IAHCSMM (CRCST) 2026 450+ Question and
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• What type of a pressure is required for decontamination areas? -✓✓Negative
• The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a component
of which of the following knowledge and skills dimensions? -✓✓Employability
skills
• 5. Nosocomial infections are: -✓✓Those which occur in the course of being
treated in the hospital
• 6. The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in
specific positions is called a: -✓✓Job description
• 7. Which of the following is the most popular title for the central service
department head? -✓✓Director
• What is the coolest part of the sterilizer? -✓✓Drain line of the sterilizer
• 9. Autoclave sterilizer is a class of device. -✓✓Class II
• 10. In a sterilization load containing 2 small basins, the chemicals indicators will
be positioned. -✓✓On the top of the basins
,• Package condensation will occur when: -✓✓Placing hot or warm packages in
cold surfaces
• What is the preferred pH of detergents used for most cleaning processes? -
✓✓Neutral pH
• 13. System that includes inflatable compression sleeves and a characteristic
pressure modulation in order to reduce risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -
✓✓Sequential compression device
• 14. The moisture content of saturated steam should posses a relative humidity of:
-✓✓97% to 100%
• Which the following steps happens first when proceeding flexible endoscopies? -
✓✓Leak testing
• Information regarding cleaning processes for endoscopes should be provided by:
-✓✓The instrument manufacturer
• Which of the following statements about endoscopes is true? -✓✓Not all
endoscopes can be processed in the AER
• the FDA classifies sterilization packaging as a: -✓✓Class Il medical device
• Which of the following is NOT an acceptable sterilization packaging material? -
✓✓Canvas
, • Wicking materials are used to: -✓✓Allow air removal, steam penetration and
facilitate drying
• When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer, the pouches should be
arranged: -✓✓Paper to plastic
• The relative humidity of the central service department should be: -✓✓Less than
75%
• When placing ring handled instruments in an instrument tray, you should: -
✓✓Unlock the handles and open the instruments
• A material that removes electrons from another substance is called: -✓✓An
oxidizing agent
• Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they
must be: -✓✓Cleaned
• Both AORN and the joint commission recommend that: -✓✓The use of flash
sterilization be minimized or decreased
• Implantable devices: -✓✓Should not be flash sterilized
• Heat sensitive items: -✓✓Cannot be flash sterilized
• Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked: -✓✓During and at
the end of each cycle
Answer | Actual Tested Papers with Detailed
Verified Answers
• What type of a pressure is required for decontamination areas? -✓✓Negative
• The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a component
of which of the following knowledge and skills dimensions? -✓✓Employability
skills
• 5. Nosocomial infections are: -✓✓Those which occur in the course of being
treated in the hospital
• 6. The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in
specific positions is called a: -✓✓Job description
• 7. Which of the following is the most popular title for the central service
department head? -✓✓Director
• What is the coolest part of the sterilizer? -✓✓Drain line of the sterilizer
• 9. Autoclave sterilizer is a class of device. -✓✓Class II
• 10. In a sterilization load containing 2 small basins, the chemicals indicators will
be positioned. -✓✓On the top of the basins
,• Package condensation will occur when: -✓✓Placing hot or warm packages in
cold surfaces
• What is the preferred pH of detergents used for most cleaning processes? -
✓✓Neutral pH
• 13. System that includes inflatable compression sleeves and a characteristic
pressure modulation in order to reduce risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -
✓✓Sequential compression device
• 14. The moisture content of saturated steam should posses a relative humidity of:
-✓✓97% to 100%
• Which the following steps happens first when proceeding flexible endoscopies? -
✓✓Leak testing
• Information regarding cleaning processes for endoscopes should be provided by:
-✓✓The instrument manufacturer
• Which of the following statements about endoscopes is true? -✓✓Not all
endoscopes can be processed in the AER
• the FDA classifies sterilization packaging as a: -✓✓Class Il medical device
• Which of the following is NOT an acceptable sterilization packaging material? -
✓✓Canvas
, • Wicking materials are used to: -✓✓Allow air removal, steam penetration and
facilitate drying
• When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer, the pouches should be
arranged: -✓✓Paper to plastic
• The relative humidity of the central service department should be: -✓✓Less than
75%
• When placing ring handled instruments in an instrument tray, you should: -
✓✓Unlock the handles and open the instruments
• A material that removes electrons from another substance is called: -✓✓An
oxidizing agent
• Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they
must be: -✓✓Cleaned
• Both AORN and the joint commission recommend that: -✓✓The use of flash
sterilization be minimized or decreased
• Implantable devices: -✓✓Should not be flash sterilized
• Heat sensitive items: -✓✓Cannot be flash sterilized
• Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked: -✓✓During and at
the end of each cycle
