Practise Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C (NCCT)) with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) · NCCT Detailed Test Plan EX-0504, effective January 2024; linked from NCCT's current Forms and Documents page as of October 16, 2026. The workbook label 'Technician in Surgery - Certified (TS-C)' maps to NCCT's official Tech in Surgery-Certified credential; the assigned slug is retained.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- NCCT: Tech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT)
- NCCT Forms and Documents
- Tech in Surgery-Certified Detailed Test Plan
- CDC: Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC: Sterilizing Practices
- WHO Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation Manual, 2009
- CDC: Clinical Safety—Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers
- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update
- NIOSH: Control of Smoke from Laser/Electrical Surgical Procedures
- American College of Surgeons: Statement on Needlestick and Sharps Safety
- OSHA Hospital eTool: Surgical Suite—Laser Hazards
- FDA: Practical Advice for Preventing Surgical Fires—Safety Strategies from the Front Lines
- OSHA Hospital eTool: Surgical Suite—Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- CDC: Environmental Cleaning Procedures
- UC Davis Health: Surgical Pathology Specimen Collection
- University of Michigan Pathology: Histopathology Policies
- CDC: Isolation Precautions—Recommendations
- ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings, 2022
- FDA: How Are Reusable Medical Devices Reprocessed?
- CDC Project Firstline: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Session Plan
- College of American Pathologists: Oral Cavity Cancer Protocol, Version 4.3.0.0—Margins and Orientation
- Sklar: Babcock Forceps—Atraumatic
- Cambridge University Hospitals: Post-operative Advice for Patients Who Have Had Skin Surgery
Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C (NCCT))
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Before opening an instrument set, the surgical technologist finds that its wrapper is wet. The external chemical indicator has changed appropriately. What is the best action?
Tech in Surgery-Certified (TS-C (NCCT))
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Perioperative Care and Preparation
Integrity and Sterility of Items—Air-removal testing
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