CST Exam Review
Spring Exam
Comprehensive
Questions and
Verified Answers
(Detailed &
Elaborated) Actual
Exam 2026
Which of the following is a patient-
specific risk factor for a urinary tract
infection?
Obesity
1
,Which of the following is a standard of
practice for packaging material and
preparing items for steam
sterilization?
Instruments should be placed in a
mesh-bottom or wire mesh basket
lined with a nonwoven disposable
wrapper.
What type of agent in detergents can
prevent spotting on instruemntion by
combatting surface desposits?
Chelation
which of the following is a low-level
disinfectant used on environmental
surfaces?
Phenol detergent
In which method of skin grafting is an
oscillating knife or oscillating
handheld dermatome used?
Split-thickness skin graft
2
,How many suction outlets must an
operating room suite have?
2
Within the sterile processing
department, cleaning is key. What
statement is true regarding this
cleaning process?
rinsing after soaking in cleanser is
important because failing to do so well
may ultimately lead to harm to patient
Which of the following is a method for
sterilization of woven cloth gowns?
radiation
Which of the following is an advantage
of the gas sterilization over steam
sterilization?
it causes less damage to the items
being sterilized
3
, Which of the following best describes
the exposure of a bacterial sample to
the sterilization process to assess the
lethality of the sterilization process?
Biological indicator with a process
challenge device
Which statement is true regarding
double gloving?
The number of perforations to the
inner glove is significantly less when a
person double gloves
A patient has been brought to the OR,
the anesthesiologist decides the
patient has become unstable and
cancels the case. Which of the
following is correct concerning the
sterile field and sterile items already
set up and ready in the room?
The sterile field is contaminated when
the patient is brought into the OR
4
Spring Exam
Comprehensive
Questions and
Verified Answers
(Detailed &
Elaborated) Actual
Exam 2026
Which of the following is a patient-
specific risk factor for a urinary tract
infection?
Obesity
1
,Which of the following is a standard of
practice for packaging material and
preparing items for steam
sterilization?
Instruments should be placed in a
mesh-bottom or wire mesh basket
lined with a nonwoven disposable
wrapper.
What type of agent in detergents can
prevent spotting on instruemntion by
combatting surface desposits?
Chelation
which of the following is a low-level
disinfectant used on environmental
surfaces?
Phenol detergent
In which method of skin grafting is an
oscillating knife or oscillating
handheld dermatome used?
Split-thickness skin graft
2
,How many suction outlets must an
operating room suite have?
2
Within the sterile processing
department, cleaning is key. What
statement is true regarding this
cleaning process?
rinsing after soaking in cleanser is
important because failing to do so well
may ultimately lead to harm to patient
Which of the following is a method for
sterilization of woven cloth gowns?
radiation
Which of the following is an advantage
of the gas sterilization over steam
sterilization?
it causes less damage to the items
being sterilized
3
, Which of the following best describes
the exposure of a bacterial sample to
the sterilization process to assess the
lethality of the sterilization process?
Biological indicator with a process
challenge device
Which statement is true regarding
double gloving?
The number of perforations to the
inner glove is significantly less when a
person double gloves
A patient has been brought to the OR,
the anesthesiologist decides the
patient has become unstable and
cancels the case. Which of the
following is correct concerning the
sterile field and sterile items already
set up and ready in the room?
The sterile field is contaminated when
the patient is brought into the OR
4
