SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION EXAM
2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INSTRUMENTS &
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lot control numbers should be placed on each package sterilized and on the...
a. sterilizer maintenance record
b. sterilization load record
c. nursing documentation
d. cover of the patient's chart - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
How long is a 3M Attest 1292 steam biological indicator incubated before the
reading is recorded?
a. 12 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
12 hours - rapid ; 24 hours - not rapid
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. control release needle
b. French eyed needle
c. tapered needle
d. cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
,When steam sterilizing biological indicators, how long are they incubated
before the reading is recorded?
a. 48 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
An OB-GYN surgeon has posted a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy and has
informed the surgical team that the ovaries are remaining. However, the
fallopian tubes will require ligation involoving the tubes being clipped and
cauterized. Which of the following instruments should the surgical technologist
open
a. a Flishie and hemoclip applier
b. a Flishie and Kleppinger
c. a Kleppinger and harmonic scalpel
d. a harmonic scalpel and hemoclip applier - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer:
D
Which of the following instruments can be decontaminated in the washer-
sterilizer?
a. colonoscope
b. power drill
c. laser coated instrument set
d. phaco instrument set - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
The patient has undergone cardiac bypass surgery. Protamine has been
administered and the surgeon is preparing to close the sternotomy. Bleeding is a
postoperative concern. Which of the following systems should the surgical
technologist anticipate the surgeon will use?
a. Hemovac
b. Jackson Pratt
,c. Pleur-Evac
d. Penrose - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
A patient presents to the operating room for irrigation and debridement of a
wound caused by penetrating trauma. The surgeon states that the wound will
heal by secondary intention. Which of the following dressing types should the
surgical technologist ask the circulator for?
a. ABD
b. bolsters
c. bio-occlusive strips
d. Steri-strips - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: A
During an abdominoperineal repair, which of the following is the most
appropriate stapler to assemble and hand to the surgeon to perform an
anastomosis between the proximal and distal ends of the colon?
a. TA
b. GIA
c. EEA
d. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
A pressure dressing is most likely applied over a
a. TURP
b. skin graft
c. fractured femur EX fix
d. cataract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
The surgeon asks that multiple suture and hernia mesh that were not on the
preference card be opened during the repair of a large umbilical hernia. The
surgical technologist should recognize that:
a. items on the preference card are only to be changed by the surgeon or the unit
clerk
, b. sterile supply associates who stock the hernia mesh are responsible for adding
hernia mesh to the preference card
c. preference card changes are unnecessary; both hernia mesh and suture are
case dependent.
d. suture may be case dependent, but the hernia mesh is integral to the
procedure and should be added to the preference card - CORRECT ANSWER
- -Answer: D
Which of the following precautions should be taken by the surgical team when
working with polymethyl methacrylate as a bone cement?
a. wear latex free gloves, as polymethyl methacrylate interacts negatively with
latex
b. remove contact lenses as polymethyl methacrylate can melt contact lenses
and cause corneal burns
c. make sure the patient does not have a latex allergy because polymethyl
methacrylate and latex have the same chemical properties
d. Limit the # of sponges on the field as polymethyl methacrylate can negatively
interact with the cotton fibers in the sponges. - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Answer: B
Which of the following daily tests must be performed on the pre-vacuum
sterilizer before using it?
a. Gravity
b. Biological indicator
c. Bowie-Dick
d. Chemical indicator - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
What is the minimum exposure time in a flash sterilizer for unwrapped
instruments?
a. 1 minute
b. 3 minutes
2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INSTRUMENTS &
CLINICAL APPLICATION STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
lot control numbers should be placed on each package sterilized and on the...
a. sterilizer maintenance record
b. sterilization load record
c. nursing documentation
d. cover of the patient's chart - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
How long is a 3M Attest 1292 steam biological indicator incubated before the
reading is recorded?
a. 12 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 48 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
12 hours - rapid ; 24 hours - not rapid
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. control release needle
b. French eyed needle
c. tapered needle
d. cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
,When steam sterilizing biological indicators, how long are they incubated
before the reading is recorded?
a. 48 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 12 hours
d. 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
An OB-GYN surgeon has posted a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy and has
informed the surgical team that the ovaries are remaining. However, the
fallopian tubes will require ligation involoving the tubes being clipped and
cauterized. Which of the following instruments should the surgical technologist
open
a. a Flishie and hemoclip applier
b. a Flishie and Kleppinger
c. a Kleppinger and harmonic scalpel
d. a harmonic scalpel and hemoclip applier - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer:
D
Which of the following instruments can be decontaminated in the washer-
sterilizer?
a. colonoscope
b. power drill
c. laser coated instrument set
d. phaco instrument set - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
The patient has undergone cardiac bypass surgery. Protamine has been
administered and the surgeon is preparing to close the sternotomy. Bleeding is a
postoperative concern. Which of the following systems should the surgical
technologist anticipate the surgeon will use?
a. Hemovac
b. Jackson Pratt
,c. Pleur-Evac
d. Penrose - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
A patient presents to the operating room for irrigation and debridement of a
wound caused by penetrating trauma. The surgeon states that the wound will
heal by secondary intention. Which of the following dressing types should the
surgical technologist ask the circulator for?
a. ABD
b. bolsters
c. bio-occlusive strips
d. Steri-strips - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: A
During an abdominoperineal repair, which of the following is the most
appropriate stapler to assemble and hand to the surgeon to perform an
anastomosis between the proximal and distal ends of the colon?
a. TA
b. GIA
c. EEA
d. LDS - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
A pressure dressing is most likely applied over a
a. TURP
b. skin graft
c. fractured femur EX fix
d. cataract surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: B
The surgeon asks that multiple suture and hernia mesh that were not on the
preference card be opened during the repair of a large umbilical hernia. The
surgical technologist should recognize that:
a. items on the preference card are only to be changed by the surgeon or the unit
clerk
, b. sterile supply associates who stock the hernia mesh are responsible for adding
hernia mesh to the preference card
c. preference card changes are unnecessary; both hernia mesh and suture are
case dependent.
d. suture may be case dependent, but the hernia mesh is integral to the
procedure and should be added to the preference card - CORRECT ANSWER
- -Answer: D
Which of the following precautions should be taken by the surgical team when
working with polymethyl methacrylate as a bone cement?
a. wear latex free gloves, as polymethyl methacrylate interacts negatively with
latex
b. remove contact lenses as polymethyl methacrylate can melt contact lenses
and cause corneal burns
c. make sure the patient does not have a latex allergy because polymethyl
methacrylate and latex have the same chemical properties
d. Limit the # of sponges on the field as polymethyl methacrylate can negatively
interact with the cotton fibers in the sponges. - CORRECT ANSWER - -
Answer: B
Which of the following daily tests must be performed on the pre-vacuum
sterilizer before using it?
a. Gravity
b. Biological indicator
c. Bowie-Dick
d. Chemical indicator - CORRECT ANSWER - -Answer: C
What is the minimum exposure time in a flash sterilizer for unwrapped
instruments?
a. 1 minute
b. 3 minutes
