Ncct Surgical Tech Exam Review 2024 | Guaranteed 100% Score

When sterilizing an unwrapped, non-porous item with no lumen in an immediate use sterilization unit, which of the following parameters must be met for sterilization with gravity displacement steam? (Select the two (2) correct answers.) 3-4 minute exposure time 270o F 10 minute exposure time 132o F 4 minute drying time {Ans: 3-4 minute exposure time, 270F}The surgical technologist is preparing the incision site for placement of a dressing following a mastectomy. The surgical technologist noticed that the patient has developed a hematoma at the incision site. The surgeon has left the operating room. Which of the following actions should the surgical technologist take? Apply an ABD dressing. Apply a pressure dressing. Call a code. Ask the surgeon to return. {Ans: Ask the surgeon to return. Rationale: If a hematoma is seen at the incision site the surgeon should be called back to the room to look at the incision before the dressing is applied: the surgical technologist should not ignore it and apply dressings. The patient is not in distress, so there is no need to call a code.}Which of the following retractors has sharp disposable inserts that must be disposed of in an appropriate sharps container