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CBIC Certified Infection Control Exam Questions and Answers

Question 25

Hand-hygiene audits in a long-term care facility have demonstrated consistently low levels of staff compliance. An infection preventionist is planning an education program to try to improve hand-hygiene rates. Regarding assessment of the effectiveness of the education program, which of the following is true?

Options:

A.

A summative evaluation will accurately reflect the extent to which participants will change their hand-hygiene practices.

B.

Repeated observations of staff will be required in order to demonstrate that the program has been effective.

C.

A change between pre- and post-test scores correlates well with the expected change in hand-hygiene compliance.

D.

An evaluation of the program is not required if the program is mandatory.

Question 26

The primary source of organisms that cause surgical silo infections is the

Options:

A.

operating room environment.

B.

operating room personnel.

C.

patient's endogenous flora

D.

healthcare personnel's hands.

Question 27

During the last week in June, an emergency department log reveals numerous cases of profuse watery diarrhea in individuals 74 years of age and older. During the same time period, four immunocompromised patients were admitted with possible Cryptosporidium. Which of the following actions should the infection preventionist take FIKST?

Options:

A.

Characterize the outbreak by person, place, and time

B.

Increase surveillance facility wide for additional cases

C.

Contact the laboratory to confirm stool identification results

D.

Form a tentative hypothesis about the potential reservoir for this outbreak

Question 28

After defining and identifying cases in a possible cluster of infections, an infection preventionist should NEXT establish:

Options:

A.

The route of transmission.

B.

An appropriate control group.

C.

A hypothesis that will explain the majority of cases.

D.

Whether observed incidence exceeds expected incidence.

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