NCCT TS-C Study Guide 2026–2027 | Tech in Surgery Certified Exam Prep | Surgical Technologist Certification Practice Tests PDF

Study guide for the NCCT Tech in Surgery – Certified (TS-C) exam, organized around NCCT's four-domain test plan, with illustrated content review and two 100-question practice tests written at real-exam level.

What's Inside:

• Exam overview: 200 items (175 scored), 4-hour time limit, domain weights, eligibility routes, scoring and renewal
• Perioperative care: anatomy for surgery, microbiology and asepsis, surgical pharmacology, sterilization methods, chemical and biological indicators, fire, laser, ESU and radiation safety, SDS, incident reports and documentation
• Preoperative care: case set-up, instruments and sutures, Time Out, transfer, positioning and pressure points, surgical counts, scrubbing, gowning, gloving and draping
• Intraoperative care: staplers, implants, drains, energy devices, retraction, instrument passing, indirect cautery, skin closure and dressings
• Postoperative care: complications to recognize, room turnover, point-of-use instrument care and reprocessing
• Comparison tables and diagrams: sterilization methods, indicator classes, Spaulding classification, the fire triangle, sterile gown zones, surgical positions, suture types, wound classes
• 2 practice tests with 200 scenario-based questions, weighted like the NCCT test plan
• Detailed answer explanations for every question
• Study schedules, FAQs and test-taking strategies

Format:

• Digital PDF, instant download
• 122 printable US Letter pages

This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).