IAHCSMM CRCST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Scissors with tungsten carbide cutting edges are usually identified by - ✔✔gold
handles
✔✔7.2 pounds per cubic foot - ✔✔Maximum density for linen packs
✔✔Package condensation will occur when - ✔✔Placing hot or warm packages in cold
surfaces
✔✔The decontamination area of the central service department should have - ✔✔10 air
exchanges per hour
✔✔ISO 9000 - ✔✔an international standard used by participating organizations to help
assure that they consistently deliver quality services and products
✔✔Air exchanges in EtO sterilizer room - ✔✔10 per hour
✔✔Water purification usually involves the use of a - ✔✔pre and post filter
✔✔Which of the following is not an acceptable form of instrument marking? - ✔✔Electric
etching (engraving)
✔✔Aluminum items should be cleaned: - ✔✔using a to and fro motion with the grain
✔✔Wicking materials are used to : - ✔✔allow air removal, steam penetration and
facilitate drying
✔✔Exchange cart system - ✔✔The inventory system that uses two identical carts to
facilitate Supply replenishment is called the.
✔✔The largest operating channel of an endoscope is the ___ channel? - ✔✔Instrument
✔✔Solution used to remove the white, hard-to-remove substance that sometimes
appears on sinks and equipment - ✔✔descaler
✔✔Pexy is - ✔✔Surgical fixation
✔✔Bacillus is - ✔✔rod shaped bacteria
✔✔A molecular reaction that creates an uncontrolled release of energy is called: -
✔✔polymerization
, ✔✔A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves
as the foundation of a professional development plan - ✔✔career ladder
✔✔A unit of measure that measures the amount of resistance to an electrical current. -
✔✔Ohm
✔✔A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of
infections and related outcomes. - ✔✔APIC
✔✔Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract. - ✔✔gastroscope
✔✔An iodophor is a(n) - ✔✔Bufferd Iodine
✔✔Autoclave sterilizer is a ____ class of device - ✔✔Class |
✔✔Automatic washers clean using a spray-force action called impingement. - ✔✔True
✔✔Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct for
your profession are called - ✔✔ethical behavior
✔✔_______ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperature - ✔✔mesophiles
✔✔Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason? - ✔✔improper cleaning
✔✔Bluish or rainbow type stains are caused by _______ in water. - ✔✔iron and
silicates
✔✔Body balance is regulated by fluid in the: - ✔✔inner ear
✔✔Bowie dick tests should be run in - ✔✔Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
✔✔Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed
in a/an: - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
✔✔Central service technicians must be able to identify approximately 100s of
instruments - ✔✔True
✔✔Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation. - ✔✔USP-NF (the
United States Pharmacopoeia-national formulary)
✔✔Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked artery -
✔✔CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Scissors with tungsten carbide cutting edges are usually identified by - ✔✔gold
handles
✔✔7.2 pounds per cubic foot - ✔✔Maximum density for linen packs
✔✔Package condensation will occur when - ✔✔Placing hot or warm packages in cold
surfaces
✔✔The decontamination area of the central service department should have - ✔✔10 air
exchanges per hour
✔✔ISO 9000 - ✔✔an international standard used by participating organizations to help
assure that they consistently deliver quality services and products
✔✔Air exchanges in EtO sterilizer room - ✔✔10 per hour
✔✔Water purification usually involves the use of a - ✔✔pre and post filter
✔✔Which of the following is not an acceptable form of instrument marking? - ✔✔Electric
etching (engraving)
✔✔Aluminum items should be cleaned: - ✔✔using a to and fro motion with the grain
✔✔Wicking materials are used to : - ✔✔allow air removal, steam penetration and
facilitate drying
✔✔Exchange cart system - ✔✔The inventory system that uses two identical carts to
facilitate Supply replenishment is called the.
✔✔The largest operating channel of an endoscope is the ___ channel? - ✔✔Instrument
✔✔Solution used to remove the white, hard-to-remove substance that sometimes
appears on sinks and equipment - ✔✔descaler
✔✔Pexy is - ✔✔Surgical fixation
✔✔Bacillus is - ✔✔rod shaped bacteria
✔✔A molecular reaction that creates an uncontrolled release of energy is called: -
✔✔polymerization
, ✔✔A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves
as the foundation of a professional development plan - ✔✔career ladder
✔✔A unit of measure that measures the amount of resistance to an electrical current. -
✔✔Ohm
✔✔A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of
infections and related outcomes. - ✔✔APIC
✔✔Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract. - ✔✔gastroscope
✔✔An iodophor is a(n) - ✔✔Bufferd Iodine
✔✔Autoclave sterilizer is a ____ class of device - ✔✔Class |
✔✔Automatic washers clean using a spray-force action called impingement. - ✔✔True
✔✔Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct for
your profession are called - ✔✔ethical behavior
✔✔_______ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperature - ✔✔mesophiles
✔✔Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason? - ✔✔improper cleaning
✔✔Bluish or rainbow type stains are caused by _______ in water. - ✔✔iron and
silicates
✔✔Body balance is regulated by fluid in the: - ✔✔inner ear
✔✔Bowie dick tests should be run in - ✔✔Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
✔✔Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed
in a/an: - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
✔✔Central service technicians must be able to identify approximately 100s of
instruments - ✔✔True
✔✔Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation. - ✔✔USP-NF (the
United States Pharmacopoeia-national formulary)
✔✔Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked artery -
✔✔CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
