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CRCST Sterile Processing Technician Exam — Practice
The HSPA certification exam for sterile processing (central service) technicians: decontamination and disinfection, preparation and packaging, sterilization and its monitoring, sterile storage and inventory, patient care equipment, and professional skills, weighted to the 2023 CRCST content outline.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Questions
- 150 (125 scored, 25 pretest)
- Time
- 3 hours
- To pass
- Pass/fail, criterion-referenced (Angoff)
- Fee
- $140 per attempt
- Experience
- 400 hands-on hours (within 6 months for provisional status)
- Retakes
- After 6 weeks
- Renewal
- Yearly, 12 CE credits
- Delivered by
- Prometric test centre
What you'll practise
Try a question
Which of these is a quality benchmark an SPD might track?
- Cafeteria wait time at lunch
- Patient room temperature on each unit
- Tray accuracy from tray audits
- Number of parking spaces used by staff
Show the answer
C. Tray accuracy from tray audits — The outline lists tray audits, IUSS rates, turnaround time, case cart accuracy and inventory fill rates as QA benchmarks.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- Departmental Considerations
- Cleaning, Decontamination and Disinfection
- Preparation and Packaging
- Sterilization Process
- Sterile Storage, Transport and Inventory
- Patient Care Equipment and Distribution
- Professional Development and Human Relations
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Questions: 150 (125 scored, 25 pretest). Time: 3 hours. To pass: Pass/fail, criterion-referenced (Angoff). Fee: $140 per attempt. Experience: 400 hands-on hours (within 6 months for provisional status). Retakes: After 6 weeks. Renewal: Yearly, 12 CE credits. Delivered by: Prometric test centre.
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