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CRCST VIP Certification Practice Exam II
CRCST — The CRCST exam is administered by IAHCSMM (International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management); it consists of 150 questions (125 scored, 25 unscored pilot items), with a 3-hour time limit and a passing threshold of approximately 70% (88 of 125 scored questions correct), covering decontamination, preparation/packaging, sterilization, storage/distribution, anatomy/microbiology, and administrative topics.
29
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A central service technician is processing a set of loaner orthopedic instruments received from a vendor just 90 minutes before the scheduled surgical case. The instruments arrive in a sealed tray with a manufacturer's certificate of sterilization dated two days ago. What is the MOST appropriate action the technician should take?
Questions 2–29 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.