CRCST Patient Care Equipment Practice Questions
Section 6 of 7 in the HSPA content outline · 5% of the exam, about 6 of the 125 scored questions
150 questions across all seven sections in 3 hours, with a score for Patient Care Equipment so you know where you stand.
Free Patient Care Equipment drillCleaned equipment and soiled equipment are both stored in the same hallway alcove. What is the problem?
Patient Care Equipment and Distribution on the CRCST exam
Patient Care Equipment and Distribution is 5% of the CRCST exam, about 6 of the 125 scored questions, the smallest section. It covers the pumps, compression devices, warming units and other equipment many sterile processing departments clean, check, track and send to patient care units.
- Share of the exam
- 5% in the official content outline, about 6 of the 125 scored questions
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 30 Patient Care Equipment questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Patient Care Equipment and Distribution questions test
- Safety: standard precautions, PPE and electrical safety, such as frayed cords and missing ground pins
- Processing: removing disposable parts, cleaning and disinfecting by the IFU, and clean labels or covers
- Inspection and preventive maintenance tags, and the corrective action when a PM label is missing or expired
- Tracking rental and loaned equipment with manual, computer or RFID systems
- Assembly, function checks, storage with charging, and transport to units such as the OR, emergency department and labor and delivery
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150 questions across all seven sections in 3 hours, with a score for Patient Care Equipment so you know where you stand.
Free Patient Care Equipment drillHow to study it
- When in doubt on an equipment question, the safe answer removes the item from service and sends it to biomedical engineering.
- Remember that most patient care equipment is noncritical: it is cleaned and disinfected by wiping, not sterilized.
- Take the patient care equipment drill once or twice; it is a small section.
Common questions
How many patient care equipment questions are on the CRCST?
Patient Care Equipment and Distribution is 5% of the exam, about 6 of the 125 scored questions.
Who repairs patient care equipment?
Biomedical (clinical) engineering inspects, repairs and performs preventive maintenance. Sterile processing cleans and checks equipment and sends damaged or overdue items to biomedical engineering.
150 questions across all seven sections in 3 hours, with a score for Patient Care Equipment so you know where you stand.
Free Patient Care Equipment drillThe other CRCST sections
Sources
- HSPA: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST): exam structure, fees, hours and references
- HSPA: CRCST Exam Content Outline (revised November 2023)
- HSPA Certification Handbook (revised January 2026): scored and pretest questions, passing score, results, retakes
- HSPA: Become Certified (Prometric testing, 120-day window, FAQs)
- HSPA: CRCST renewal (12 CE credits a year, $50)
- CDC: Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008)
- OSHA: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030
Original practice questions for exam preparation, 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.