CRCST Exam Test Prep 150 Questions
and Answers All Correct
Which of the following should not be used to remove gross soil on instruments? -
Answer- Saline
How should basin sets be placed in a sterilizer cart? - Answer- Placed on edge and
tilted
Which of the following is not accepted form of instrument marking? - Answer- Engraving
Which of the following is not acceptable method for sealing paper-plastic peels? -
Answer- Stapling
Tissue, body fat and blood substances are examples of - Answer- Gross soil
All of the following may cause steam contact failure with items in a package EXCEPT: -
Answer- Placing chemical indicator in a less challenging location in the sterilizer
The process of sterilizing an item that is packaged is - Answer- Terminal
All of the following are good reasons why air should be expelled from peel pouch before
sealing EXCEPT: - Answer- Trapped air will prevent the external indicator from
changing color
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, whose responsibility is it to safety
check it before it is cleared for patient use? - Answer- Biomedical technician
A current asset is an asset that is expected to be used within - Answer- one year
Generalizations about a group of people whereby a defined set of characteristics is
attributed to this group is known as: - Answer- Stereotyping
Which of the following questions is open-ended? - Answer- What do you think about the
practice questions?
The two most common techniques of flat wrap packaging are: - Answer- Square fold
and envelope fold
Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to
measure individual packaging penetration? - Answer- Chemical Indicators
, Which of the following is used by CS technicians to select supplies from the sterile
storage area shelves to be transported to the OR? - Answer- Pick list
You can reduce a combustible load of a storage area by - Answer- Reducing the
amount of disposable supplies stored in the area
Sterility maintenance covers (dust covers) should be applied - Answer- After sterilization
The number of times per year that inventory is purchased, consumed, and replaced is
called the - Answer- Inventory Turnover rate
Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development
of DVT deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edema in immobile patients? - Answer-
Sequential compression unit
Prion disease that requires the instruments be processed differently than standard
protocols - Answer- CJD
The suffix, "ectomy," refers to - Answer- surgical removal
Phenolics are often used to disinfect - Answer- Non-critical items
Why dopes manual cleaning need to be performed as soon as possible upon entering
the decontamination area? - Answer- To prevent the formation of biofilm
Medical device labeling is regulated by: - Answer- The US Food and Drug
Administration
The tissue that acts as a cushion between bones to prevent them from rubbing
together? - Answer- Cartilage
Angstrom is the unit to measure - Answer- The length of light waves
What is the recommended temperature in the general work area? - Answer- 68 degrees
F to 73 degrees F
The most critical step in processing surgical instrumentation is - Answer- cleaning
Flat wrapping technique where a package is wrapped once using two layers at the
same time: - Answer- Simultaneous
The weakest part of the steam sterilizer is - Answer- Door
The act of granting authority to employees so they make decisions within their areas of
responsibility - Answer- Empowerment
and Answers All Correct
Which of the following should not be used to remove gross soil on instruments? -
Answer- Saline
How should basin sets be placed in a sterilizer cart? - Answer- Placed on edge and
tilted
Which of the following is not accepted form of instrument marking? - Answer- Engraving
Which of the following is not acceptable method for sealing paper-plastic peels? -
Answer- Stapling
Tissue, body fat and blood substances are examples of - Answer- Gross soil
All of the following may cause steam contact failure with items in a package EXCEPT: -
Answer- Placing chemical indicator in a less challenging location in the sterilizer
The process of sterilizing an item that is packaged is - Answer- Terminal
All of the following are good reasons why air should be expelled from peel pouch before
sealing EXCEPT: - Answer- Trapped air will prevent the external indicator from
changing color
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, whose responsibility is it to safety
check it before it is cleared for patient use? - Answer- Biomedical technician
A current asset is an asset that is expected to be used within - Answer- one year
Generalizations about a group of people whereby a defined set of characteristics is
attributed to this group is known as: - Answer- Stereotyping
Which of the following questions is open-ended? - Answer- What do you think about the
practice questions?
The two most common techniques of flat wrap packaging are: - Answer- Square fold
and envelope fold
Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to
measure individual packaging penetration? - Answer- Chemical Indicators
, Which of the following is used by CS technicians to select supplies from the sterile
storage area shelves to be transported to the OR? - Answer- Pick list
You can reduce a combustible load of a storage area by - Answer- Reducing the
amount of disposable supplies stored in the area
Sterility maintenance covers (dust covers) should be applied - Answer- After sterilization
The number of times per year that inventory is purchased, consumed, and replaced is
called the - Answer- Inventory Turnover rate
Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development
of DVT deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edema in immobile patients? - Answer-
Sequential compression unit
Prion disease that requires the instruments be processed differently than standard
protocols - Answer- CJD
The suffix, "ectomy," refers to - Answer- surgical removal
Phenolics are often used to disinfect - Answer- Non-critical items
Why dopes manual cleaning need to be performed as soon as possible upon entering
the decontamination area? - Answer- To prevent the formation of biofilm
Medical device labeling is regulated by: - Answer- The US Food and Drug
Administration
The tissue that acts as a cushion between bones to prevent them from rubbing
together? - Answer- Cartilage
Angstrom is the unit to measure - Answer- The length of light waves
What is the recommended temperature in the general work area? - Answer- 68 degrees
F to 73 degrees F
The most critical step in processing surgical instrumentation is - Answer- cleaning
Flat wrapping technique where a package is wrapped once using two layers at the
same time: - Answer- Simultaneous
The weakest part of the steam sterilizer is - Answer- Door
The act of granting authority to employees so they make decisions within their areas of
responsibility - Answer- Empowerment
