the equipment section of the preference card.
C. Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to always have a
microscope in the room.
D. Add the microscope to the preference card immediately. - CORRECT ANSWER A.
Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to have a
microscope available for this procedure.
The surgical technologist is opening the sterile operating room pack for a revision total
knee. He picks up the tibial cutting device and notices that it came up assembled in the
tray with the wrong size jig on. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
A. Tell the surgeon and let him adjust accordingly.
B. Call the rep and tell him that he assembled the device incorrectly.
C. Let the circulating nurse know and get the entire pan flashed.
EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The surgical Time Out is a federally mandated process that should take place
A. after all supplies needed for the case have been added to the sterile filed.
B. directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins.
C. during the anesthesia induction phase.
D. directly before the operative phase of the case begins. - CORRECT ANSWER B.
directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins.
Which of the following duties are commonly delegated to the surgical technologist by
the surgeon? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cutting tissue
B. suturing
C. holding retractors
D. sponging or suctioning
E. cutting suture - CORRECT ANSWER C. holding retractors
D. sponging or suctioning
E. cutting suture
The surgeon has requested a quick turnover of the room for a case to follow. The
circulating nurse has requested that the floor be mopped to facilitate the surgeons'
request. The surgical technologist should mop
A. around the bed only if visibly soiled.
B. the entire room regardless of what is visibly soiled.
C. a 2 foot by 2 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled.
D. a 4 foot by 4 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled. - CORRECT
ANSWER D. a 4 foot by 4 foot perimeter around the bed and where visibly soiled.
After a procedure the patient is waking up and begins to aspirate. The anesthesia
provider is having trouble reintubating. Which of the following procedures should the
surgical technologist be prepared for?
A. nasal intubation
B. laryngoscopy
C. flexible bronchoscopy
D. tracheostomy - CORRECT ANSWER D. tracheostomy
Which of the following are items that must be verified by the surgical technologist when
receiving an implant during a total knee arthroplasty? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
A. manufacturer
B. expiration
C. lot number
, D. size
E. laterality - CORRECT ANSWER B. expiration
D. size
E. laterality
Which of the following positions should the box lock and sharp tip of an instrument be in
before it is sent to decontamination?
A. locked and tip down
B. open and tip up
C. locked and tip up
D. open and tip down - CORRECT ANSWER D. open and tip down
After placing a dressing on the patient, the surgical technologist moved the Mayo away
from the operating bed, removed the sterile drapes, and proceeded to clean the patient.
While cleaning the patient, the technologist noticed the dressing was soaked with blood.
The technologist removed the dressing and noticed there was blood gushing out of the
wound. Which of the following should the technologist do? (Select the three (3) correct
answers.)
A. Drape the patient and pull the Mayo up to the field.
B. Gown and glove again.
C. Call the doctor.
D. Apply suction to the wound.
E. Prepare another back table. - CORRECT ANSWER A. Drape the patient and pull
the Mayo up to the field.
B. Gown and glove again.
C. Call the doctor.
A cardiovascular surgeon is performing an arteriovenous fistula and informs the team
that he will need the microscope because of the patient's anatomy. Which of the
following is the correct way for the surgical technologist to handle the preference card?
A. Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to have a
microscope available for this procedure.
B. Add the microscope to the equipment section of the preference card.
C. Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to always have a
microscope in the room.
D. Add the microscope to the preference card immediately. - CORRECT ANSWER A.
Ask the circulator to add in the notes section of the preference card to have a
microscope available for this procedure.
The surgical technologist is opening the sterile operating room pack for a revision total
knee. He picks up the tibial cutting device and notices that it came up assembled in the
tray with the wrong size jig on. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take?
A. Tell the surgeon and let him adjust accordingly.
B. Call the rep and tell him that he assembled the device incorrectly.
C. Let the circulating nurse know and get the entire pan flashed.
