NCCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
once the surgical scrub is completed, how should the hands be held? - ✔ ✔
above the elbows at all times
how would an ST assist positioning instruments in a port during MIS surgery? -
✔ ✔ pass the instrument then guide the instrument to the port
during a robotic-assisted hysterectomy, what type of instruments are used to
allow for seven degrees of freedom of motion? - ✔ ✔ wristed instruments
what forceps would be appropriate for the surgical technologist to pass to the
surgeon during a strabismus correction? - ✔ ✔ Bishop Harmon
what type of orthopedic procedure may require the use of a fracture table? - ✔
✔ fractured femur
the design of the operating room that separates surgical areas from any source
of contamination is based on which of the following principles? - ✔ ✔
infection control
warm blankets, forced-air system, and warm irrigation are thermoregulation
techniques used to prevent _______. - ✔ ✔ hypothermia
,which of the following is true regarding RAS rooms? - ✔ ✔ the bedside cart
is positioned close to the patient
a trauma patient with Clostridium difficile comes in for emergency surgery.
what type of precautions should be taken with this patient? - ✔ ✔ contact
when should the operating room be damp wiped? - ✔ ✔ prior to the first
case in the room
what is the largest organ in the body? - ✔ ✔ aorta
which of the following is a passive drain that requires no reservoir? - ✔ ✔
penrose
which surgical procedure might require the use of a coblator? - ✔ ✔
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
where is the best place to perform unassisted gowning? - ✔ ✔ on a mayo
stand
which of the following is true regarding passing suture on a needle holder? - ✔
✔ hold the suture material end and carefully place on the sterile field
, what type of specimen is examined immediately by the pathologist after it is
extracted? - ✔ ✔ frozen section
when performing the counted surgical hand scrub, how many strokes are
required on the fingernails? - ✔ ✔ 30
when counting suture needles prior the start of the case, the surgical
technologist notices a needle is missing from the package. what should happen
next? - ✔ ✔ give the needle package to the circulator and remove from the
field
in an RAS, where are the hand controllers located? - ✔ ✔ at the surgeon's
console
blunt dissection of the gallbladder from the posterior side of the liver during an
open cholecystectomy can be accompanied with a(n) _______. - ✔ ✔ kittner
which of the following male organs surrounds the urethra, secretes seminal
fluid, and can enlarge to cause urinary problems? - ✔ ✔ prostate
what is used as a spray or added to sterile water prior to placing soiled
instruments in a basin when preparing for the decontamination process at the
completion of a case? - ✔ ✔ enzyme detergent
once the surgical scrub is completed, how should the hands be held? - ✔ ✔
above the elbows at all times
how would an ST assist positioning instruments in a port during MIS surgery? -
✔ ✔ pass the instrument then guide the instrument to the port
during a robotic-assisted hysterectomy, what type of instruments are used to
allow for seven degrees of freedom of motion? - ✔ ✔ wristed instruments
what forceps would be appropriate for the surgical technologist to pass to the
surgeon during a strabismus correction? - ✔ ✔ Bishop Harmon
what type of orthopedic procedure may require the use of a fracture table? - ✔
✔ fractured femur
the design of the operating room that separates surgical areas from any source
of contamination is based on which of the following principles? - ✔ ✔
infection control
warm blankets, forced-air system, and warm irrigation are thermoregulation
techniques used to prevent _______. - ✔ ✔ hypothermia
,which of the following is true regarding RAS rooms? - ✔ ✔ the bedside cart
is positioned close to the patient
a trauma patient with Clostridium difficile comes in for emergency surgery.
what type of precautions should be taken with this patient? - ✔ ✔ contact
when should the operating room be damp wiped? - ✔ ✔ prior to the first
case in the room
what is the largest organ in the body? - ✔ ✔ aorta
which of the following is a passive drain that requires no reservoir? - ✔ ✔
penrose
which surgical procedure might require the use of a coblator? - ✔ ✔
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
where is the best place to perform unassisted gowning? - ✔ ✔ on a mayo
stand
which of the following is true regarding passing suture on a needle holder? - ✔
✔ hold the suture material end and carefully place on the sterile field
, what type of specimen is examined immediately by the pathologist after it is
extracted? - ✔ ✔ frozen section
when performing the counted surgical hand scrub, how many strokes are
required on the fingernails? - ✔ ✔ 30
when counting suture needles prior the start of the case, the surgical
technologist notices a needle is missing from the package. what should happen
next? - ✔ ✔ give the needle package to the circulator and remove from the
field
in an RAS, where are the hand controllers located? - ✔ ✔ at the surgeon's
console
blunt dissection of the gallbladder from the posterior side of the liver during an
open cholecystectomy can be accompanied with a(n) _______. - ✔ ✔ kittner
which of the following male organs surrounds the urethra, secretes seminal
fluid, and can enlarge to cause urinary problems? - ✔ ✔ prostate
what is used as a spray or added to sterile water prior to placing soiled
instruments in a basin when preparing for the decontamination process at the
completion of a case? - ✔ ✔ enzyme detergent
