CRCST CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 400+ LATEST 2025-2026 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Overview
The CRCST Certification Exam Questions and Answers 2025–2026
offers a complete review of the critical areas tested in the CRCST
certification, including cleaning, decontamination, sterilization,
packaging, storage, infection control, and regulations. Each question is
carefully developed and verified by professionals in the sterile
processing field to reflect current best practices and the most recent
exam updates. With detailed rationales and explanations, this study tool
helps learners understand key processes and develop the confidence to
pass the exam successfully.
Key Features
✅ 400+ Realistic and Verified Exam Questions
✅ Fully Updated for the 2025–2026 CRCST Certification Blueprint
✅ Detailed Correct Answers and Explanations for Every Question
✅ Covers All Core Sterile Processing and Central Service Concepts
✅ Developed and Reviewed by Certified CRCST Professionals
Purpose
• To prepare candidates for the CRCST Certification Exam with confidence and accuracy
• To strengthen understanding of sterile processing principles and compliance standards
• To provide a realistic exam simulation experience with verified correct answers
Recommended For
• Sterile processing technicians seeking CRCST certification
• Healthcare professionals aiming to advance in sterile services or central supply management
• Training institutions and educators providing CRCST exam preparation
,Your Complete CRCST Exam Study Resource
With 400+ verified questions and detailed answer explanations, the CRCST Certification
Exam Study Guide 2025–2026 is your most reliable, up-to-date, and effective tool for
mastering sterile processing concepts and achieving certification success with confidence.
To minimize their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants, Sterile Processing (SP)
technicians must wear special attire referred to as:
Personal protective equipment
a. Personal protection garments
b. Professional protective equipment
c. Personal safety attire
a. Personal protective equipment
To properly dry lumens: Push
air through using a syringe
a. Use the correct-sized cotton swab
b. Use instrument air
c. Place the lumens on approved drying pegs
d. Use instrument air
Which of these microbes is classified as a gram-positive bacteria?
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Proteus
c. Klebsiella
d. Pseudomonis
a. Staphylococcus aureus
Kerrison and laminectomy rongeurs should be tested using:
a. Tissue paper
b. A plastic dowel rod
c. Rubber testing material
,d. An index card
e. An index card
Which of the following should be used to thoroughly rinse (remove) all traces of detergent from a rigid
endoscope's channels?
a. Forced air
b. Water containing an approved sterilant
c. Treated water
d. Water quality recommended in the manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU)
d. Water quality recommended in the manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU)
The prefix hemi-:
a. Means near
b. Is also a suffix
c. Means half
d. Means around
c. Means half
The term septorhinoplasty means:
a. Surgery of a muscle wound
b. Surgical repair of the nose
c. Removal of a cyst
d. Incision into the stomach
b. Surgical repair of the nose
Pneumatic hoses:
a. Are manually cleaned using a mild acetic solution
b. Must be inspected with a borescope
c. Should be cleaned in the ultrasonic cleaner
d. Should be pressurized for proper inspection
d. Should be pressurized for proper inspection
The use of test strips to test the minimum effective concentration (MEC) in high-level disinfection (HLD)
solutions is required:
a. Weekly, preferably daily
, b. Daily
c. Each time the solution will be used
d. Only when manual soaking systems are used
c. Each time the solution will be used
Arthroscopy instruments are used during:
Robotic surgery
b. Laparoscopic surgery
c. Joint surgery
d. All the above
c. Joint surgery
The suffix -itis means:
a. Illness
b. Inflammation
c. Study of
d. Pain
b. Inflammation
Bacteria that do not require oxygen to live are called:
a. Pathogenic
b. Anaerobic
c. Aerobic
d. Vibrio
b. Anaerobic
Instruments with tungsten carbide jaws can be easily identified by:
a. A diamond serration pattern on the jaws
b. Black handles
c. Gold handles
d. The self-retaining lock on the shaft
c. Gold handles
Robotic instruments:
a. Do not come apart for cleaning
b. Have mechanical and electrical components in the proximal end of the instrument
ANSWERS 400+ LATEST 2025-2026 | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Overview
The CRCST Certification Exam Questions and Answers 2025–2026
offers a complete review of the critical areas tested in the CRCST
certification, including cleaning, decontamination, sterilization,
packaging, storage, infection control, and regulations. Each question is
carefully developed and verified by professionals in the sterile
processing field to reflect current best practices and the most recent
exam updates. With detailed rationales and explanations, this study tool
helps learners understand key processes and develop the confidence to
pass the exam successfully.
Key Features
✅ 400+ Realistic and Verified Exam Questions
✅ Fully Updated for the 2025–2026 CRCST Certification Blueprint
✅ Detailed Correct Answers and Explanations for Every Question
✅ Covers All Core Sterile Processing and Central Service Concepts
✅ Developed and Reviewed by Certified CRCST Professionals
Purpose
• To prepare candidates for the CRCST Certification Exam with confidence and accuracy
• To strengthen understanding of sterile processing principles and compliance standards
• To provide a realistic exam simulation experience with verified correct answers
Recommended For
• Sterile processing technicians seeking CRCST certification
• Healthcare professionals aiming to advance in sterile services or central supply management
• Training institutions and educators providing CRCST exam preparation
,Your Complete CRCST Exam Study Resource
With 400+ verified questions and detailed answer explanations, the CRCST Certification
Exam Study Guide 2025–2026 is your most reliable, up-to-date, and effective tool for
mastering sterile processing concepts and achieving certification success with confidence.
To minimize their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants, Sterile Processing (SP)
technicians must wear special attire referred to as:
Personal protective equipment
a. Personal protection garments
b. Professional protective equipment
c. Personal safety attire
a. Personal protective equipment
To properly dry lumens: Push
air through using a syringe
a. Use the correct-sized cotton swab
b. Use instrument air
c. Place the lumens on approved drying pegs
d. Use instrument air
Which of these microbes is classified as a gram-positive bacteria?
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Proteus
c. Klebsiella
d. Pseudomonis
a. Staphylococcus aureus
Kerrison and laminectomy rongeurs should be tested using:
a. Tissue paper
b. A plastic dowel rod
c. Rubber testing material
,d. An index card
e. An index card
Which of the following should be used to thoroughly rinse (remove) all traces of detergent from a rigid
endoscope's channels?
a. Forced air
b. Water containing an approved sterilant
c. Treated water
d. Water quality recommended in the manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU)
d. Water quality recommended in the manufacturer's instructions for use (IFU)
The prefix hemi-:
a. Means near
b. Is also a suffix
c. Means half
d. Means around
c. Means half
The term septorhinoplasty means:
a. Surgery of a muscle wound
b. Surgical repair of the nose
c. Removal of a cyst
d. Incision into the stomach
b. Surgical repair of the nose
Pneumatic hoses:
a. Are manually cleaned using a mild acetic solution
b. Must be inspected with a borescope
c. Should be cleaned in the ultrasonic cleaner
d. Should be pressurized for proper inspection
d. Should be pressurized for proper inspection
The use of test strips to test the minimum effective concentration (MEC) in high-level disinfection (HLD)
solutions is required:
a. Weekly, preferably daily
, b. Daily
c. Each time the solution will be used
d. Only when manual soaking systems are used
c. Each time the solution will be used
Arthroscopy instruments are used during:
Robotic surgery
b. Laparoscopic surgery
c. Joint surgery
d. All the above
c. Joint surgery
The suffix -itis means:
a. Illness
b. Inflammation
c. Study of
d. Pain
b. Inflammation
Bacteria that do not require oxygen to live are called:
a. Pathogenic
b. Anaerobic
c. Aerobic
d. Vibrio
b. Anaerobic
Instruments with tungsten carbide jaws can be easily identified by:
a. A diamond serration pattern on the jaws
b. Black handles
c. Gold handles
d. The self-retaining lock on the shaft
c. Gold handles
Robotic instruments:
a. Do not come apart for cleaning
b. Have mechanical and electrical components in the proximal end of the instrument
