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NCCT Surgical Tech Practice(NEW UPDATED VERSION)
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) |
GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR
1. What is the primary role of the surgical technologist during surgery?
A. Administer anesthesia B. Maintain sterile field and assist the surgeon C. Perform surgical
incisions D. Monitor vital signs
Answer: B
Rationale: The surgical technologist is responsible for maintaining the sterile field and assisting
the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies.
2. Which organization sets standards for surgical technologist certification?
A. AMA B. CDC C. NCCT D. OSHA
Answer: C
Rationale: The National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) provides certification for
surgical technologists.
3. Which item is considered part of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
A. Forceps B. Surgical drapes C. Sterile gloves D. Scalpel
Answer: C
Rationale: Sterile gloves protect both the patient and surgical team from contamination.
4. What is the correct order for surgical hand scrubbing?
A. Hands, arms, nails B. Nails, hands, arms C. Arms, hands, nails D. Hands, nails, arms
Answer: B
Rationale: Proper surgical hand scrub begins with nails, followed by hands and arms.
5. Which method is used to sterilize heat-sensitive instruments?
A. Steam B. Dry heat C. Ethylene oxide D. Boiling water
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Answer: C
Rationale: Ethylene oxide gas is used for heat- and moisture-sensitive instruments.
6. Which position is commonly used for abdominal surgery?
A. Lithotomy B. Prone C. Supine D. Trendelenburg
Answer: C
Rationale: The supine position provides optimal access for abdominal procedures.
7. What is the purpose of a surgical time-out?
A. Allow staff to rest B. Confirm patient identity and procedure C. Sterilize instruments D.
Document surgery time
Answer: B
Rationale: A surgical time-out prevents wrong-patient, wrong-site, and wrong-procedure errors.
8. Which instrument is used to cut tissue?
A. Hemostat B. Needle holder C. Scalpel D. Forceps
Answer: C
Rationale: A scalpel is designed specifically for cutting tissue.
9. What does aseptic technique aim to prevent?
A. Bleeding B. Infection C. Pain D. Scarring
Answer: B
Rationale: Aseptic technique minimizes the risk of infection by preventing contamination.
10. Which solution is commonly used for skin antisepsis before surgery?
A. Normal saline B. Hydrogen peroxide C. Povidone-iodine D. Sterile water
Answer: C
Rationale: Povidone-iodine is a commonly used antiseptic for surgical skin prep.
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The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which
of the following equipment is needed for the procedure?
A. endoscopic retrieval bag
B. harmonic scalpel
C. endoscopic GIA
D. Alexis retractor - CORRECT ANSWER B. harmonic scalpel
QUESTION : Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a
posterior spinal fusion of the T3-L2 range?
Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion of the T3-L2 range?
A. Wilson frame
B. Mayfield head frame
C. bean bag
D. fracture table - CORRECT ANSWER A. Wilson frame
QUESTION : 3. When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following
items is necessary to occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
A. Coban
B. stockinette
C. tourniquet
D. Esmark - CORRECT ANSWER C. tourniquet
QUESTION : 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?
A. Laparoscopic instruments and a Bookwalter retractor.
B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
C. Laparoscopic instruments and a Balfour retractor.
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D. Bowel instrumentation and a Balfour retractor. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Bowel
instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
QUESTION : Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
A. Wilson frame
B. bean bag
C. video tower
D. Jackson table
E. pillows - CORRECT ANSWER B. bean bag
C. video tower
E. pillows
QUESTION : 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, 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?
A. verification of the floor the patient will return to
B. verification of blood type
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
D. verification of the surgical consent form - CORRECT ANSWER C. verification that the
proper implants are in the room
QUESTION : Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3)
correct answers.)
A. patient's identity
B. patient's blood type
C. correct site
D. procedure to be performed
E. patient's date of birth - CORRECT ANSWER A. patient's identity
C. correct site
2026 2027 GRADED A+
NCCT Surgical Tech Practice(NEW UPDATED VERSION)
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) |
GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR
1. What is the primary role of the surgical technologist during surgery?
A. Administer anesthesia B. Maintain sterile field and assist the surgeon C. Perform surgical
incisions D. Monitor vital signs
Answer: B
Rationale: The surgical technologist is responsible for maintaining the sterile field and assisting
the surgeon by passing instruments and supplies.
2. Which organization sets standards for surgical technologist certification?
A. AMA B. CDC C. NCCT D. OSHA
Answer: C
Rationale: The National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) provides certification for
surgical technologists.
3. Which item is considered part of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
A. Forceps B. Surgical drapes C. Sterile gloves D. Scalpel
Answer: C
Rationale: Sterile gloves protect both the patient and surgical team from contamination.
4. What is the correct order for surgical hand scrubbing?
A. Hands, arms, nails B. Nails, hands, arms C. Arms, hands, nails D. Hands, nails, arms
Answer: B
Rationale: Proper surgical hand scrub begins with nails, followed by hands and arms.
5. Which method is used to sterilize heat-sensitive instruments?
A. Steam B. Dry heat C. Ethylene oxide D. Boiling water
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Answer: C
Rationale: Ethylene oxide gas is used for heat- and moisture-sensitive instruments.
6. Which position is commonly used for abdominal surgery?
A. Lithotomy B. Prone C. Supine D. Trendelenburg
Answer: C
Rationale: The supine position provides optimal access for abdominal procedures.
7. What is the purpose of a surgical time-out?
A. Allow staff to rest B. Confirm patient identity and procedure C. Sterilize instruments D.
Document surgery time
Answer: B
Rationale: A surgical time-out prevents wrong-patient, wrong-site, and wrong-procedure errors.
8. Which instrument is used to cut tissue?
A. Hemostat B. Needle holder C. Scalpel D. Forceps
Answer: C
Rationale: A scalpel is designed specifically for cutting tissue.
9. What does aseptic technique aim to prevent?
A. Bleeding B. Infection C. Pain D. Scarring
Answer: B
Rationale: Aseptic technique minimizes the risk of infection by preventing contamination.
10. Which solution is commonly used for skin antisepsis before surgery?
A. Normal saline B. Hydrogen peroxide C. Povidone-iodine D. Sterile water
Answer: C
Rationale: Povidone-iodine is a commonly used antiseptic for surgical skin prep.
2026 2027 GRADED A+
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The surgical technologist is preparing for a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Which
of the following equipment is needed for the procedure?
A. endoscopic retrieval bag
B. harmonic scalpel
C. endoscopic GIA
D. Alexis retractor - CORRECT ANSWER B. harmonic scalpel
QUESTION : Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a
posterior spinal fusion of the T3-L2 range?
Which of the following positioning equipment is needed when preparing to do a posterior spinal
fusion of the T3-L2 range?
A. Wilson frame
B. Mayfield head frame
C. bean bag
D. fracture table - CORRECT ANSWER A. Wilson frame
QUESTION : 3. When preparing the room for a total knee arthroplasty which of the following
items is necessary to occlude blood flow during the surgical procedure?
A. Coban
B. stockinette
C. tourniquet
D. Esmark - CORRECT ANSWER C. tourniquet
QUESTION : 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?
A. Laparoscopic instruments and a Bookwalter retractor.
B. Bowel instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
C. Laparoscopic instruments and a Balfour retractor.
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D. Bowel instrumentation and a Balfour retractor. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Bowel
instrumentation and a Bookwalter retractor.
QUESTION : Which of the following equipment is essential for a VATS procedure? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
A. Wilson frame
B. bean bag
C. video tower
D. Jackson table
E. pillows - CORRECT ANSWER B. bean bag
C. video tower
E. pillows
QUESTION : 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, 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?
A. verification of the floor the patient will return to
B. verification of blood type
C. verification that the proper implants are in the room
D. verification of the surgical consent form - CORRECT ANSWER C. verification that the
proper implants are in the room
QUESTION : Which of the following are verified in the Time Out process? (Select the three (3)
correct answers.)
A. patient's identity
B. patient's blood type
C. correct site
D. procedure to be performed
E. patient's date of birth - CORRECT ANSWER A. patient's identity
C. correct site
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