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CRCST STUDY GUIDE HSPA CONTENT OUTLINE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (178)
Responsibility is on the employer: Written ECP
(exposure control plan) summarizes protection
of workers from exposure to bloodborne
diseases.
-determination of employee exposure
-implementation of exposure contgrol
-universal (standard) precautions
-engineering and work practice controls to remove
OSHA Bloodborne hazard
pathogen standard -use of PPE
-housekeeping
-hep B vaccine
-post-exposure eval and follow up
-communications of hazards to employees
-training regarding hazards
-recordkeeping
-use of biohazard labels and sharps containers
pathogen microorganisms that can cause illness
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micron 1/25,000 of an inch or 1/1,000 of a millimeter
aerobic requiring the presence of air or free oxygen
anaerobic bacteria that can live in the absence of atmospheric
oxygen
coccus bacteria shaped like a circle or sphere (spherical)
bacillus bacteria shaped like rods or bricks (rod)
spirilla bacteria shaped like spirals (spiral)
dangers of endospores (a resistant to disinfection and other conditions
different form of bacteria such as heat, making them very difficult to kill
that developed a thick
coat
around the cell's nucleus
when conditions required
for growth are not
adequate)
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multi-step process used to identify shapes and
gram staining characteristics of bacteria (specimen is affixed
to a slide that is first stained purple, with
crystal violet. Then stained with iodine,
discolored using alcohol or acetone, and
finally stained with safranin.
gram-negative bacteria that have an outer membrane that
won't retain the purple stain after treatment
with iodine; they will stain pink (ex: e.coli and
salmonella)
gram-positive bacteria that have no outer membrane and will
retain the purple stain, even if a decolorizer is
used (ex: staph and c-diff)
some acid-fast bacilli are rod-shaped and are
acid-fast (ziehl-neilson very difficult to stain, but once stained and heat
stain) or other agents are used, the bacteria will resist
decolorization with a diute acid-alcohol
solution (ex: TB and leprosy)
pH measure of alkalinity or acidity on a scale of 0-
14; pH of 7 is neutral; below 7 is acid; above 7
is alkaline
psychrophile bacteria whose optimum temperature for growth is 59°-
68°
mesophile bacteria that grow best at moderate temps 68°-113°
thermophile bacteria that grow best at temps of 122°-158°
vegetative state active growth of microorganisms (as opposed to resting
or spore stages)
angstrom a unit used to measure length of light waves
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CRCST STUDY GUIDE HSPA CONTENT OUTLINE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (178)
Responsibility is on the employer: Written ECP
(exposure control plan) summarizes protection
of workers from exposure to bloodborne
diseases.
-determination of employee exposure
-implementation of exposure contgrol
-universal (standard) precautions
-engineering and work practice controls to remove
OSHA Bloodborne hazard
pathogen standard -use of PPE
-housekeeping
-hep B vaccine
-post-exposure eval and follow up
-communications of hazards to employees
-training regarding hazards
-recordkeeping
-use of biohazard labels and sharps containers
pathogen microorganisms that can cause illness
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AM
micron 1/25,000 of an inch or 1/1,000 of a millimeter
aerobic requiring the presence of air or free oxygen
anaerobic bacteria that can live in the absence of atmospheric
oxygen
coccus bacteria shaped like a circle or sphere (spherical)
bacillus bacteria shaped like rods or bricks (rod)
spirilla bacteria shaped like spirals (spiral)
dangers of endospores (a resistant to disinfection and other conditions
different form of bacteria such as heat, making them very difficult to kill
that developed a thick
coat
around the cell's nucleus
when conditions required
for growth are not
adequate)
https://quizlet.com/782507736/crcst-study-guide-hspa-content-outline- 2/
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, 8/16/25, 11:04
AM
multi-step process used to identify shapes and
gram staining characteristics of bacteria (specimen is affixed
to a slide that is first stained purple, with
crystal violet. Then stained with iodine,
discolored using alcohol or acetone, and
finally stained with safranin.
gram-negative bacteria that have an outer membrane that
won't retain the purple stain after treatment
with iodine; they will stain pink (ex: e.coli and
salmonella)
gram-positive bacteria that have no outer membrane and will
retain the purple stain, even if a decolorizer is
used (ex: staph and c-diff)
some acid-fast bacilli are rod-shaped and are
acid-fast (ziehl-neilson very difficult to stain, but once stained and heat
stain) or other agents are used, the bacteria will resist
decolorization with a diute acid-alcohol
solution (ex: TB and leprosy)
pH measure of alkalinity or acidity on a scale of 0-
14; pH of 7 is neutral; below 7 is acid; above 7
is alkaline
psychrophile bacteria whose optimum temperature for growth is 59°-
68°
mesophile bacteria that grow best at moderate temps 68°-113°
thermophile bacteria that grow best at temps of 122°-158°
vegetative state active growth of microorganisms (as opposed to resting
or spore stages)
angstrom a unit used to measure length of light waves
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