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Question 1

Which surveillance method calculates infection rates using patient-days as the denominator?

Accepted Answer

Incidence density surveillance

Answer

Incidence density surveillance uses patient-days as the denominator, allowing more accurate rate comparisons across units with differing lengths of stay.

Question 2

A healthcare worker sustains a needlestick injury from an HIV-positive patient. What is the FIRST action that should be taken?

Accepted Answer

Wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water

Answer

The immediate first action following a needlestick is thorough washing of the wound with soap and water to reduce the pathogen load.

Question 3

Which organism is most commonly associated with hospital-acquired urinary tract infections?

Accepted Answer

Escherichia coli

Answer

Escherichia coli is the most common causative organism in catheter-associated and non-catheter-associated healthcare-acquired UTIs.

Question 4

The Spaulding classification system categorizes medical devices based on:

Accepted Answer

The risk of infection transmission associated with device use

Answer

The Spaulding classification categorizes devices as critical, semicritical, or noncritical based on the degree of infection risk when the item is used.

Question 5

Which isolation precaution category requires placement of the patient in an airborne infection isolation room (AIIR)?

Accepted Answer

Airborne precautions

Answer

Airborne precautions require a negative-pressure AIIR to prevent transmission of small-particle aerosols such as those produced by tuberculosis or measles.

CBIC - Certification Board of Infection Control Practice Test

CBIC - Certification Board of Infection Control Practice Test

CBIC Ultimate CBIC 2