CRCST Progress Test 6 (9th Edition) | HSPA Sterile
Processing Technician Exam Prep Questions & Answers
2026–2027
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Enabling people to use information gained to interact with others is known as
(A) human relations.
(B) communications.
(C) cross-functional teams.
(D) moral behavior. - correct answers -A
At this time, tracking systems are unable to track worker productivity information.
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,(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called
(A) stereotyping.
(B) feedback.
(C) communication looping.
(D) halo interpretation. - correct answers -B
Improving professional development skills is an important part of
(A) the interview process.
(B) networking.
(C) the certification process.
(D) career advancement. - correct answers -D
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air removal
sterilizers is called a
(A) process challenge device.
(B) external chemical indicator.
(C) biological indicator.
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,(D) Bowie-Dick test. - correct answers -D
Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is a quality process.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package.
(A) Top part of the package chevron.
(B) Bottom left hand side of the package.
(C) Back of the package.
(D) There is no standard place to look for an expiration date. - correct answers -D
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a (blank) before it is
cleared for patient use.
(A) Biomedical technician
(B) infection control committee member
(C) Central Service technician
(D) Central Service director - correct answers -A
These are used to break down fatty tissue on instruments
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, (A) protease enzymes
(B) lipase enzymes
(C) amylase enzymes
(D) neutral pH cleaners - correct answers -B
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called
(A) infection prevention.
(B) infection control.
(C) asepsis.
(D) HIA control. - correct answers -C
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not have
enough instruments to perform the surgery.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
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Processing Technician Exam Prep Questions & Answers
2026–2027
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Enabling people to use information gained to interact with others is known as
(A) human relations.
(B) communications.
(C) cross-functional teams.
(D) moral behavior. - correct answers -A
At this time, tracking systems are unable to track worker productivity information.
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,(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called
(A) stereotyping.
(B) feedback.
(C) communication looping.
(D) halo interpretation. - correct answers -B
Improving professional development skills is an important part of
(A) the interview process.
(B) networking.
(C) the certification process.
(D) career advancement. - correct answers -D
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air removal
sterilizers is called a
(A) process challenge device.
(B) external chemical indicator.
(C) biological indicator.
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,(D) Bowie-Dick test. - correct answers -D
Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is a quality process.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -A
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package.
(A) Top part of the package chevron.
(B) Bottom left hand side of the package.
(C) Back of the package.
(D) There is no standard place to look for an expiration date. - correct answers -D
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a (blank) before it is
cleared for patient use.
(A) Biomedical technician
(B) infection control committee member
(C) Central Service technician
(D) Central Service director - correct answers -A
These are used to break down fatty tissue on instruments
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, (A) protease enzymes
(B) lipase enzymes
(C) amylase enzymes
(D) neutral pH cleaners - correct answers -B
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called
(A) infection prevention.
(B) infection control.
(C) asepsis.
(D) HIA control. - correct answers -C
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not have
enough instruments to perform the surgery.
(A) True
(B) False - correct answers -B
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