CRCST EXAM PREP UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL STUDY
MATERIAL
●● K-wire is used for which of the following procedures?
Answer: Orthopedic
●● Which of the following is considered a critical device?
Answer: Retractors
●● The final phase of Ethylene oxide sterilization cycle is:
Answer: Aeration
●● Which of the following steam sterilization method uses series of
vacuum and pressure pulse to remove air?
Answer: Prevacuum
●● Which specialty deals with synovial fluid?
Answer: Orthopedics
,●● Automated cleaning equipment that uses sound waves to create
bubbles that implode when they come in contact with instruments to
dislodge soil from the instruments?
Answer: Ultrasonic cleaners
●● Which organization works to reduce burden of biohazards?
Answer: OSHA
●● Which of the following names is associated with self-retaining
retractor?
Answer: Gelpi
●● Vital organs are protected by...
Answer: Skeletal System
●● The purpose of instrument count sheets is to provide
Answer: Detailed list of tray contents
●● Sterile technicians must assemble instrument trays by
Answer: Identifying and verifying instruments against count sheet
●● Which of the following is not considered an ergonomic stressor?
Answer: Job rotations
, ●● Ergonomic injuries:
Answer: are a risk factor for persons who perform repetitive or physical
work
●● Workplace conditions that pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal
system of the worker is known as
Answer: Ergonomic Hazards
●● Which of the following is a system used to treat the final rinse water
used for cleaning?
Answer: Deionization
●● Which water purification system uses semi-permeable membrane to
remove organic materials from the water?
Answer: Reverse osmosis
●● Why is it important to label each package with a load control
number?
Answer: The load control number helps to trace processed items to a
load in which it was sterilized
●● Which of the following pieces of information cannot be found on the
load control number label?
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL STUDY
MATERIAL
●● K-wire is used for which of the following procedures?
Answer: Orthopedic
●● Which of the following is considered a critical device?
Answer: Retractors
●● The final phase of Ethylene oxide sterilization cycle is:
Answer: Aeration
●● Which of the following steam sterilization method uses series of
vacuum and pressure pulse to remove air?
Answer: Prevacuum
●● Which specialty deals with synovial fluid?
Answer: Orthopedics
,●● Automated cleaning equipment that uses sound waves to create
bubbles that implode when they come in contact with instruments to
dislodge soil from the instruments?
Answer: Ultrasonic cleaners
●● Which organization works to reduce burden of biohazards?
Answer: OSHA
●● Which of the following names is associated with self-retaining
retractor?
Answer: Gelpi
●● Vital organs are protected by...
Answer: Skeletal System
●● The purpose of instrument count sheets is to provide
Answer: Detailed list of tray contents
●● Sterile technicians must assemble instrument trays by
Answer: Identifying and verifying instruments against count sheet
●● Which of the following is not considered an ergonomic stressor?
Answer: Job rotations
, ●● Ergonomic injuries:
Answer: are a risk factor for persons who perform repetitive or physical
work
●● Workplace conditions that pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal
system of the worker is known as
Answer: Ergonomic Hazards
●● Which of the following is a system used to treat the final rinse water
used for cleaning?
Answer: Deionization
●● Which water purification system uses semi-permeable membrane to
remove organic materials from the water?
Answer: Reverse osmosis
●● Why is it important to label each package with a load control
number?
Answer: The load control number helps to trace processed items to a
load in which it was sterilized
●● Which of the following pieces of information cannot be found on the
load control number label?
