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IAHCSMM CRCST Final Exam Chapters 1-24 | 200 Questions with 100% CORRECT ANSWER s | Updated & Verified
- Soiled instruments and other items are received in the _____
area of the Central Service department
ANSWER: decontamination
- The first step in the sterilization process is
ANSWER: cleaning
- Central Service Technicians must wear special attire referred
to as ______ to minimize their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants
ANSWER: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Instrument sets and other required instrumentation needed for
all scheduled procedures for an entire day are usually pulled (collected)
ANSWER: the day or evening before they will be used
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- The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make
decisions is a component of which knowledge and skills dimensions?
ANSWER: employability skills
- Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are
ANSWER: infections which occur in the course of being
treated in a healthcare facility
- The human resources tool that defines job duties performed
by persons in specific positions is called a:
ANSWER: job description
- In the future, which of the following will more frequently
become a requirement for working in a Central Service department?
ANSWER: formal education
- While items may be dispensed to all areas of a facility, the
major focus of the sterile storage personnel is
ANSWER: the Operating Room
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- Which of the following is NOT a growing trend in Central
Service?
ANSWER: decentralization of Central Service responsibilities
- Knowing and understanding medical terminology helps
technicians
ANSWER: understand what is asked when a request is made
- The majority of medical terms are of either ________ or
________ origin.
ANSWER: Greek or Latin
- Which of the following tells the primary meaning of a word?
ANSWER: root word element
14.The purpose of ad combing vowel is used to
ANSWER: ease pronunciation of a word
- The last word element in a medical term is the
ANSWER: suffix
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- The term ITIS means
ANSWER: inflammation
- The term ectomy means
ANSWER: surgical removal
- The term oscopy means
ANSWER: visual examination
- Arthroscopy means
ANSWER: visual exam of a joint
- The term ostomy
ANSWER: is a suffix
- The suffix -tome means a
ANSWER: cutting instrument
- Plasty is a
