HSPA CRCST EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● automatic endoscope reprocessors are not recommended for flexible
endoscopes
Answer: true
●● automatic washers clean using a spray force action called:
Answer: impingement
●● bacteria that require free oxygen are called BLANK bacteria
Answer: aerobic
●● before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing
system they must be:
Answer: cleaned
●● behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards
of conduct for your profession are called:
Answer: ethical behavior
,●● biological test should be performed in an ethylene oxide sterilizer
Answer: every load
●● BLANK are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at
body temperatures.
Answer: mesophiles
●● BLANK is defined as the state of being soiled or infected by contact
with infectious organisms or other material.
Answer: contamination
●● blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?
Answer: improper cleaning
●● blush or rainbow type stains are cause by BLANK in water.
Answer: iron and silicates
●● body balance is regulated by fluid in
Answer: inner ear
●● both AORN and the join commission recommend that:
Answer: the use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
,●● bowie dick tests should be run in:
Answer: dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
●● cellulosic materials cannot be processed in a/an
Answer: hydrogen peroxide gas/plasma
●● central service technicians can protect patients by breaking the chain
of infection.
Answer: true
●● central service technicians wear special attire referred to as BLANK
to minimize their exposure to blood borne pathogens and other
contaminants.
Answer: PPE
●● central service technicians who do not think they are being treated
appropriately by their employer should:
Answer: discuss the situation with their supervisor
●● chemical indicators are FDA BLANK devices
Answer: class 2
●● chemical indicators:
, Answer: provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a
sterilization process
●● chemical messengers that travel through the body and act on larger
organs.
Answer: hormones
●● class 3 medical devices are identified as high risk
Answer: true
●● compunds that contain a positive electrical charge and exhibit
germicidal properties.
Answer: cationic
●● compounds that have a negative charge and form a large group of
synthetic detergents.
Answer: anionic
●● considered a master gland because it helps control the activities of all
other endocrine glands
Answer: pituitary gland
●● creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● automatic endoscope reprocessors are not recommended for flexible
endoscopes
Answer: true
●● automatic washers clean using a spray force action called:
Answer: impingement
●● bacteria that require free oxygen are called BLANK bacteria
Answer: aerobic
●● before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing
system they must be:
Answer: cleaned
●● behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards
of conduct for your profession are called:
Answer: ethical behavior
,●● biological test should be performed in an ethylene oxide sterilizer
Answer: every load
●● BLANK are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at
body temperatures.
Answer: mesophiles
●● BLANK is defined as the state of being soiled or infected by contact
with infectious organisms or other material.
Answer: contamination
●● blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?
Answer: improper cleaning
●● blush or rainbow type stains are cause by BLANK in water.
Answer: iron and silicates
●● body balance is regulated by fluid in
Answer: inner ear
●● both AORN and the join commission recommend that:
Answer: the use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
,●● bowie dick tests should be run in:
Answer: dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
●● cellulosic materials cannot be processed in a/an
Answer: hydrogen peroxide gas/plasma
●● central service technicians can protect patients by breaking the chain
of infection.
Answer: true
●● central service technicians wear special attire referred to as BLANK
to minimize their exposure to blood borne pathogens and other
contaminants.
Answer: PPE
●● central service technicians who do not think they are being treated
appropriately by their employer should:
Answer: discuss the situation with their supervisor
●● chemical indicators are FDA BLANK devices
Answer: class 2
●● chemical indicators:
, Answer: provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a
sterilization process
●● chemical messengers that travel through the body and act on larger
organs.
Answer: hormones
●● class 3 medical devices are identified as high risk
Answer: true
●● compunds that contain a positive electrical charge and exhibit
germicidal properties.
Answer: cationic
●● compounds that have a negative charge and form a large group of
synthetic detergents.
Answer: anionic
●● considered a master gland because it helps control the activities of all
other endocrine glands
Answer: pituitary gland
●● creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation
