CRCST Questions with Correct Answers
Enclosed Containers or Carts
Contaminated items should be transported in :
User Department
The instrument preparation process begins in the User Department
Instrument and Equipment Shortages
Failure to perform soiled pick up rounds as scheduled can lead to :
An inanimate object that can transmit bacteria
Fomite
What is the Requirements for Routine Cleaning of the Floors in the Central Service
Department?
Floors Should Be Wet-Mopped Daily
Name the 5 Principles of Asepsis.
•Know what is dirty
•Know what is clean
•Know what is sterile
•Keep the 3 conditions separate
•Remedy contamination immediately
Standard Precautions
Considers all patients infectious and requires that healthcare professionals protect themselves
from contact with blood and other body fluids.
, Vaccine provided to healthcare workers who may come in contact with bloodborne
pathogens
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Recommended temperature for the Decontamination area of Central Service.
60deg to 65deg F
(16deg to 18deg C)
This government agency regulates the reprocessing of single use devices and the
approval of medical devices.
Good and Drug Administration
FDA
Organization that establishes standards and guidelines for the processing of flexible
endoscopes.
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
SGNA
The percentage of hospital patients that develop a healthcare facility-associated
infection.
Approximately 10%
AER's are used to:
Clean, disinfect, and rinse flexible endoscopes
This scope would be used to visually inspect the upper digestive tract.
Enclosed Containers or Carts
Contaminated items should be transported in :
User Department
The instrument preparation process begins in the User Department
Instrument and Equipment Shortages
Failure to perform soiled pick up rounds as scheduled can lead to :
An inanimate object that can transmit bacteria
Fomite
What is the Requirements for Routine Cleaning of the Floors in the Central Service
Department?
Floors Should Be Wet-Mopped Daily
Name the 5 Principles of Asepsis.
•Know what is dirty
•Know what is clean
•Know what is sterile
•Keep the 3 conditions separate
•Remedy contamination immediately
Standard Precautions
Considers all patients infectious and requires that healthcare professionals protect themselves
from contact with blood and other body fluids.
, Vaccine provided to healthcare workers who may come in contact with bloodborne
pathogens
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Recommended temperature for the Decontamination area of Central Service.
60deg to 65deg F
(16deg to 18deg C)
This government agency regulates the reprocessing of single use devices and the
approval of medical devices.
Good and Drug Administration
FDA
Organization that establishes standards and guidelines for the processing of flexible
endoscopes.
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
SGNA
The percentage of hospital patients that develop a healthcare facility-associated
infection.
Approximately 10%
AER's are used to:
Clean, disinfect, and rinse flexible endoscopes
This scope would be used to visually inspect the upper digestive tract.
