CBIC Trivia 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which organization publishes the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) guidelines used widely by infection preventionists?
- World Health Organization
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Correct answer)
- Joint Commission
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Correct answer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HICPAC is a federal advisory committee that operates under the CDC and publishes guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections.
Question 2: The term 'nosocomial' infection refers to an infection that is:
- Caused by antibiotic-resistant organisms
- Acquired in a healthcare setting (Correct answer)
- Transmitted by insect vectors
- Present at the time of hospital admission
Correct answer: Acquired in a healthcare setting
Nosocomial infections (also called healthcare-associated infections) are those acquired during the course of receiving healthcare treatment.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes the purpose of an infection control risk assessment (ICRA)?
- To rank staff compliance with hand hygiene policies
- To evaluate infection risks associated with construction and renovation (Correct answer)
- To prioritize antibiotic stewardship interventions
- To screen patients for colonization upon admission
Correct answer: To evaluate infection risks associated with construction and renovation
An ICRA is performed to identify and mitigate infection risks to vulnerable patients during construction, renovation, or demolition activities.
Question 4: The 'chain of infection' model includes which of the following sequential elements?
- Agent, environment, host, vector, reservoir, portal
- Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host (Correct answer)
- Source, carrier, transmission, exposure, infection, disease
- Pathogen, virulence, toxin, invasion, colonization, illness
Correct answer: Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
The classic chain of infection consists of six links: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
Question 5: Under the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, employers are required to maintain a sharps injury log for how many years?
- 3 years
- 5 years (Correct answer)
- 7 years
- 10 years
Correct answer: 5 years
OSHA requires that sharps injury logs be maintained for a minimum of 5 years following the end of the calendar year in which they were created.
Question 6: Which type of transmission-based precaution requires use of an N95 respirator rather than a standard surgical mask?
- Contact precautions
- Droplet precautions
- Airborne precautions (Correct answer)
- Protective environment precautions
Correct answer: Airborne precautions
Airborne precautions, used for pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis and measles, require at minimum an N95 filtering facepiece respirator.
Question 7: The APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology is a key reference resource published by which professional organization?
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (Correct answer)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- American Hospital Association
Correct answer: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
APIC publishes its comprehensive reference text to support infection prevention and control practice across healthcare settings.
CBIC Trivia 2
Which organization publishes the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) guidelines used widely by infection preventionists?