CIC Practice Questions & Answers Updated 2026 - Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation

CIC Practice Questions & Answers
Updated 2026 - Surveillance and
Epidemiologic Investigation
1.BIdentifyBtheBmedianBinBtheBfollowingBlistBofBnumbers:B6,B2,B9,B7,B1,B4

A.B9

B.B7

C.B5

D.B4B-BAnswerC.B5



InBaBstudyBofBwhetherBOperatingBroomBAB(ORBA)BisBassociatedBwithBaBhigherBnumberBofBsu
rgicalBsiteBinfectionsB(SSIs)BthanBOperatingBroomBBB(ORBB),BtheBinfectionBpreventionistB(IP)Bis
BtestingBwhether:

Ho:BORBABSSIBrateB=BORBBBSSIBrate

Ha:BORBABSSIBrateBnot=BORBBBSSIBrate

TheBIPBconcludesBthatBtheBSSIBrateBinBORBABisBnotBequalBtoBtheBSSIBrateBinBORBB,BbutBinB
realityBtheBtwoBratesBareBequal.BWhatBtypeBofBstatisticalBerrorBhasBsheBcommitted?

A.BNoBerrorBhasBbeenBcommitted

B.BSheBcommittedBaBTypeBIBerror

C.BSheBcommittedBaBTypeBIIBerror

D.BSheBcommittedBanBerrorBequalBtoBBB-BAnswerB.BSheBcommittedBaBTypeBIBerror



3.BForBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBproceduresBisBtheBsurveillanceBperiodBforBdeepBincisionalBorBo
rgan/spaceBSSIB90Bdays?

1.BCesareanBSection

2.BCraniotomy

3.BCoronaryBarteryBbypassBgraft

4.BLaminectomy



A.B1,2

B.B2,3

C.B3,4

D.B1,4B-BAnswerB.B2,3

, AnBappropriateBindicatorBtoBmonitorBprocessBcomplianceBwouldBbe:

A.BClassB1BSSIBrate

B.BAppropriateBantibioticBdosage

C.BCentralBline-
associatedBbloodstreamBinfectionsB(CLABSIs)BinBtheBNeonatalBIntensiveBCareBUnitB(NICU)

D.BInfectionsBcausedBbyBmultiBdrug-resistantBorganismsB-
BAnswerB.BAppropriateBantibioticBdosage



WhatBkeyBinfectionBcontrolBactivityBisBdefinedBasBtheBsystematic,BongoingBcollection,Bmanage
ment,Banalysis,BandBinterpretationBofBdataBfollowingBbyBtheBdisseminationBofBtheseBdataBtoB
publicBhealthBprogramsBtoBstimulateBpublicBhealthBaction?

A.BResearch

B.BSurveillance

C.BBenchmarking

D.BAccreditationB-BAnswerB.BSurveillance



AnBIPBisBreadingBaBjournalBarticleBthatBstatesBthatBtheBdataBtheBauthorsBcollectedBareBnorm
allyBdistributed.BWhatBdoesBthisBmean?

A.BWhenBtheBdataBareBplottedBonBaBcurve,BitBisBskewed

B.BTheBmeanBisBlessBthanBtheBmedian

C.BTheBskewnessBvalueBisBequalBtoB1

D.BTheBmean,Bmedian,BandBmodeBofBtheBdataBareBequalB-
BAnswerD.BTheBmean,Bmedian,BandBmodeBofBtheBdataBareBequal



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBindicativeBofBaBsuperficialBSSI?

A.BPainBatBtheBincisionBsiteB10BdaysBafterBaBbreastBreductionBprocedure;BdrainageBisBculture-
positiveBforBmethicillin-susceptibleBStaphylococcusBaureusB(MSSA)

B.BStitchBabscessBthatBisBculturedB14BdaysBafterBsurgeryBandBisBpositiveBforBEnterococcusBfae
calis

C.BPurulentBdrainageBfromBanBepisiotomyBthatBoccursBwithinB5BdaysBofBdelivery

D.BBurnBwoundBthatBculturesBpositiveBforBAcinetobacterBbaumanniiB10BdaysBafterBdebrideme
ntBprocedureB-
BAnswerA.BPainBatBtheBincisionBsiteB10BdaysBafterBaBbreastBreductionBprocedure;BdrainageBis
Bculture-positiveBforBmethicillin-susceptibleBStaphylococcusBaureusB(MSSA)