Central Sterile Services (CSS) Aide Prometric Exam

STE5653 is the DHA code for the Central Sterile Services (CSS) Aide paper in the Allied Healthcare listing.

150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.

50% under the DHA guideline for STE5653, which is 75 of 150 questions answered correctly.

The DHA guideline lists USD 240 (about AED 881) for the STE5653 sitting.

The official blueprint splits the paper across 10 areas: Overview of the CSSD and Decontamination, Principles of Asepsis, Microbiology and Infection Control, Transportation of Solid Items to CSSD and Disinfection Process, Processing Equipment and Classification of Surgical Instrument Types, Inventory Control, Sterile Storage and Planned, Maintenance, Preparation, Packaging and Labeling of Instruments and Devices, Sterilization, Maintenance, Audit and Quality Control, Flexible Endoscope and Dental Instrument Processing and Use of Indicators, Load Control and Transportation from the CSSD.

DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB license allied health professionals through Prometric-delivered papers; DOH uses Pearson VUE.

Start with Overview of the CSSD and Decontamination and Principles of Asepsis, Microbiology and Infection Control, then work through the 200 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 50% with margin.