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IAHCSMM EXAM FOR CENTRAL SERVICES
STERILE TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Name of the department that checks patient care equipment for
safety and function. - correct answer -Biomedical Engineering
Manufacturers sometimes lend equipment to facilities at no cost if
the agree to buy disposables from them.
True or False - correct answer -True
A gastric suction can be used for oral and nasal cavities.
True or False - correct answer -False
Both biomedical techs and CS techs are qualified to repair patient
care equipment.
True or False - correct answer -False
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Used equipment that is visibly soiled may be returned to the clean
equipment storage area without undergoing the decontamination
process.
True or False - correct answer -False
System that uses a small bandage sized transponders that
provide real time data about location of a specific piece of
equipment. - correct answer -RFID
Hand written tags, wall mounted boards, and log books are all
examples of what type of tracking system? - correct answer -
Manual
Nurses, physicians, and other professionals working in the health
care facility are what type of customers of CS? - correct answer -
Internal
An activity designed to identify and resolve work related problems
is called a what? - correct answer -Process improvement
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When something deviates from the expected standard, it is said to
have a ______. - correct answer -Defect
If you are exposed to body fluids or chemicals, notify your
supervisor before you go home at the end of your shift.
True or False - correct answer -True
Sterile preparation and sterilization areas pose no risk of injury to
CS techs.
True or False - correct answer -False
You would find physical data related to a chemical on its MSDS
sheet.
True or False - correct answer -True
Sterilization load recalls should happen if patients develop
infections.
True or False - correct answer -False
IAHCSMM EXAM FOR CENTRAL SERVICES
STERILE TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION BRAND NEW OFFICIAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Name of the department that checks patient care equipment for
safety and function. - correct answer -Biomedical Engineering
Manufacturers sometimes lend equipment to facilities at no cost if
the agree to buy disposables from them.
True or False - correct answer -True
A gastric suction can be used for oral and nasal cavities.
True or False - correct answer -False
Both biomedical techs and CS techs are qualified to repair patient
care equipment.
True or False - correct answer -False
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Used equipment that is visibly soiled may be returned to the clean
equipment storage area without undergoing the decontamination
process.
True or False - correct answer -False
System that uses a small bandage sized transponders that
provide real time data about location of a specific piece of
equipment. - correct answer -RFID
Hand written tags, wall mounted boards, and log books are all
examples of what type of tracking system? - correct answer -
Manual
Nurses, physicians, and other professionals working in the health
care facility are what type of customers of CS? - correct answer -
Internal
An activity designed to identify and resolve work related problems
is called a what? - correct answer -Process improvement
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When something deviates from the expected standard, it is said to
have a ______. - correct answer -Defect
If you are exposed to body fluids or chemicals, notify your
supervisor before you go home at the end of your shift.
True or False - correct answer -True
Sterile preparation and sterilization areas pose no risk of injury to
CS techs.
True or False - correct answer -False
You would find physical data related to a chemical on its MSDS
sheet.
True or False - correct answer -True
Sterilization load recalls should happen if patients develop
infections.
True or False - correct answer -False
