CRCST Practice Exam

Who must ensure and verify that devices requiring sterilization have been validated for use in the sterilizers available at a specific facility?

1. Device manufacturer

2. Sterile processing technician

3. User friendly personnel

4. Sterile storage manager

The correct answer is: User friendly personnel

Users of the devices are responsible for ensuring that they have been validated for use in the available sterilizers at a specific facility. The device manufacturer may conduct validation testing, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the user to verify this information. The sterile processing technician is involved in the actual sterilization process, but is not responsible for validating the devices. A "user friendly personnel" is not a specific job role and would not have the necessary expertise for this task. The sterile storage manager is responsible for managing the storage of sterile supplies, but their role does not include verifying the validation of devices.