CRCST Sterilization practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Steam, dry heat, ethylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide methods, cycle phases and parameters, IUSS, sterilizer loading, Bowie-Dick, biological and chemical monitoring, implant release, process failures and load records. Sterilization Process is 21% of the CRCST exam, about 26 of the 125 scored questions.

Line drawing of a large steam sterilizer with its door open and a loading cart holding wrapped trays and peel pouches in baskets

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the HSPA CRCST Exam Content Outline (revised November 2023), not HSPA exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by HSPA (the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association) or Prometric. CRCST is an HSPA certification.