CRCST Mock Test

When a loaner patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, who should perform a safety check before it is cleared for patient use?

• Equipment user

• Central Service Technician

• Biomedical engineer

• Manufacturer

A virus-like protein-containing element that lacks DNA and RNA.

• Mycobacteria

• spores

• Prions

• Vegetative bacteria

What is the recommended temperature in the general work area?

• 83 °F - 98 °F

• 75 °F - 85 °F

• 78 °F or lower

• 68 °F - 73 °F

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

All these are factors that impact the effectiveness of sterilization EXCEPT...

• The number of microorganisms present

• Instructions in Manufacturer’s IFU

• Type of microorganisms’ present

• The amount and type of soil present

What is the most common reason for steam sterilization failure?

• Inadequate drying time

• Inadequate exposure time

• Lack of steam contact with the instrument

• Poorly trained CS technician

Behavior relating to what is good or bad relative to the standards of conduct for one's profession.

• ethical behavior

• legal behavior

• personal behavior

• moral behavior

What is superheated steam?

• Moist steam at sea level

• Steam that is saturated

• steam with a temperature above the boiling point

• Steam that is dried out

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the sterilizer setting for the Bowie-Dick test?

• 5 - 10 minutes exposure at 275-285 °F

• 3 ½ - 4 minutes exposure at 270-273 °F

• 10 - 15 minutes at 68-75 °F

• 2 - 3 minutes exposure at 108-112 °F

Which of these organisms can adapt and survive extreme environmental conditions?

• Clostridium difficile

• Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus

• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

• Klebsiella

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which water purification system uses a semi-permeable membrane to remove organic materials from the water?

• Distillation

• Deionization

• Reverse osmosis

• Water Softeners