CSCT EXAM | 2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Who are the frontline of defense against pathogens? Answer - CSCTs
Working with your ______ is key Answer - team
You are a ___________ for everyone around you Answer - role model
the ________ can help you make sure you're cleaning and disinfecting
everything you need to Answer - responsibility matrix
What is the responsibility matrix Answer - an example of how responsibilities
are often distributed in the ORs - this is the big sheet that MMC created
What laws apply to everyone in the facility? Answer - HIPAA laws
What must be kept private even from family and friends? Answer - PHI
Pathogen Answer - anything that can produce disease
Patho - suffering
Gene - producer of
enveloped virus Answer - Has an outer-wrapping -easy to kill
, Non-enveloped virus Answer - viruses that don't have the extra layer - hard to
kill
Gram-positive bacteria Answer - When dyed it turns purple
Gram-negative bacteria Answer - When dyed it turns pink, harder to kill
Protozoa Answer - Single cell organisms - live all around us
Prions Answer - Variant protein that attacks the brain, cannot disinfect or kill
Fungi Answer - Include a number or living organisms - eukaryote group mold
and yeast
Hierarchy of pathogens Answer - 1. Prions
2. Bacterial spores (c.diff)
3. Mycobacterium (TB)
4. Fungi
5. Vegetative bacteria (MRSA)
6. Enveloped or non-enveloped viruses (HIV or rhinovirus)
C.Diff Answer - is a spore forming bacteria that can be life threatening. Most
common symptoms include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain/tenderness,
fever, loss of appetite, and nausea. Can live on surfaces for 150 days. Primarily
spread through contamination of healthcare professionals hands.
ANSWERS | SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Who are the frontline of defense against pathogens? Answer - CSCTs
Working with your ______ is key Answer - team
You are a ___________ for everyone around you Answer - role model
the ________ can help you make sure you're cleaning and disinfecting
everything you need to Answer - responsibility matrix
What is the responsibility matrix Answer - an example of how responsibilities
are often distributed in the ORs - this is the big sheet that MMC created
What laws apply to everyone in the facility? Answer - HIPAA laws
What must be kept private even from family and friends? Answer - PHI
Pathogen Answer - anything that can produce disease
Patho - suffering
Gene - producer of
enveloped virus Answer - Has an outer-wrapping -easy to kill
, Non-enveloped virus Answer - viruses that don't have the extra layer - hard to
kill
Gram-positive bacteria Answer - When dyed it turns purple
Gram-negative bacteria Answer - When dyed it turns pink, harder to kill
Protozoa Answer - Single cell organisms - live all around us
Prions Answer - Variant protein that attacks the brain, cannot disinfect or kill
Fungi Answer - Include a number or living organisms - eukaryote group mold
and yeast
Hierarchy of pathogens Answer - 1. Prions
2. Bacterial spores (c.diff)
3. Mycobacterium (TB)
4. Fungi
5. Vegetative bacteria (MRSA)
6. Enveloped or non-enveloped viruses (HIV or rhinovirus)
C.Diff Answer - is a spore forming bacteria that can be life threatening. Most
common symptoms include watery diarrhea, abdominal pain/tenderness,
fever, loss of appetite, and nausea. Can live on surfaces for 150 days. Primarily
spread through contamination of healthcare professionals hands.
