CRCST PRACTICE TEST QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question - ✔✔Answer
What states that All patient information is highly confidential and should NEVER be
discussed with anyone at any time unless it is required for the direct care of the patient? -
✔✔HIPPA
This process is defined by AAMI as the removal of contamination from an item to the extent
necessary for further processing or for the intended use. - ✔✔cleaning
What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture scissors, forceps, osteotomes, and
chisels? - ✔✔400 series
What type of material is used the most in the manufacturing of surgical instrumentation? -
✔✔stainless steel
What is the proper order of how work progresses through the CSPD? - ✔✔Decontam, Prep
and pack, sterilizer, sterile storage
What is defined as microorganisms on a contaminated item? - ✔✔Bioburden
What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture basins, bowls, and malleable retractors?
- ✔✔300 series
The two steps in the process of decontamination? - ✔✔manual cleaning and thermal
process
As defined by OSHA what is defined as "the use of physical or chemical means to remove,
inactivate or destroy blood borne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they
are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface of -
✔✔decontamination
,A Sales Rep brings in a new Stryker Drill for Dr Bridwell to try during a total hip procedure.
What is the first step that should be taken? - ✔✔Ask for written instructions.
The temperature in the decontamination department: - ✔✔60°-65° F
Sharps in the decontamination department should be confined and contained in what type
of leak proof container? - ✔✔impervious
After thoroughly cleaning a contaminated item the most important step in the
decontamination process is to _____________ the item. - ✔✔rinsed
Humidity level in a CS department should be kept at what percent? - ✔✔30-60%
Instruments in the OR that are just opened but not used still have to go through the
decontam process, only when? - ✔✔every time and always considered contaminated
What is the groups or collections of microorganisms that adhere to the surface of any object
that comes into contact with nonsterile water? - ✔✔biofilms
What when used in small amounts is extremely corrosive to surgical instruments, and it's
use in the decontamination process is prohibited? - ✔✔bleach
A pH level of 7 is considered? - ✔✔neutral
Instruments should never be stored _________________, and all instruments should be
sterilized as soon as possible after cleaning. - ✔✔wet
The air pressure in the decontamination department should be what? - ✔✔negative
How many air exchanges per hour is the decontamination department suppose to have? -
✔✔10
, How often is the temperature and humidity levels suppose to be documented? - ✔✔daily
What forms a protective slimy film on top of water and on instruments during the
decontamination process? - ✔✔biofilms
A pH level of below 7 is considered? - ✔✔acidic
Items that have been presoaked or treated must be ____________ thoroughly before
further cleaning, because the presoaking or treatment agent may not be compatible with
the detergents used for cleaning. - ✔✔rinsed
A pH level above 7 is considered? - ✔✔alkaline
Biofilms adhere to all surfaces, but they form more slowly on smooth surfaces than on
rough surfaces. In healthcare settings, the items most affected by biofilms are those with? -
✔✔lumens, serrated surfaces, difficult-to-reach surfaces
What kind of detergents contain organic substances that assist in the breakdown of protein
soils and blood? - ✔✔Enzymatic detergents
When using enzymatic detergents higher water temperatures are not to be used because it
will break down, or destroy, the enzymes, making them? - ✔✔less efficient
Temperatures below ______________ all have adverse affects, making enzymes sluggish
and reducing their effectiveness. - ✔✔109° F
Water temperatures of _________________ are best for enzyme based products - ✔✔140°F
Enzymes can be used individually or in combination in the formulation of enzymatic
detergents. Which enzymatic detergent breaks down blood, mucus, feces, and albumin? -
✔✔protease
Question - ✔✔Answer
What states that All patient information is highly confidential and should NEVER be
discussed with anyone at any time unless it is required for the direct care of the patient? -
✔✔HIPPA
This process is defined by AAMI as the removal of contamination from an item to the extent
necessary for further processing or for the intended use. - ✔✔cleaning
What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture scissors, forceps, osteotomes, and
chisels? - ✔✔400 series
What type of material is used the most in the manufacturing of surgical instrumentation? -
✔✔stainless steel
What is the proper order of how work progresses through the CSPD? - ✔✔Decontam, Prep
and pack, sterilizer, sterile storage
What is defined as microorganisms on a contaminated item? - ✔✔Bioburden
What type of stainless steel is used to manufacture basins, bowls, and malleable retractors?
- ✔✔300 series
The two steps in the process of decontamination? - ✔✔manual cleaning and thermal
process
As defined by OSHA what is defined as "the use of physical or chemical means to remove,
inactivate or destroy blood borne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they
are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface of -
✔✔decontamination
,A Sales Rep brings in a new Stryker Drill for Dr Bridwell to try during a total hip procedure.
What is the first step that should be taken? - ✔✔Ask for written instructions.
The temperature in the decontamination department: - ✔✔60°-65° F
Sharps in the decontamination department should be confined and contained in what type
of leak proof container? - ✔✔impervious
After thoroughly cleaning a contaminated item the most important step in the
decontamination process is to _____________ the item. - ✔✔rinsed
Humidity level in a CS department should be kept at what percent? - ✔✔30-60%
Instruments in the OR that are just opened but not used still have to go through the
decontam process, only when? - ✔✔every time and always considered contaminated
What is the groups or collections of microorganisms that adhere to the surface of any object
that comes into contact with nonsterile water? - ✔✔biofilms
What when used in small amounts is extremely corrosive to surgical instruments, and it's
use in the decontamination process is prohibited? - ✔✔bleach
A pH level of 7 is considered? - ✔✔neutral
Instruments should never be stored _________________, and all instruments should be
sterilized as soon as possible after cleaning. - ✔✔wet
The air pressure in the decontamination department should be what? - ✔✔negative
How many air exchanges per hour is the decontamination department suppose to have? -
✔✔10
, How often is the temperature and humidity levels suppose to be documented? - ✔✔daily
What forms a protective slimy film on top of water and on instruments during the
decontamination process? - ✔✔biofilms
A pH level of below 7 is considered? - ✔✔acidic
Items that have been presoaked or treated must be ____________ thoroughly before
further cleaning, because the presoaking or treatment agent may not be compatible with
the detergents used for cleaning. - ✔✔rinsed
A pH level above 7 is considered? - ✔✔alkaline
Biofilms adhere to all surfaces, but they form more slowly on smooth surfaces than on
rough surfaces. In healthcare settings, the items most affected by biofilms are those with? -
✔✔lumens, serrated surfaces, difficult-to-reach surfaces
What kind of detergents contain organic substances that assist in the breakdown of protein
soils and blood? - ✔✔Enzymatic detergents
When using enzymatic detergents higher water temperatures are not to be used because it
will break down, or destroy, the enzymes, making them? - ✔✔less efficient
Temperatures below ______________ all have adverse affects, making enzymes sluggish
and reducing their effectiveness. - ✔✔109° F
Water temperatures of _________________ are best for enzyme based products - ✔✔140°F
Enzymes can be used individually or in combination in the formulation of enzymatic
detergents. Which enzymatic detergent breaks down blood, mucus, feces, and albumin? -
✔✔protease
