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THE ULTIMATE IAHCSMM CRCST PRACTICE TEST QUIZZIES A+ GRADED

THE ULTIMATE IAHCSMM CRCST PRACTICE TEST QUIZZIES WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS (A+ GRADED)

True or False: Sometimes State or local regulations differ from Federal regulations and when that happens, the most stringent regulations apply. - Accurate Answer✅✅True Which type of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids?

• Type A
• Type B
• Type C
• Type D - Accurate Answer✅✅Type B Deionized water is used for: -Sterile irrigation
• Heating/cooling therapy units
• Injection
• Steam sterilizers - Accurate Answer✅✅Sterile Irrigation Minimum Recommendations for EtO Aeration
• 8 hours at 140 F or 12 hours at 122 F
• 8 hours at 140 F or 10 hours at 122 F
• 6 hours at 140 F or 8 hours at 122 F - Accurate Answer✅✅8 hours at 140 F or 12 Hours at 122F Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity:
• Biological tests
• Bowie dick tests
• Mechanical recording charts/printouts
• Chemical integrators - Accurate Answer✅✅Mechanical recording charts/printouts

Thread-like "tails" that help bacteria move through liquids are called:

• Nucleus
• Causative agent
• Flagella
• Spores - Accurate Answer✅✅Flagella True or False: Anaerobic bacteria require free oxygen to live. - Accurate Answer✅✅False True or False: Instruments are heat treated to give their surface a mirror (shiny) finish. - Accurate Answer✅✅False Water that is turbid is:
• Hot
• Tepid
• Clear
• Cloudy - Accurate Answer✅✅Cloudy This unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad to therapeutically raise or lower the body temperature
• PCA pump
• Hypothermia unit
• Feeding pump
• Pump - Accurate Answer✅✅Hypothermia unit For safety purposes, Central Service Technicians should consider all microorganisms in the decontamination area:
• Gram-Positive

• Gram-Negative
• Manageable
• Potentially Infectious - Accurate Answer✅✅Potentially infectious True or False: To prevent aerosols, items should be brushed below the surface of the water. - Accurate Answer✅✅True True or False: Infectious medical waste is regulated by the EPA - Accurate Answer✅✅True Paper/plastic sterilization pouches:
• Are not suitable for steam sterilization processes
• Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers
• Should be used only for dry heat sterilization processes
• Are used to package wood and cork products for sterilization - Accurate Answer✅✅Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers Medical Device reporting is regulated by the
• NFPA
• EPA
• WHO
• FDA - Accurate Answer✅✅FDA Wicking materials are used to:
• Dry instruments before sterilization
• Allow air removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying
• Cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
• Hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays - Accurate Answer✅✅Allow air removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying

Maximum Density for Linen Packs - Accurate Answer✅✅7.2 pounds per cubic foot Loaner instruments should:

• Be decontaminated if they appear soiled upon arrival
• Be sterilized using a low temperature process
• Be decontaminated before use
• Not be used - Accurate Answer✅✅Be decontaminated before use Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equipment should be:
• Discarded at point of use
• Be reprocessed for re-use
• Discarded during preventive maintenance
• Removed in the biomedical engineering department - Accurate Answer✅✅Discarded at point of use "Dermopathy" is a(an):
• Skin disease
• Inflammation of the liver
• Fluid-filled sack
• Inflammation of a joint - Accurate Answer✅✅Skin disease Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual surgical procedures?
• Exchange carts
• Par-level
• Case cart
• Requisition - Accurate Answer✅✅Case cart Which of the following are classified as high-level disinfectants?
• Glutaraldehyde and OPA

• Glutaraldehyde and Phenolics
• Quaternary Ammonium Compunds and Phenolics
• Halogens and OPA - Accurate Answer✅✅Glutaraldehyde and OPA The root element, "gastro," refers to the:
• Colon
• Heart
• Muscles
• Stomach - Accurate Answer✅✅Stomach The test used to evaluate the efficacy of air removal in dynamic air removal steam sterilizer is the:
• BI test
• Bowie-dick test -Steris test
• Sterrad test - Accurate Answer✅✅Bowie-dick test Which of the following disinfectants is also known as a wetting agent
• Formaldehyde
• OPA
• Phenolic
• QUATs ( quaternary ammonium compounds ) - Accurate Answer✅✅QUATs This portion of the brain controls muscle coordination, body balance & posture
• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Brain - Accurate Answer✅✅Cerebellum The majority of medical terms are of either BLANK or BLANK origin.

• Greek or French
• Greek or Latin
• Latin or French
• Latin or English - Accurate Answer✅✅Greek or Latin The decontamination area of the Central Service department should have:
• 10 air exchanges per hour
• 15 air exchanges per hour
• 20 air exchanges per hour
• No air exchanges because it is a biohazard area - Accurate Answer✅✅10 Air exchanges per hour This part of the nervous system controls many automatic body functions like the heartbeat and breathing.
• Cerebellum
• Brain
• Nerves
• Brain Stem - Accurate Answer✅✅Brain Stem "Pneumonectomy" is: - Accurate Answer✅✅Surgical removal of the lung True or False: Tissue forceps have teeth. - Accurate Answer✅✅True True or False: Log books should be maintained when using Gluataraldehyde and OPA. - Accurate Answer✅✅True Which of the following information is NOT included in the MSDS?
• Special precautions
• Physical data

• Required inventory levels
• Product identification - Accurate Answer✅✅Required inventory levels Water purification usually involves the use of a:
• Pre-filter
• Post-filter
• Pre-filter or post-filter
• Pre-and post-filter - Accurate Answer✅✅Pre- and Post-filter True or False: One goal of point of use preparation is to prevent instruments from being damaged - Accurate Answer✅✅True A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves as the foundation of a professional development plan.
• Overcome
• Career Ladder
• Standing up
• Succession Career - Accurate Answer✅✅Career Ladder A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of infections and related outcomes.
• APIC
• CDC
• AORN
• AAMI - Accurate Answer✅✅APIC The endoscope that would be dispensed for a procedure that required visualization of the lower part of the large intestine would be a:
• Colonoscope

• Sigmoidoscope
• Gastroscope
• Ureteroscope - Accurate Answer✅✅Sigmoidoscope In order to elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer,you must:
• Increase the steam pressure
• Decrease the steam pressure
• Archieve ambient pressure
• Inject boiler amines - Accurate Answer✅✅Increase the steam pressure The healthcare dept. responsible for researching, ordering, receiving, and managing inventory (conumable supplies).
• Bio-med
• OR
• Material Management Dept.
• Nursery - Accurate Answer✅✅Material Management Dept. This surgical procedure is the removal of a testicle.
• Transurethral Resection
• Prostatectomy
• Orchiopexy
• Orchiectomy - Accurate Answer✅✅Orchiectomy Surface-acting agent that lowers the surface tension of liquid so it can penetrate deeper and prevent debris from being re-deposited on item to which the soil was attached
• Descaler
• Surfactant
• Wetting Agent
• Softener - Accurate Answer✅✅Surfactant

True or False Instruments with lumens should be soaked in a horizontal position. - Accurate Answer✅✅False Which of the following would be the best choice for high level disinfection of instruments?

• Phenolics
• Chlorine
• Iodophors -OPA - Accurate Answer✅✅OPA True or False: Items need to be cleaned before they are sterilized, but they do need to be cleaned before they are disinfected. - Accurate Answer✅✅False The intermediate number of items (in stock) and intermediate dollar value; consumed (used) the most
• "A" Items in ABC Inventory Control System
• "B" Items in ABC Inventory Control System
• "C" Items in ABC Inventory Control System
• None of the above - Accurate Answer✅✅"B" items in ABC Inventory Control System This system gives the body shape and support. -Muscular System
• Nervous System -Skeletal System -Circulatory System - Accurate Answer✅✅Skeletal System Proposed standards are submitted from members such as AAMI. ANSI APIC

CDC

WHO - Accurate Answer✅✅ANSI True or False: Mechanical washers and washer-decontaminators are regulated by the CDC. - Accurate Answer✅✅False True or False: Psychrophiles grow best at warm temperatures. - Accurate Answer✅✅False Scissors with tungsten carbide cutting edges are usually identified by: - Accurate Answer✅✅Gold handles Turbidity - Accurate Answer✅✅Having the sediment or solids stirred up to appear cloudy silicate - a mineral derived from silca which is from quartz, sand, opal, etc. Cerebrum - Accurate Answer✅✅The largest part of the brain, it controls mental activities and movement. Gastroscope - Accurate Answer✅✅Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract. Alimentary Canal - Accurate Answer✅✅The pathway that food takes through the digestive system Consistent delivery of products and services according to established standards; it "integrates" the concerns for the customers with those of the department and facility __________ -Validation -Quality -Sterility Assurance Level (ASL) -ISO 9000 - Accurate Answer✅✅Quality The movement of supplies throughout the healthcare facility is called:

-distribution -case cart system -inventory management -procurement - Accurate Answer✅✅distribution The agency responsible for pre-market requirements of medical devices is -OSHA -CDC -EPA -FDA - Accurate Answer✅✅FDA When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility,it must be safety checked by a_________ before it is cleared for patient use - Accurate Answer✅✅Biomedical technician When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer,the pouches should be arranged: - Accurate Answer✅✅Paper to plastic Sunlight is lethal to the BLANK stage of pathogens. - Accurate Answer✅✅vegetative Enzymes that break down blood, mucous, feces, & albumin - Accurate Answer✅✅Protease enzyme Bacillus is - Accurate Answer✅✅Rod shaped bacteria A compound in which chlorine is combined with another element or radical (e.g., a salt or hydrochloric acid) - Accurate Answer✅✅Chloride Which of the following is NOT a feature of an instrument tracking system? - Accurate Answer✅✅product updates and recall information "-oscopy" is : - Accurate Answer✅✅Visual examination of an organ or joint

Which of the following is NOT an acceptable form of instrument marking? - Accurate Answer✅✅Electric etching (engraving) used to harvest skin grafts and reshape skin surfaces - Accurate Answer✅✅Dermatome/Dermabraider This tissue covers the body's external surface. - Accurate Answer✅✅epithelial tissue The length of time (or number of uses) after which the efficiency of a disinfectant is diminished - Accurate Answer✅✅Use life True or False When it is necessary to transport soiled items between facilities using a truck or van, facilities must consult U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as state and local laws for transporting biohazard items - Accurate Answer✅✅True True or False The organization that conducts on-site surveys to evaluate healthcare organizations is the ISO - Accurate Answer✅✅False Consistent delivery of products and services according to established standards; it "integrates" the concerns for the customers with those of the department and facility __________ -Validation -Quality -Sterility Assurance Level (ASL) -ISO 9000 - Accurate Answer✅✅Quality The movement of supplies throughout the healthcare facility is called: -distribution -case cart system

-inventory management -procurement - Accurate Answer✅✅distribution The agency responsible for pre-market requirements of medical devices is -OSHA -CDC -EPA -FDA - Accurate Answer✅✅FDA When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility,it must be safety checked by a_________ before it is cleared for patient use - Accurate Answer✅✅Biomedical technician When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer,the pouches should be arranged: - Accurate Answer✅✅Paper to plastic Sunlight is lethal to the BLANK stage of pathogens. - Accurate Answer✅✅vegetative Enzymes that break down blood, mucous, feces, & albumin - Accurate Answer✅✅Protease enzyme Bacillus is - Accurate Answer✅✅Rod shaped bacteria A compound in which chlorine is combined with another element or radical (e.g., a salt or hydrochloric acid) - Accurate Answer✅✅Chloride Which of the following is NOT a feature of an instrument tracking system? - Accurate Answer✅✅product updates and recall information "-oscopy" is : - Accurate Answer✅✅Visual examination of an organ or joint

Which of the following is NOT an acceptable form of instrument marking? - Accurate Answer✅✅Electric etching (engraving) used to harvest skin grafts and reshape skin surfaces - Accurate Answer✅✅Dermatome/Dermabraider This tissue covers the body's external surface. - Accurate Answer✅✅epithelial tissue The length of time (or number of uses) after which the efficiency of a disinfectant is diminished - Accurate Answer✅✅Use life True or False When it is necessary to transport soiled items between facilities using a truck or van, facilities must consult U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as state and local laws for transporting biohazard items - Accurate Answer✅✅True True or False The organization that conducts on-site surveys to evaluate healthcare organizations is the ISO - Accurate Answer✅✅False