HSPA CRCST 8TH EDITION FINAL EXAM – FORMALLY IAHCSMM – 2025 – COMPLETE SET OF QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS – A+ RATED STUDY MATERIAL

HSPA CRCST 8TH EDITION FINAL EXAM – FORMALLY IAHCSMM – 2025 – COMPLETE
SET OF QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS – A+ RATED STUDY
MATERIAL




common hazards in Central Service -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> Ethylene oxide.
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infectious agents.
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soaps, detergents. flammable gases. needle sticks.
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Negative air pressure -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> the situation that occurs when air
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flows into a room or area because the pressure in the area is less than that of
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surrounding
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areas.




Positive air pressure -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> the situation that occurs when air flows
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out of a room or area because the pressure in the area is greater than that of
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surrounding areas. |




internal disaster -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> situation with potential to cause harm or
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|injury to central service employees
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,External disaster -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> activities external to the facility affects
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departmental or facility operations.
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endemic disease -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> One that occurs more or less continuously
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throughout a community.
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Decontamination -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> Removing or reducing contamination by
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infectious organisms or other harmful substances.
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Decontamination Area -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> location within a healthcare facility
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designated for collection, retention, and cleaning of soiled and/or contaminated
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items. Negative air pressure.
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Workflow -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> the workflow in a central service department is
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designed to avoid cross-contamination and insure that items efficiently flow through
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the process from decontamination to storage.
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Central Service Workflow -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> Decontamination.
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Preparation/packaging/sterilization.
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Sterile storage.
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,Preparation/Packaging/Sterilization Area -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> Items are carefully
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inspected for cleanliness proper function, and defects. Instruments, utensils, and
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other devices are assembled into sets, and are then packaged and labeled in
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preparation for sterilization. positive air pressure
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, Sterile Storage -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> The supply area of central service is
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dedicated to the storage of sterile and clean supplies. Positive air pressure.
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Case cart system -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> an inventory control system for
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products/equipment typically used in an operating room that involves use of an
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enclosed cart generally prepared for one surgical case.
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Case cart pull sheet / pick list -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> a list of specific supplies,
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utensils and instruments for a specific procedure. Central service technicians use
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these lists to assemble the items needed for individual surgical procedures.
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Processing cycle -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> Use. Return.
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Identify. clean. assemble. package. sterilize. store.
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Deliver.
At each step in the process, items are inspected to ensure that they are clean, in
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good repair, assembled and processed correctly.
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Standard precautions -✔✔✔ Correct Answer> methods of using appropriate barriers
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to prevent transmissions of infectious organisms from contact with blood and all
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