IAHCSMM CRCST 400+ STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked: - During and at the end
of each cycle
30. Two most common temperatures used in steam sterilization are - 250° and 270°
275° f
Test which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization process
and provide a direct measure of lethality are called: - Biological tests
In order to elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer, you must: pressure - Increase
the steam pressure
Bowie dick tests should be run in: - Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
Chemical indicators: - Provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a
sterilization process
35. The term "super heated steam" means: - Dry steam
The amount of time that it takes to kill 90% of the microorganisms present on an object
is called: - AD value
Impregnated gauze strips may be sterilized using - Dry heat sterilization
The most efficient type of dry heat sterilizer is - Dry heat sterilization
When loading a steam sterilizer, items with solid bottoms should be: - Placed on edge
Paper/plastic sterilization pouches: - Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or
containers
The higher the bioburden on an object: - The more difficult it will be to sterilize
Instrument washers sterilizers provide: - A decontamination process
Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual surgical
procedures? - C. Case cart
Disadvantages to a Case Cart Distribution System: - a lag time between usage and
replenishment
Official inventory: - Can be counted as an asset on the facility's balance sheet
, The inventory system that stocks supplies by established levels is called: - Par-level
The inventory system that uses two identical carts to facilitate supply replenishment is
called the: - Exchange cart system
Automated supply replenishment systems: - Are computerized
The movement of supplies throughout the healthcare facility is called: - Distribution
In this system items are owned by the vendor, but stored at the healthcare facility: -
Consignment
The system where items are ordered in large quantities to save money is called: -
Economic order quantity
Technicians on the department perform safety inspections and functional test on
equipment - Biomedical engineering
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a
before it is cleared for patient use - Biomedical technician
Which of the following requires preventive maintenance standards be established for
medical equipment? - Joint Commission
All patient care equipment dispensed for use must be considered and handled as such,
regardless of it's appearance - Contaminated
Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should be:
- Discarded at point of use
Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development
of DVT deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edema in immobile patients? - Sequential
compression unit
Equipment should be inspected for obvious hazàrds such as cracked or frayed electrical
cords: - Whenever the equipment is cleaned
If an equipment malfunction causes harm to patients, it should be: - Returned
immediately to the biomedical department
Patient care equipment should be stored in a condition - Ready to use
Patient care equipment is typically stored: - In the central service department
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked: - During and at the end
of each cycle
30. Two most common temperatures used in steam sterilization are - 250° and 270°
275° f
Test which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization process
and provide a direct measure of lethality are called: - Biological tests
In order to elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer, you must: pressure - Increase
the steam pressure
Bowie dick tests should be run in: - Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
Chemical indicators: - Provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a
sterilization process
35. The term "super heated steam" means: - Dry steam
The amount of time that it takes to kill 90% of the microorganisms present on an object
is called: - AD value
Impregnated gauze strips may be sterilized using - Dry heat sterilization
The most efficient type of dry heat sterilizer is - Dry heat sterilization
When loading a steam sterilizer, items with solid bottoms should be: - Placed on edge
Paper/plastic sterilization pouches: - Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or
containers
The higher the bioburden on an object: - The more difficult it will be to sterilize
Instrument washers sterilizers provide: - A decontamination process
Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual surgical
procedures? - C. Case cart
Disadvantages to a Case Cart Distribution System: - a lag time between usage and
replenishment
Official inventory: - Can be counted as an asset on the facility's balance sheet
, The inventory system that stocks supplies by established levels is called: - Par-level
The inventory system that uses two identical carts to facilitate supply replenishment is
called the: - Exchange cart system
Automated supply replenishment systems: - Are computerized
The movement of supplies throughout the healthcare facility is called: - Distribution
In this system items are owned by the vendor, but stored at the healthcare facility: -
Consignment
The system where items are ordered in large quantities to save money is called: -
Economic order quantity
Technicians on the department perform safety inspections and functional test on
equipment - Biomedical engineering
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a
before it is cleared for patient use - Biomedical technician
Which of the following requires preventive maintenance standards be established for
medical equipment? - Joint Commission
All patient care equipment dispensed for use must be considered and handled as such,
regardless of it's appearance - Contaminated
Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should be:
- Discarded at point of use
Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development
of DVT deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edema in immobile patients? - Sequential
compression unit
Equipment should be inspected for obvious hazàrds such as cracked or frayed electrical
cords: - Whenever the equipment is cleaned
If an equipment malfunction causes harm to patients, it should be: - Returned
immediately to the biomedical department
Patient care equipment should be stored in a condition - Ready to use
Patient care equipment is typically stored: - In the central service department
