CRCST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS - 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Automated supply replenishment systems are:
o (ANSWER) computerized
2. Automatic endoscope reprocessors are not recommended for flexible endoscopes:
o (ANSWER) true
3. Automatic washers clean using a spray force action called:
o (ANSWER) impingement
4. Bacteria that require free oxygen are called BLANK bacteria:
o (ANSWER) aerobic
5. Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system, they
must be:
o (ANSWER) cleaned
6. Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct for
your profession are called:
o (ANSWER) ethical behavior
7. Biological test should be performed in an ethylene oxide sterilizer:
o (ANSWER) every load
8. BLANK are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperatures:
o (ANSWER) mesophiles
9. BLANK is defined as the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious
organisms or other material:
o (ANSWER) contamination
10. Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?
o (ANSWER) improper cleaning
11. Blush or rainbow-type stains are caused by BLANK in water:
o (ANSWER) iron and silicates
12. Body balance is regulated by fluid in:
o (ANSWER) inner ear
,13. Both AORN and the Joint Commission recommend that:
o (ANSWER) the use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
14. Bowie-Dick tests should be run in:
o (ANSWER) dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
15. Cellulosic materials cannot be processed in a/an:
o (ANSWER) hydrogen peroxide gas/plasma
16. Central service technicians can protect patients by breaking the chain of infection:
o (ANSWER) true
17. Central service technicians wear special attire referred to as BLANK to minimize
their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants:
o (ANSWER) PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
18. Central service technicians who do not think they are being treated appropriately
by their employer should:
o (ANSWER) discuss the situation with their supervisor
19. Chemical indicators are FDA BLANK devices:
o (ANSWER) class 2
20. Chemical indicators:
o (ANSWER) provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a sterilization
process
21. Chemical messengers that travel through the body and act on larger organs:
o (ANSWER) hormones
22. Class 3 medical devices are identified as high risk:
o (ANSWER) true
23. Compounds that contain a positive electrical charge and exhibit germicidal
properties:
o (ANSWER) cationic
24. Compounds that have a negative charge and form a large group of synthetic
detergents:
o (ANSWER) anionic
25. Considered a master gland because it helps control the activities of all other
endocrine glands:
, o (ANSWER) pituitary gland
26. Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation:
o (ANSWER) USP-NF (United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary)
27. Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted or blocked
artery:
o (ANSWER) CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting)
28. Deionized water is used for:
o (ANSWER) sterile irrigation
29. Endoscope channels should be cleaned and then left moist for storage:
o (ANSWER) false
30. Endoscopes are often processed in a mechanical unit called:
o (ANSWER) an automatic endoscope reprocessor
31. Endotracheal tubes and anesthesia breathing circuits are examples of:
o (ANSWER) semi-critical devices
32. Enforces laws relating to the transportation of medical wastes:
o (ANSWER) DOT (Department of Transportation)
CRCST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS - 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | VERIFIED ANSWERS
33. Equipment that can be reprocessed by sterilization and reused:
(ANSWER) reusable medical devices
34. The recommended method for cleaning a flexible endoscope:
(ANSWER) manual cleaning with enzymatic detergent
35. For sterilization to be effective, the sterilizing agent must:
(ANSWER) come into contact with all surfaces of the item
36. The main purpose of the sterilization process is to:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Automated supply replenishment systems are:
o (ANSWER) computerized
2. Automatic endoscope reprocessors are not recommended for flexible endoscopes:
o (ANSWER) true
3. Automatic washers clean using a spray force action called:
o (ANSWER) impingement
4. Bacteria that require free oxygen are called BLANK bacteria:
o (ANSWER) aerobic
5. Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system, they
must be:
o (ANSWER) cleaned
6. Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct for
your profession are called:
o (ANSWER) ethical behavior
7. Biological test should be performed in an ethylene oxide sterilizer:
o (ANSWER) every load
8. BLANK are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperatures:
o (ANSWER) mesophiles
9. BLANK is defined as the state of being soiled or infected by contact with infectious
organisms or other material:
o (ANSWER) contamination
10. Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?
o (ANSWER) improper cleaning
11. Blush or rainbow-type stains are caused by BLANK in water:
o (ANSWER) iron and silicates
12. Body balance is regulated by fluid in:
o (ANSWER) inner ear
,13. Both AORN and the Joint Commission recommend that:
o (ANSWER) the use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
14. Bowie-Dick tests should be run in:
o (ANSWER) dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
15. Cellulosic materials cannot be processed in a/an:
o (ANSWER) hydrogen peroxide gas/plasma
16. Central service technicians can protect patients by breaking the chain of infection:
o (ANSWER) true
17. Central service technicians wear special attire referred to as BLANK to minimize
their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants:
o (ANSWER) PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
18. Central service technicians who do not think they are being treated appropriately
by their employer should:
o (ANSWER) discuss the situation with their supervisor
19. Chemical indicators are FDA BLANK devices:
o (ANSWER) class 2
20. Chemical indicators:
o (ANSWER) provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a sterilization
process
21. Chemical messengers that travel through the body and act on larger organs:
o (ANSWER) hormones
22. Class 3 medical devices are identified as high risk:
o (ANSWER) true
23. Compounds that contain a positive electrical charge and exhibit germicidal
properties:
o (ANSWER) cationic
24. Compounds that have a negative charge and form a large group of synthetic
detergents:
o (ANSWER) anionic
25. Considered a master gland because it helps control the activities of all other
endocrine glands:
, o (ANSWER) pituitary gland
26. Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation:
o (ANSWER) USP-NF (United States Pharmacopeia - National Formulary)
27. Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted or blocked
artery:
o (ANSWER) CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting)
28. Deionized water is used for:
o (ANSWER) sterile irrigation
29. Endoscope channels should be cleaned and then left moist for storage:
o (ANSWER) false
30. Endoscopes are often processed in a mechanical unit called:
o (ANSWER) an automatic endoscope reprocessor
31. Endotracheal tubes and anesthesia breathing circuits are examples of:
o (ANSWER) semi-critical devices
32. Enforces laws relating to the transportation of medical wastes:
o (ANSWER) DOT (Department of Transportation)
CRCST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS - 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST | VERIFIED ANSWERS
33. Equipment that can be reprocessed by sterilization and reused:
(ANSWER) reusable medical devices
34. The recommended method for cleaning a flexible endoscope:
(ANSWER) manual cleaning with enzymatic detergent
35. For sterilization to be effective, the sterilizing agent must:
(ANSWER) come into contact with all surfaces of the item
36. The main purpose of the sterilization process is to:
