CRCST EXAM TEST PREP 150 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The organization that sets recommended practices and standards
for care and processing of devices and systems is:
Answer: Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI)
◉ What is the circular opening of the eye which controls the amount
of light which enters the eye?
Answer: pupil
◉ Implantable devices should not be:
Answer: flash sterilized
◉ What is the best choice for high level disinfection of instruments?
Answer: OPA (or Ortho-phthalaldehyde)
◉ The part of a cell that enables it to move through liquid is the:
Answer: flagella
,◉ When soil remains on a device after cleaning:
Answer: the device cannot be sterilized
◉ Bacteria that cause diseases are called
Answer: pathogenic
◉ Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable
liquids?
Answer: Type B
◉ Which type of disinfectant is also known as a "wetting agent?"
Answer: quatemary ammonium compounds (QUATS)
◉ The inventory control method in which the supplier owns the
Inventory, stores it at the healthcare facility, and does not charge
the healthcare facility for it until it is used or lost is referred to as
the:
Answer: consignment method
◉ Of the 3 major low temperature sterilants, which one has the
longest instrument turnover time?
Answer: Ethylene Oxide (ETO)
,◉ The number of times per year that inventory is purchased,
consumed, and replaced is called the:
Answer: Inventory Turnover Rate
◉ What tracking method provides real time information?
Answer: RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
◉ What requires preventive maintenance standards be established
for medical equipment?
Answer: Joint Commission
◉ How frequently should a sterilizer's drain strainer be removed
and
thoroughly cleaned?
Answer: daily
◉ What type of hepatitis vaccine is strongly recommended for most
healthcare workers?
Answer: Hepatitis B
◉ The part of a cell that controls cell function is the:
, Answer: nucleus
◉ A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a
question or repeats information is called:
Answer: feedback
◉ Involuntary muscles work without
Answer: consciousness
◉ The method of wrapping that creates a package within a package
is called:
Answer: Sequential
◉ 100% ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored in a:
Answer: chemical storage cabinet
◉ Wicking materials are used to allow 1.____ removal, 2.____
penetration, and facilitate 3.____
Answer: 1. air
2. steam
3. drying
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The organization that sets recommended practices and standards
for care and processing of devices and systems is:
Answer: Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI)
◉ What is the circular opening of the eye which controls the amount
of light which enters the eye?
Answer: pupil
◉ Implantable devices should not be:
Answer: flash sterilized
◉ What is the best choice for high level disinfection of instruments?
Answer: OPA (or Ortho-phthalaldehyde)
◉ The part of a cell that enables it to move through liquid is the:
Answer: flagella
,◉ When soil remains on a device after cleaning:
Answer: the device cannot be sterilized
◉ Bacteria that cause diseases are called
Answer: pathogenic
◉ Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable
liquids?
Answer: Type B
◉ Which type of disinfectant is also known as a "wetting agent?"
Answer: quatemary ammonium compounds (QUATS)
◉ The inventory control method in which the supplier owns the
Inventory, stores it at the healthcare facility, and does not charge
the healthcare facility for it until it is used or lost is referred to as
the:
Answer: consignment method
◉ Of the 3 major low temperature sterilants, which one has the
longest instrument turnover time?
Answer: Ethylene Oxide (ETO)
,◉ The number of times per year that inventory is purchased,
consumed, and replaced is called the:
Answer: Inventory Turnover Rate
◉ What tracking method provides real time information?
Answer: RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
◉ What requires preventive maintenance standards be established
for medical equipment?
Answer: Joint Commission
◉ How frequently should a sterilizer's drain strainer be removed
and
thoroughly cleaned?
Answer: daily
◉ What type of hepatitis vaccine is strongly recommended for most
healthcare workers?
Answer: Hepatitis B
◉ The part of a cell that controls cell function is the:
, Answer: nucleus
◉ A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a
question or repeats information is called:
Answer: feedback
◉ Involuntary muscles work without
Answer: consciousness
◉ The method of wrapping that creates a package within a package
is called:
Answer: Sequential
◉ 100% ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored in a:
Answer: chemical storage cabinet
◉ Wicking materials are used to allow 1.____ removal, 2.____
penetration, and facilitate 3.____
Answer: 1. air
2. steam
3. drying
