CRCST PRACTICE EXAM ;Actual

CRCST PRACTICE EXAM ;Actual questions for the test

This type of organism is necessary for life. - answer✔✔Microorganism The organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and processing of devices and systems is: - answer✔✔Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) What is the circular opening of the eye which controls the amount of light which enters the eye? - answer✔✔pupil

Implantable devices should not be: - answer✔✔flash sterilized

What is the best choice for high level disinfection of instruments? - answer✔✔OPA (or Ortho-phthalaldehyde) The part of a cell that enables it to move through liquid is the: - answer✔✔flagella When soil remains on a device after cleaning: - answer✔✔the device cannot be sterilized Bacteria that cause diseases are called - answer✔✔pathogenic Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids? - answer✔✔Type B Which type of disinfectant is also known as a "wetting agent?" - answer✔✔quatemary ammonium compounds (QUATS) The inventory control method in which the supplier owns the Inventory, stores it at the healthcare facility, and does not charge the healthcare facility for it until it is used or lost is referred to as the: - answer✔✔consignment method 1 / 2

Of the 3 major low temperature sterilants, which one has the longest instrument turnover time? - answer✔✔Ethylene Oxide (ETO) The number of times per year that inventory is purchased,

consumed, and replaced is called the: - answer✔✔Inventory Turnover Rate

What tracking method provides real time information? - answer✔✔RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) What requires preventive maintenance standards be established for medical equipment? - answer✔✔Joint Commission How frequently should a sterilizer's drain strainer be removed and thoroughly cleaned? - answer✔✔daily What type of hepatitis vaccine is strongly recommended for most healthcare workers? - answer✔✔Hepatitis B

The part of a cell that controls cell function is the: - answer✔✔nucleus

A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a

question or repeats information is called: - answer✔✔feedback

Involuntary muscles work without - answer✔✔consciousness The method of wrapping that creates a package within a package

is called: - answer✔✔Sequential

100% ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored in a: - answer✔✔chemical

storage cabinet Wicking materials are used to allow 1.____ removal, 2.____ penetration, and facilitate 3.____ - answer✔✔1. air

• steam
• drying

Instrument marking tape should be wrapped approximately _____

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