100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
NCCT Practice Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | with Rationale $12.49
Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. NCCT
  4.  
  5. NCCT

Exam (elaborations)

NCCT Practice Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | with Rationale
 0 purchase
  • Course
  • NCCT
  • Institution
  • NCCT

NCCT Practice Exam Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | with Rationale What is the minimum percentage level of humidity in the OR suite? A. 10% B. 20% C. 26% D. 30% - Answer️️ -20% Rationale: The current standard for the range of relative humidity in the OR is to be 20 to 60%. These l...

[Show more]

Preview 4 out of 146  pages

Document information

  • August 29, 2024
  • 146
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

  • ncct practice exam questions and answers 100 co

Written for

  • NCCT
  • NCCT

Seller

avatar-seller
SophiaBennett

Reviews received

Content preview

©SOPHIABENNETT@2024-2025 Monday, August 26, 2024 6:09 AM




NCCT Practice Exam Questions and Answers |
100% Correct | with Rationale

What is the minimum percentage level of humidity in the OR suite?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 26%

D. 30% - Answer✔️✔️-20%



Rationale: The current standard for the range of relative humidity in the
OR is to be 20 to 60%. These levels provide comfort for the patient and
surgical team, contribute to infection control and decrease static discharge.

Which of the following is the minimum amount of time an unwrapped
Kelly clamp needs to be flash sterilized for?

A. 6 minutes

B. 3 minutes

C. 7 minutes

D. 12 minutes - Answer✔️✔️-3 minutes




1

, ©SOPHIABENNETT@2024-2025 Monday, August 26, 2024 6:09 AM



Rationale: The minimum amount of time is 3 minutes.

Before medications or solutions are poured onto the sterile field, the
surgical technologist should verify which of the following? (Select the three
(3) correct answers.)

A. Patient

B. Date

C. Medication

D. Dosage

E. Procedure - Answer✔️✔️-Date, Medication, Dosage



Rationale: Correct patient and procedure are the responsibility of the
circulator prior to obtaining medication. Expiration date, name of
medication and dosage must be communicated during transfer of
medication by the circulator and surgical technician to reduce medication
errors.

A class II or a clean-contaminated surgical wound enters through where?

A. Respiratory, GI, genital, or urinary tract

B. Respiratory, genital, or urinary tract but not GI

C. GI and genital only




2

, ©SOPHIABENNETT@2024-2025 Monday, August 26, 2024 6:09 AM



D. Respiratory only - Answer✔️✔️-Respiratory, GI, genital, or urinary tract



Rationale: Class II: Clean Contaminated involves minor break in sterile
technique. Controlled entry to aerodigestive (including biliary tract) or
genitourinary tract; this includes respiratory and GI.

When disinfecting a flexible endoscope used on a patient with TB, which of
the following sterilization methods should be employed?

A. Steris

B. Bleach

C. Steam

D. Enzymatic - Answer✔️✔️-Steris



Rationale: The Steris is the machine used to clean and rid microorganisms
from flexible endoscopes. Steam sterilization is not compatible with
endoscopes because it will damage the endoscope. Bleach and enzymatic
are both disinfectants.

Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for intraoperative
hypothermia?

A. 2-year-old undergoing excisional debridement for full-thickness burns

B. 14-year-old undergoing posterior spinal fusion with Harrington Rods


3

, ©SOPHIABENNETT@2024-2025 Monday, August 26, 2024 6:09 AM



C. 40-year-old undergoing transabdominal laparoscopic nephrectomy

D. 86-year-old undergoing an esophageal dilation for stricture -
Answer✔️✔️-2-year-old undergoing excisional debridement for full-
thickness burns



Rationale: Children can lose heat quickly if they're left in a cold room as
they can't regulate their body temperature as well as adults. Focus must be
given to keeping the OR rooms at a warmer temperature, using warmed
solutions for IV and irrigations, use of forced warm air devices and warm
blankets to help keep the body temperature of children in a healthy range.

The surgeon is closing skin with the final stitch and all counts are complete.
Which of the following should the surgical technologist have ready for next
step? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)

A. Wet sponge

B. Dry sponge

C. ABD pad

D. Duraprep

E. Cottonoids - Answer✔️✔️-Wet sponge, Dry sponge, ABD pad




4

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller SophiaBennett. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $12.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

69252 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 15 years now

Start selling
$12.49
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added