NCCT PRACTICE EXAM 1 AND STUDY GUIDE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024-2025
LATEST//ALREADY GRADED A+
During a vascular procedure a vessel is ligated. The surgeon states that she will repair the vessel after
bleeding is controlled. Which needle type would she most likely require to complete this task?
A. French eyed needle
B. Control release needle
C. Cutting needle
D. Tapered needle - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Tapered needle
While preparing to open an instrument tray the surgical technologist notices that one of the indicators is
not the proper color. Which of the following should the surgical technologist do?
A. Treat the tray as sterile and continue preparing for the case.
B. Ask the circulator to verify and decide what to do.
C. Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
D. Try and find out if there is a problem with the auto clave and report it to the proper supervisor. -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
A patient is having a cervical cone biopsy. The surgeon prefers to not use a Bovie. Which of the following
solutions should the surgical technologist have available in the room for control of bleeding?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Acetic acid
C. Monsel's solution
D. Collodian - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Monsel's solution
Which of the following are done during the initial count for a tubal ligation case? Select the three (3)
correct answers.
A. State the name of each item as you begin to count it
B. Count syringes
C. Circulator records the items counted
,D. Count laps, Raytecs, needles, and blades
E. Count dressings - CORRECT ANSWER-A. State the name of each item as you begin to count it
C. Circulator records the items counted
D. Count laps, Raytecs, needles, and blades
While working on an open bowel procedure and the surgical technologist notices the small bowel is
starting to dry out. Which of the following should the technologist do?
A. Ask the circulator to increase room humidity.
B. Use sterile water to moisten the bowel.
C. Use saline soaked laparotomy sponges to moisten the bowel.
D. Monitor the situation and report any changes in condition. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Use saline soaked
laparotomy sponges to moisten the bowel.
Which patient population can most easily become hypothermic in the operating room?
A. geriatric patients
B. obese patients
C. teenage patients
D. male patients - CORRECT ANSWER-A. geriatric patients
Which of the following items should the surgical technologist have in the room for an ORIF of an ankle
case?
Select the two (2) correct answers.
A. Reciprocating saw
B. Laminectomy tray
C. Extremity pack
D. Vascular tray
E. Small fragment tray - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Extremity pack
E. Small fragment tray
Which of the following chemicals used in the Perioperative Department is non-carcinogenic?
,A. Polymethylmethacrylate
B. Formalin
C. Ethylene oxide
D. Monsel's - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Monsel's
After completing an incident report, the surgical technologist should submit it to the
A. surgeon.
B. circulator.
C. human resource department.
D. OR supervisor. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. OR supervisor.
Which of the following is a passive drain?
A. Penrose
B. Hemovac
C. Jackson-Pratt
D. Pleur-Evac - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Penrose
The surgeon has removed a specimen for a fresh section and is sending it to the lab immediately for a
diagnosis. How should the technologist prepare the specimen for retrieval?
A. Remove all sutures attached to the specimen and place in a specimen container.
B. Place the specimen in a dry specimen container.
C. Place the specimen in a container with saline to maintain moisture during transport.
D. Remove all sutures attached and place the specimen on Telfa in a dry specimen container. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Place the specimen in a dry specimen container.
The surgical technologist is preparing the OR suite for a patient's transurethral resection of the prostate
(TURP). Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist anticipate?
A. Continuous bladder irrigation solution
B. Minor instrument set
C. Red rubber catheter
, D. Mineral oil - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Continuous bladder irrigation solution
The surgical technologist has started breaking down the back table and is disposing of all sharps. Which
of the following is correct practice for disposing sharps?
A. Recap all needles before disposing in sharp container.
B. Remove the needle from the syringe and eject medication out of the syringe before disposal.
C. Place all sharps in the needle counter and dispose of them in the sharps container.
D. Recap all needles, place in the needle counter, then dispose of the needle counter in the sharps
container. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Place all sharps in the needle counter and dispose of them in the
sharps container.
The OR needs to be set up for a spinal laminectomy, where the surgeon has asked for a spinal positioner
to arch the back in a prone position. Which of the following positioners should be chosen?
A. Mayfield headrest
B. MorphBoard positioning system
C. Wilson frame
D. Stulberg sliding bolster - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Wilson frame
After a resident connects the Yankauer suction tip, it falls slightly below the edge of the sterile field.
Which of the following should be considered contaminated?
A. Yankauer suction tip and the resident's gown
B. Yankauer suction tip and the drape
C. Yankauer suction tip
D. Yankauer suction tip, the drape, and the resident's gown - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Yankauer suction tip
During an I&D of a back wound with the patient in the prone position the anesthesiologist announces
that the patient is turning blue and calls a code. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take to assist?
A. Assist the surgeon in closing the wound, remove the drapes, and flip the patient.
B. Cover the wound and remove the Mayo and back table.
C. Flip the patient immediately.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024-2025
LATEST//ALREADY GRADED A+
During a vascular procedure a vessel is ligated. The surgeon states that she will repair the vessel after
bleeding is controlled. Which needle type would she most likely require to complete this task?
A. French eyed needle
B. Control release needle
C. Cutting needle
D. Tapered needle - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Tapered needle
While preparing to open an instrument tray the surgical technologist notices that one of the indicators is
not the proper color. Which of the following should the surgical technologist do?
A. Treat the tray as sterile and continue preparing for the case.
B. Ask the circulator to verify and decide what to do.
C. Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
D. Try and find out if there is a problem with the auto clave and report it to the proper supervisor. -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. Discard the tray and retrieve a new sterilized instrument tray.
A patient is having a cervical cone biopsy. The surgeon prefers to not use a Bovie. Which of the following
solutions should the surgical technologist have available in the room for control of bleeding?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Acetic acid
C. Monsel's solution
D. Collodian - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Monsel's solution
Which of the following are done during the initial count for a tubal ligation case? Select the three (3)
correct answers.
A. State the name of each item as you begin to count it
B. Count syringes
C. Circulator records the items counted
,D. Count laps, Raytecs, needles, and blades
E. Count dressings - CORRECT ANSWER-A. State the name of each item as you begin to count it
C. Circulator records the items counted
D. Count laps, Raytecs, needles, and blades
While working on an open bowel procedure and the surgical technologist notices the small bowel is
starting to dry out. Which of the following should the technologist do?
A. Ask the circulator to increase room humidity.
B. Use sterile water to moisten the bowel.
C. Use saline soaked laparotomy sponges to moisten the bowel.
D. Monitor the situation and report any changes in condition. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Use saline soaked
laparotomy sponges to moisten the bowel.
Which patient population can most easily become hypothermic in the operating room?
A. geriatric patients
B. obese patients
C. teenage patients
D. male patients - CORRECT ANSWER-A. geriatric patients
Which of the following items should the surgical technologist have in the room for an ORIF of an ankle
case?
Select the two (2) correct answers.
A. Reciprocating saw
B. Laminectomy tray
C. Extremity pack
D. Vascular tray
E. Small fragment tray - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Extremity pack
E. Small fragment tray
Which of the following chemicals used in the Perioperative Department is non-carcinogenic?
,A. Polymethylmethacrylate
B. Formalin
C. Ethylene oxide
D. Monsel's - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Monsel's
After completing an incident report, the surgical technologist should submit it to the
A. surgeon.
B. circulator.
C. human resource department.
D. OR supervisor. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. OR supervisor.
Which of the following is a passive drain?
A. Penrose
B. Hemovac
C. Jackson-Pratt
D. Pleur-Evac - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Penrose
The surgeon has removed a specimen for a fresh section and is sending it to the lab immediately for a
diagnosis. How should the technologist prepare the specimen for retrieval?
A. Remove all sutures attached to the specimen and place in a specimen container.
B. Place the specimen in a dry specimen container.
C. Place the specimen in a container with saline to maintain moisture during transport.
D. Remove all sutures attached and place the specimen on Telfa in a dry specimen container. - CORRECT
ANSWER-B. Place the specimen in a dry specimen container.
The surgical technologist is preparing the OR suite for a patient's transurethral resection of the prostate
(TURP). Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist anticipate?
A. Continuous bladder irrigation solution
B. Minor instrument set
C. Red rubber catheter
, D. Mineral oil - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Continuous bladder irrigation solution
The surgical technologist has started breaking down the back table and is disposing of all sharps. Which
of the following is correct practice for disposing sharps?
A. Recap all needles before disposing in sharp container.
B. Remove the needle from the syringe and eject medication out of the syringe before disposal.
C. Place all sharps in the needle counter and dispose of them in the sharps container.
D. Recap all needles, place in the needle counter, then dispose of the needle counter in the sharps
container. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Place all sharps in the needle counter and dispose of them in the
sharps container.
The OR needs to be set up for a spinal laminectomy, where the surgeon has asked for a spinal positioner
to arch the back in a prone position. Which of the following positioners should be chosen?
A. Mayfield headrest
B. MorphBoard positioning system
C. Wilson frame
D. Stulberg sliding bolster - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Wilson frame
After a resident connects the Yankauer suction tip, it falls slightly below the edge of the sterile field.
Which of the following should be considered contaminated?
A. Yankauer suction tip and the resident's gown
B. Yankauer suction tip and the drape
C. Yankauer suction tip
D. Yankauer suction tip, the drape, and the resident's gown - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Yankauer suction tip
During an I&D of a back wound with the patient in the prone position the anesthesiologist announces
that the patient is turning blue and calls a code. Which of the following actions should the surgical
technologist take to assist?
A. Assist the surgeon in closing the wound, remove the drapes, and flip the patient.
B. Cover the wound and remove the Mayo and back table.
C. Flip the patient immediately.
