CST Certification Exam Questions And
Correct Answers 100% Verified.
Surgical procedure where an opening is made in the skull - Answer✔craniotomy
periosteal elevator - Answer✔instrument used to remove tissue from around the bone
viruses - Answer✔have no means of movement on their own
The abbreviation BKA refers to a surgical procedure involving - Answer✔below knee
amputation
word elements - Answer✔prefix-root-suffix
T/F words elements are contained in all medical terms - Answer✔False
T/F skin is a type of connective tissue - Answer✔False
Prions - Answer✔abnormal forms of protein
Herniorrhaphy - Answer✔surgical repair of a hernia
The abbreviation CR refers to a surgical procedure for - Answer✔treating a fractured bone
without surgery
bacteria that causes disease - Answer✔pathogen
decontamination airflow is - Answer✔negative flow
decontamination starts - Answer✔at the point of use
T/F CDC guidelines are considered regulatory - Answer✔False
T/F automatic washers use a spray force called impingement - Answer✔True
Federal program that is designed for voluntary reporting of device related problems is called -
Answer✔medwatch
when removing PPE remove ______ first - Answer✔shoe covers
dress code for clean area of CS - Answer✔semi-restricted
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Association of periOperative Registered Nurses - Answer✔organization that writes guidelines
for the operating room
T/F When putting on PPE put the mask on first - Answer✔False
T/F prion contaminated instruments require no special cleaning - Answer✔False
When cleaning items contaminated with pseudomonas - Answer✔There are no special
requirements
purpose of learning medical terminology - Answer✔to provide the Operating Room and medical
staff with the goods and services they need
T/F all CS departments perform the same basic services - Answer✔False
If soiled instruments have to be transported offsite - Answer✔Follow the us department of
transportation guidelines
detergents used in mechanical cleaners should be - Answer✔low foaming
A system is - Answer✔a group of organs
system used to categorize care based on risk of infection - Answer✔spaulding classification
system
T/F positive air flow means when the door is opened, air flows out instead of in - Answer✔True
dark areas on the end of a endoscope are - Answer✔damaged light fibers
pasteurizers disinfect using - Answer✔heated water
T/F viruses are larger than bacteria - Answer✔False
Devices categorized as semi critical items must at least be _____ prior to use - Answer✔high
level disinfected
Temperature in the decontamination area should be - Answer✔60-65
Kerrison/laminectomy rongeurs should be tested using - Answer✔index card
Test strips should be used for a high level disinfectant - Answer✔each time of use
Arthroscopy instruments are used during - Answer✔joint surgery
Bacteria that does NOT require oxygen to live - Answer✔anaerobic
Instruments with tungsten carbide jaws can be easily identified by - Answer✔gold handles
used to breakdown fatty tissues on instruments - Answer✔lipase enzymes
lining of the uterus - Answer✔endometrium
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