NCCT MOCK EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
When passing a loaded suture into the hand of a surgeon, what should the ST do
with the trailing end of the suture?
Hold on to it
Which suturing technique is used to close the opening in the cecum once the
appendix has been removed?
Pursestring suture
In which order should the ST put on OR attire?
Hair cover, scrub suit, mask
What is the purpose for double gloving?
To reduce the risk of glove failure and to reduce the risk of bloodborun pathogens to
healthcare workers and microbial contamination of the surgical site
When opening sterile supplies, which should be open first?
Back table pack
If am instrument tray is on the field and its not needed durning the procedure, and
then is removed from the sterile field to provide additional space on the back
table. Where should these instruments go from there
Stay in the OR until the case is over
When transporting a surgical patient on a stretcher, how should the stretcher be
positioned on an elevator?
Head first
A noninvasive method of monitoring the surgical patients temperature is
Axilla
Which pulse can be felt in a groove in the neck
carotid
The balloon of a foley catheter must be filled with sterile ___
Water
How is the head positioning the patient in Trendelenburg?
The head is down
The patient is undergoing a pilondial cystectomy will be placed in which position
, Kraske
The skin prep area should be prepped first?
Umbilicus
Which skin area are to be prepped durning a total hip arthoplasty?
Wait to knee circumferentially
Who is responsible for safety of and containment of sharps used on the sterile
field durning a surgical procedure?
ST
In which order would you place the draped to be used durning a D&C
Under buttocks drape, leggings, abdominal drape
In which order should the intraoperative count be performed in the sterile field?
Operative field, mayo, back table, ring basin, and items off the field
What incision is uses to access the spleen?
Subcostal
During a Nissan fundoplication, who introduces the Maloney or bougie dilators?
Anesthesia provider
In all procedures involving the intestine what precautions are taken with bowel
technique?
Instruments used on the bowel are kept separate from all other sterile items
Which of the following is a rectal speculum?
Pratt
Through which incision will the gallbladder be deliver after the gallbladder has
been freed durning laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
The umbilical port
Which instrument tray should go with thyroidectomy patient to PACU?
Tracheotomy (trach) tray
What needs to be kept with the patient following a tracheostomy?
Obturator
In which position will the patient be placed for Shirodkars procedure?
Lithotomy
Durning a C section when is the first closing count performed
ANSWERS
When passing a loaded suture into the hand of a surgeon, what should the ST do
with the trailing end of the suture?
Hold on to it
Which suturing technique is used to close the opening in the cecum once the
appendix has been removed?
Pursestring suture
In which order should the ST put on OR attire?
Hair cover, scrub suit, mask
What is the purpose for double gloving?
To reduce the risk of glove failure and to reduce the risk of bloodborun pathogens to
healthcare workers and microbial contamination of the surgical site
When opening sterile supplies, which should be open first?
Back table pack
If am instrument tray is on the field and its not needed durning the procedure, and
then is removed from the sterile field to provide additional space on the back
table. Where should these instruments go from there
Stay in the OR until the case is over
When transporting a surgical patient on a stretcher, how should the stretcher be
positioned on an elevator?
Head first
A noninvasive method of monitoring the surgical patients temperature is
Axilla
Which pulse can be felt in a groove in the neck
carotid
The balloon of a foley catheter must be filled with sterile ___
Water
How is the head positioning the patient in Trendelenburg?
The head is down
The patient is undergoing a pilondial cystectomy will be placed in which position
, Kraske
The skin prep area should be prepped first?
Umbilicus
Which skin area are to be prepped durning a total hip arthoplasty?
Wait to knee circumferentially
Who is responsible for safety of and containment of sharps used on the sterile
field durning a surgical procedure?
ST
In which order would you place the draped to be used durning a D&C
Under buttocks drape, leggings, abdominal drape
In which order should the intraoperative count be performed in the sterile field?
Operative field, mayo, back table, ring basin, and items off the field
What incision is uses to access the spleen?
Subcostal
During a Nissan fundoplication, who introduces the Maloney or bougie dilators?
Anesthesia provider
In all procedures involving the intestine what precautions are taken with bowel
technique?
Instruments used on the bowel are kept separate from all other sterile items
Which of the following is a rectal speculum?
Pratt
Through which incision will the gallbladder be deliver after the gallbladder has
been freed durning laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
The umbilical port
Which instrument tray should go with thyroidectomy patient to PACU?
Tracheotomy (trach) tray
What needs to be kept with the patient following a tracheostomy?
Obturator
In which position will the patient be placed for Shirodkars procedure?
Lithotomy
Durning a C section when is the first closing count performed
