IAHCSMM (CRCST) 2026 Question and Answer
| Latest Verified Questions from Prior Exam
Scripts
• survey readiness is the responsibility of -✓✓every central service technician
• Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package -✓✓there is no
standard place to look for an expiration date
• If an equipment malfunction causes harm to patients, it should be -✓✓returned
immediately to the biomedical department
• One type of formal monitoring is watching the department's temperature and
humidity levels
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓true
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for -
✓✓EtO guidelines, worker safety , and the bloodborne pathogens standard
• The ears are made up of three parts -✓✓Inner, exterior, and, middle
• the most common reason steam sterilization failure is -✓✓lack of steam contact
with the instrument
• When using glutaraldehyde, technicians should always wear latex gloves for
protection.
,(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• Using latex tubing to protect delicate instrumentation is the process of choice for
items to be steam sterilized
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• the purpose of using a decontamination battery or hose when cleaning powered
surgical instruments is -✓✓to keep fluid from entering the unit
• Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are -✓✓infections which occur in the
course of being treated in a healthcare facility
• Items that have been used in patient care should be considered contaminated
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓true
• The term "excise" means -✓✓to cut out
• Water must be degassed each time the ultrasonic cleaner's tank is changed,
because: -✓✓excess bubbles from filling reduce the energy of the cavitation
process
• Wrapped trays should not be stacked because -✓✓it can cause holes in the
wrapper of the bottom tray
, • Woven reusable fabrics are the packaging products of choice for ozone
sterilization
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• instruments lubrication should be performed -✓✓following the manufacturers
instruction for use
• Documentation is not required for items that are immediate use steam sterilized
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• microbes
a. can be useful in food products
b. are useful to break down sewage
c. can produce toxins
d. are all the above -✓✓are all the above
• each year, approximately _____patients develop a healthcare-associated infection
-✓✓700,000
• monitoring records must be :
a. accurate
b. legible
c. complete
| Latest Verified Questions from Prior Exam
Scripts
• survey readiness is the responsibility of -✓✓every central service technician
• Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package -✓✓there is no
standard place to look for an expiration date
• If an equipment malfunction causes harm to patients, it should be -✓✓returned
immediately to the biomedical department
• One type of formal monitoring is watching the department's temperature and
humidity levels
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓true
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for -
✓✓EtO guidelines, worker safety , and the bloodborne pathogens standard
• The ears are made up of three parts -✓✓Inner, exterior, and, middle
• the most common reason steam sterilization failure is -✓✓lack of steam contact
with the instrument
• When using glutaraldehyde, technicians should always wear latex gloves for
protection.
,(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• Using latex tubing to protect delicate instrumentation is the process of choice for
items to be steam sterilized
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• the purpose of using a decontamination battery or hose when cleaning powered
surgical instruments is -✓✓to keep fluid from entering the unit
• Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are -✓✓infections which occur in the
course of being treated in a healthcare facility
• Items that have been used in patient care should be considered contaminated
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓true
• The term "excise" means -✓✓to cut out
• Water must be degassed each time the ultrasonic cleaner's tank is changed,
because: -✓✓excess bubbles from filling reduce the energy of the cavitation
process
• Wrapped trays should not be stacked because -✓✓it can cause holes in the
wrapper of the bottom tray
, • Woven reusable fabrics are the packaging products of choice for ozone
sterilization
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• instruments lubrication should be performed -✓✓following the manufacturers
instruction for use
• Documentation is not required for items that are immediate use steam sterilized
(A) True
(B) False -✓✓false
• microbes
a. can be useful in food products
b. are useful to break down sewage
c. can produce toxins
d. are all the above -✓✓are all the above
• each year, approximately _____patients develop a healthcare-associated infection
-✓✓700,000
• monitoring records must be :
a. accurate
b. legible
c. complete
