A-IPC Exam with Complete Verified Solutions
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) - ✔✔✔board
that administers certification process for professionals in infection control
and epidemiology
National Commission on Certifying Agencies - ✔✔✔accredits CBIC and a
committee of the National Competency Assessment Organization
CBIC Mission statement - ✔✔✔to protect the public through the
development, administration, and promotion of an accredited certification in
infection prevention and control
CDC - ✔✔✔Center for Disease Control
APIC - ✔✔✔Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology.
CDC and APIC - ✔✔✔made standards for practice
administrative controls - ✔✔✔admin measures to reduce risks of pathogenic
transmissions in health care settings
aerosols - ✔✔✔small particles less than 10 micrometers that remain airborne
and viable for extended periods of time in the environment (water and air
syringes)
airborne transmission - ✔✔✔pathogen that's airborne then possibly inhaled
by the host as droplet nuclei
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,alcohol-based hand rub - ✔✔✔reduces number of viable microorganisms on
hands
allergen - ✔✔✔antigen that can cause hypersensitivity and an allergic
reaction in the host
allergic contact dermatitis - ✔✔✔swelling/irritation of the skin from contact
with a chemical
anaphylaxis - ✔✔✔Severe allergic reaction
antibodies - ✔✔✔Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
antigens - ✔✔✔protein/carbohydrate that enters body and activates immune
process by stimulating the production of protective antibodies
antiseptic - ✔✔✔germicidal solution to inhibit growth/destroy microorganisms
asepsis - ✔✔✔method to prevent spread of infection
bacterial count - ✔✔✔Method of estimating the number of bacteria per unit
sample.
bio-burden - ✔✔✔The number of viable organisms in or on an object or
surface or the organic material on a surface or object before
decontamination or sterilization.
Biological indicators - ✔✔✔devices that can be used to monitor the
effectiveness of sterilization processes to effectively destroy microorganisms
and spores
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, Blood borne pathogens - ✔✔✔Disease-causing organisms transferred through
contact with blood or other body fluids
blood-borne pathogens standard - ✔✔✔law that requires healthcare facilities
to protect employees from blood borne health hazards
follow rules to reduce or eliminate risk
written exposure control plan
chemical indicators - ✔✔✔change color, for effectiveness of sterilization
processes
chemical sterilants - ✔✔✔able to destroy all microorganisms and bacterial
spores
cleaning - ✔✔✔The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible
contaminants from a surface.
colony forming unit - ✔✔✔minimum number of separable cells on or in an
agar that creates a colony
contaminated - ✔✔✔Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
critical medical devices - ✔✔✔Expected to come into contact with sterile
tissues
decontamination - ✔✔✔The removal or cleansing or inactivation of
dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials where they
can no longer transmit infectious particles
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Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) - ✔✔✔board
that administers certification process for professionals in infection control
and epidemiology
National Commission on Certifying Agencies - ✔✔✔accredits CBIC and a
committee of the National Competency Assessment Organization
CBIC Mission statement - ✔✔✔to protect the public through the
development, administration, and promotion of an accredited certification in
infection prevention and control
CDC - ✔✔✔Center for Disease Control
APIC - ✔✔✔Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology.
CDC and APIC - ✔✔✔made standards for practice
administrative controls - ✔✔✔admin measures to reduce risks of pathogenic
transmissions in health care settings
aerosols - ✔✔✔small particles less than 10 micrometers that remain airborne
and viable for extended periods of time in the environment (water and air
syringes)
airborne transmission - ✔✔✔pathogen that's airborne then possibly inhaled
by the host as droplet nuclei
®™
,alcohol-based hand rub - ✔✔✔reduces number of viable microorganisms on
hands
allergen - ✔✔✔antigen that can cause hypersensitivity and an allergic
reaction in the host
allergic contact dermatitis - ✔✔✔swelling/irritation of the skin from contact
with a chemical
anaphylaxis - ✔✔✔Severe allergic reaction
antibodies - ✔✔✔Specialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents
antigens - ✔✔✔protein/carbohydrate that enters body and activates immune
process by stimulating the production of protective antibodies
antiseptic - ✔✔✔germicidal solution to inhibit growth/destroy microorganisms
asepsis - ✔✔✔method to prevent spread of infection
bacterial count - ✔✔✔Method of estimating the number of bacteria per unit
sample.
bio-burden - ✔✔✔The number of viable organisms in or on an object or
surface or the organic material on a surface or object before
decontamination or sterilization.
Biological indicators - ✔✔✔devices that can be used to monitor the
effectiveness of sterilization processes to effectively destroy microorganisms
and spores
®™
, Blood borne pathogens - ✔✔✔Disease-causing organisms transferred through
contact with blood or other body fluids
blood-borne pathogens standard - ✔✔✔law that requires healthcare facilities
to protect employees from blood borne health hazards
follow rules to reduce or eliminate risk
written exposure control plan
chemical indicators - ✔✔✔change color, for effectiveness of sterilization
processes
chemical sterilants - ✔✔✔able to destroy all microorganisms and bacterial
spores
cleaning - ✔✔✔The process of removing dirt, dust, blood, or other visible
contaminants from a surface.
colony forming unit - ✔✔✔minimum number of separable cells on or in an
agar that creates a colony
contaminated - ✔✔✔Containing infection or infectious organisms or germs.
critical medical devices - ✔✔✔Expected to come into contact with sterile
tissues
decontamination - ✔✔✔The removal or cleansing or inactivation of
dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials where they
can no longer transmit infectious particles
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