CRCST PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

CRCST PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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What states that All patient information is highly confidential and should NEVER be discussed with anyon
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e at any time unless it is required for the direct care of the patient? - ANSWER HIPPA
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This process is defined by AAMI as the removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for
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further processing or for the intended use. - ANSWER cleaning
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What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture scissors, forceps, osteotomes, and chisels? -
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ANSWER 400 series
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What type of material is used the most in the manufacturing of surgical instrumentation? -
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ANSWER stainless steel
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What is the proper order of how work progresses through the CSPD? -
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ANSWER Decontam, Prep and pack, sterilizer, sterile storage
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What is defined as microorganisms on a contaminated item? - ANSWER Bioburden
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What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture basins, bowls, and malleable retractors? -
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ANSWER 300 series
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The two steps in the process of decontamination? - ANSWER manual cleaning and thermal process
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As defined by OSHA what is defined as "the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate or de
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stroy blood borne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of trans
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mitting infectious particles and the surface of - ANSWER decontamination
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A Sales Rep brings in a new Stryker Drill for Dr Bridwell to try during a total hip procedure. What is the firs
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t step that should be taken? - ANSWER Ask for written instructions.
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,The temperature in the decontamination department: - ANSWER 60°-65° F
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Sharps in the decontamination department should be confined and contained in what type of leak proof c
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ontainer? - ANSWER impervious V V V




After thoroughly cleaning a contaminated item the most important step in the decontamination process i
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s to _____________ the item. - ANSWER rinsed
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Humidity level in a CS department should be kept at what percent? - ANSWER 30-60%
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Instruments in the OR that are just opened but not used still have to go through the decontam process, o
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nly when? - ANSWER every time and always considered contaminated
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What is the groups or collections of microorganisms that adhere to the surface of any object that comes i
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nto contact with nonsterile water? - ANSWER biofilms
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What when used in small amounts is extremely corrosive to surgical instruments, and it's use in the deco
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ntamination process is prohibited? - ANSWER bleach
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A pH level of 7 is considered? - ANSWER neutral
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Instruments should never be stored _________________, and all instruments should be sterilized as soon
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Vas possible after cleaning. - ANSWER wet
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The air pressure in the decontamination department should be what? - ANSWER negative
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How many air exchanges per hour is the decontamination department suppose to have? - ANSWER 10
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How often is the temperature and humidity levels suppose to be documented? - ANSWER daily
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, What forms a protective slimy film on top of water and on instruments during the decontamination proce
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ss? - ANSWER biofilms
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A pH level of below 7 is considered? - ANSWER acidic
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Items that have been presoaked or treated must be ____________ thoroughly before further cleaning, b
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ecause the presoaking or treatment agent may not be compatible with the detergents used for cleaning. -
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A pH level above 7 is considered? - ANSWER alkaline
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Biofilms adhere to all surfaces, but they form more slowly on smooth surfaces than on rough surfaces. In
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healthcare settings, the items most affected by biofilms are those with? -
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ANSWER lumens, serrated surfaces, difficult-to-reach surfaces
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What kind of detergents contain organic substances that assist in the breakdown of protein soils and bloo
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d? - ANSWER Enzymatic detergents
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When using enzymatic detergents higher water temperatures are not to be used because it will break do
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wn, or destroy, the enzymes, making them? - ANSWER less efficient
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Temperatures below ______________ all have adverse affects, making enzymes sluggish and reducing th
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eir effectiveness. - ANSWER 109° F
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Water temperatures of _________________ are best for enzyme based products - ANSWER 140°F
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Enzymes can be used individually or in combination in the formulation of enzymatic detergents. Which en
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zymatic detergent breaks down blood, mucus, feces, and albumin? - ANSWER protease
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Enzymes can be used individually or in combination in the formulation of enzymatic detergents. Which en
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zymatic detergent breaks lipase which breaks down fat (eg., bone marrow and adipose tissue)? -
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VANSWER lipase V