CRCST Practice Test #3 Questions and A
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nswers (Graded A+)
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Whengisgthegoptimalgtimegtogperformgagleakgtestgongagsterilizer?
A.gAftergeachgsterilizationgcycle.
B.gBeforegthegfirstgsterilizationgcyclegofgthegday.
C.gWhengagpotentialgleakgisgdetected.
D.gOncegagweek,gregardlessgofguse.g-gANSWER-
B.gBeforegthegfirstgsterilizationgcyclegofgthegday.
Agco-
workergingthegsterilizationgareaghasgagsmallgchemicalgspill.gTheygstartgtogcleang
itgupgwithoutgusinggagspillgkit.gWhatgshouldgyougdo?
A.gIgnoregthegsituationgandgcontinuegyourgwork
B.gAssistgthemgingcleaninggupgthegspillgwithoutgagspillgkit
C.gInformgthemgaboutgthegusegofgagspillgkitgandgoffergtoggetgit
,D.gReportgthegincidentgtogyourgsupervisorg-gANSWER-
C.gInformgthemgaboutgthegusegofgagspillgkitgandgoffergtoggetgit
Wheregaregthegmaintenancegrecordsgofgsterilizationgequipmentgtypicallygstored
?
A.gWithgthegequipmentgmanufacturer
B.gIngtheghospital'sgmaingadministrativegoffice
C.gIngthegCentralgServicegDepartment
D.gWithgthegequipmentgsupplierg-gANSWER-
C.gIngthegCentralgServicegDepartment
Ifgyougdiscovergagbrokengglassgitemgingthegdecontaminationgarea,gwhatgisgtheg
mostgappropriategactiongtogtake?
A.gPickgupgthegpiecesgusingggloves
B.gUsegagbrushgandgdustpangtogcollectgthegbrokengpieces
C.gLeavegthegareagandgreportgthegincident
D.gSweepgthegareagwithgagmopg-gANSWER-
B.gUsegagbrushgandgdustpangtogcollectgthegbrokengpieces
,Ifgagsharpsgcontainergingthegdecontaminationgareagisgfull,gwhatgisgthegbestgcour
segofgaction?
A.gContinuegusinggitguntilgsomeonegelsegchangesgit
B.gRemovegthegsharps,gplacegthemgingagbiohazardgbag,gandgreusegthegcontaine
r
C.gReplacegitgwithgagnewgcontainergandgsealgthegfullgone
D.gLeavegitgandgreportgtogagsupervisorgatgthegendgofgthegshiftg-gANSWER-
C.gReplacegitgwithgagnewgcontainergandgsealgthegfullgone
Linensgthatghavegbeengusedgduringgsurgerygaregtypicallygdisposable.
True
Falseg-gANSWER-False
AsgagCRCST,gyougnoticegthatgagsterilizationgpackagegisgshowinggangexternalgin
dicatorgasgnotgprocessed,gevengthoughgitgwentgthroughgthegsterilizationgcycle.g
Whatgisgthegmostgappropriategactiongingthisgsituation?
, A.gUsegthegpackage,gassuminggitgisgangindicatorgerror.
B.gRe-sterilizegthegpackage.
C.gCheckgthegsterilizergforgmalfunction.
D.gBothgBgandgC.g-gANSWER-D.gBothgBgandgC.
Youghavegjustgfinishedgagsterilizationgcyclegandgaregaboutgtogunloadgthegsteriliz
er.gThegtemperatureggaugegshowsgthatgthegsterilizer'sgtemperaturegisgsignifica
ntlyghighergthangroomgtemperature.gWhatgisgthegbestgactiongtogtake?
A.gImmediatelygunloadgthegsterilizergtogcleargitgforgthegnextgcycle.
B.gLetgthegsterilizergcoolgtogroomgtemperaturegbeforegunloading.
C.gOpengthegdoorgslightlygtogallowgtheghotgairgtogescapegquickly.
D.gSpraygagcoolinggagentgintogthegsterilizergtogspeedgupgthegcoolinggprog-
ANSWER-B.gLetgthegsterilizergcoolgtogroomgtemperaturegbeforegunloading.
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Agcentralgservicegtechnicianghasgagsetgofglarge,gheavygorthopedicginstrumentsg
togbegsterilized.gTheginstrumentsgaregmadegofgheat-
resistantgmetalgandgthegsterilizationgmethodgtogbegusedgisgsteam.gWhatgpackag
inggmethodgshouldgthegtechniciangchoosegingthisgscenario?
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nswers (Graded A+)
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Whengisgthegoptimalgtimegtogperformgagleakgtestgongagsterilizer?
A.gAftergeachgsterilizationgcycle.
B.gBeforegthegfirstgsterilizationgcyclegofgthegday.
C.gWhengagpotentialgleakgisgdetected.
D.gOncegagweek,gregardlessgofguse.g-gANSWER-
B.gBeforegthegfirstgsterilizationgcyclegofgthegday.
Agco-
workergingthegsterilizationgareaghasgagsmallgchemicalgspill.gTheygstartgtogcleang
itgupgwithoutgusinggagspillgkit.gWhatgshouldgyougdo?
A.gIgnoregthegsituationgandgcontinuegyourgwork
B.gAssistgthemgingcleaninggupgthegspillgwithoutgagspillgkit
C.gInformgthemgaboutgthegusegofgagspillgkitgandgoffergtoggetgit
,D.gReportgthegincidentgtogyourgsupervisorg-gANSWER-
C.gInformgthemgaboutgthegusegofgagspillgkitgandgoffergtoggetgit
Wheregaregthegmaintenancegrecordsgofgsterilizationgequipmentgtypicallygstored
?
A.gWithgthegequipmentgmanufacturer
B.gIngtheghospital'sgmaingadministrativegoffice
C.gIngthegCentralgServicegDepartment
D.gWithgthegequipmentgsupplierg-gANSWER-
C.gIngthegCentralgServicegDepartment
Ifgyougdiscovergagbrokengglassgitemgingthegdecontaminationgarea,gwhatgisgtheg
mostgappropriategactiongtogtake?
A.gPickgupgthegpiecesgusingggloves
B.gUsegagbrushgandgdustpangtogcollectgthegbrokengpieces
C.gLeavegthegareagandgreportgthegincident
D.gSweepgthegareagwithgagmopg-gANSWER-
B.gUsegagbrushgandgdustpangtogcollectgthegbrokengpieces
,Ifgagsharpsgcontainergingthegdecontaminationgareagisgfull,gwhatgisgthegbestgcour
segofgaction?
A.gContinuegusinggitguntilgsomeonegelsegchangesgit
B.gRemovegthegsharps,gplacegthemgingagbiohazardgbag,gandgreusegthegcontaine
r
C.gReplacegitgwithgagnewgcontainergandgsealgthegfullgone
D.gLeavegitgandgreportgtogagsupervisorgatgthegendgofgthegshiftg-gANSWER-
C.gReplacegitgwithgagnewgcontainergandgsealgthegfullgone
Linensgthatghavegbeengusedgduringgsurgerygaregtypicallygdisposable.
True
Falseg-gANSWER-False
AsgagCRCST,gyougnoticegthatgagsterilizationgpackagegisgshowinggangexternalgin
dicatorgasgnotgprocessed,gevengthoughgitgwentgthroughgthegsterilizationgcycle.g
Whatgisgthegmostgappropriategactiongingthisgsituation?
, A.gUsegthegpackage,gassuminggitgisgangindicatorgerror.
B.gRe-sterilizegthegpackage.
C.gCheckgthegsterilizergforgmalfunction.
D.gBothgBgandgC.g-gANSWER-D.gBothgBgandgC.
Youghavegjustgfinishedgagsterilizationgcyclegandgaregaboutgtogunloadgthegsteriliz
er.gThegtemperatureggaugegshowsgthatgthegsterilizer'sgtemperaturegisgsignifica
ntlyghighergthangroomgtemperature.gWhatgisgthegbestgactiongtogtake?
A.gImmediatelygunloadgthegsterilizergtogcleargitgforgthegnextgcycle.
B.gLetgthegsterilizergcoolgtogroomgtemperaturegbeforegunloading.
C.gOpengthegdoorgslightlygtogallowgtheghotgairgtogescapegquickly.
D.gSpraygagcoolinggagentgintogthegsterilizergtogspeedgupgthegcoolinggprog-
ANSWER-B.gLetgthegsterilizergcoolgtogroomgtemperaturegbeforegunloading.
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Agcentralgservicegtechnicianghasgagsetgofglarge,gheavygorthopedicginstrumentsg
togbegsterilized.gTheginstrumentsgaregmadegofgheat-
resistantgmetalgandgthegsterilizationgmethodgtogbegusedgisgsteam.gWhatgpackag
inggmethodgshouldgthegtechniciangchoosegingthisgscenario?
