INFECTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
FINAL EXAM
IPCP - Correct Answers -Infection prevention and control program is a comprehensive
system promoting patient safety, setting policies to minimize healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs), and monitoring compliance.
HAIs - Correct Answers -infections acquired during the course of receiving healthcare
that were not present or incubating at the time of admission.
APIC - Correct Answers -Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology sets procedures to minimize or reduce HAIs in healthcare settings.
CMS - Correct Answers -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services influence IPCPs by
making reduced payments for hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) that could
reasonably have been prevented.
HACs - Correct Answers -conditions that are expensive, occur in high volume, are not
present at admission, and could reasonably have been prevented.
IPCP Goals - Correct Answers -Desirable outcomes (goals) include improved patient
care; measurable actions (objectives) help forward IPCP goals, such as preventing the
spread of a particular infection or increasing hand hygiene compliance.
Value-Based Purchasing - Correct Answers -A strategy that links payment directly to the
quality of care provided and rewards healthcare providers for delivering high-quality and
efficient service.
Antimicrobial Stewardship - Correct Answers -Efforts to ensure the appropriate use of
antimicrobials to optimize patient outcomes, minimize resistance, and reduce healthcare
costs.
SMART Goals - Correct Answers -Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and
Time-bound goals used for developing a detailed strategic plan for IPCP.
CDC - Correct Answers -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that
HAIs in U.S. hospitals cost at least $28.4 billion annually and can account for another
$12.4 billion in broader societal and economic costs.
,WHO - Correct Answers -World Health Organization has developed a set of core
components that should be included in all IPCPs, focusing on recommendations for the
facility level rather than the national level.
Multimodal Strategies - Correct Answers -Strategies that involve changing
organizational culture, using role models, and following national healthcare quality
improvement initiatives when implementing IPCP goals.
IP - Correct Answers -Infection preventionist is qualified in IPC and leads the
interdisciplinary team in developing, implementing, and updating/improving the IPCP.
CBIC - Correct Answers -Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
defines eight core competency activities for the infection preventionist, demonstrated
through practice analysis every five years.
IPC Committee - Correct Answers -Interdisciplinary committee responsible for
organizing, implementing, and monitoring practices related to IPCP, ensuring IPCP has
a QAPI component.
QAPI - Correct Answers -Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program
actively addresses the problems identified by the IPC team and the IP.
Risk Assessment - Correct Answers -A set of tools for assigning likelihood and
consequence to identified risks, used to direct resources to areas of greatest need and
improve the IPCP's impact.
Surveillance Program - Correct Answers -A reliable, focused program based on the
annual risk assessment, used to guide IPC interventions, detect outbreaks, and provide
antimicrobial stewardship.
IPC Reporting Structure - Correct Answers -Infection prevention professionals may
report to administration, nursing or medical services, or quality improvement
departments, and the relationship between them must be in sync for effective IPCP.
Culture of Safety - Correct Answers -Set of shared values and beliefs among
organization members to enhance patient safety
Organizational Culture - Correct Answers -Shared set of values and guiding beliefs
within an organization
Surveillance - Correct Answers -Systematic monitoring of infections or adverse events
Adverse Event - Correct Answers -Negative impact event involving one or more patients
in a healthcare setting
, Sentinel Event - Correct Answers -Patient safety event resulting in death, permanent
harm, or severe temporary harm
Near-miss - Correct Answers -Event in which unwanted consequences were prevented
by identification and correction
Just Culture - Correct Answers -Culture that prevents punitive reactions to mistakes and
encourages open, honest disclosure
Safety Culture Measurement - Correct Answers -Assessment of values, beliefs, and
norms related to patient safety within an organization
Human Factors Engineering - Correct Answers -Design of tools, machines, and systems
accounting for human capabilities and limitations
Reliability Science - Correct Answers -Aims for failure-free operation over time
Standardization - Correct Answers -Process and product standardization to eliminate
opportunities for error
Safe Practices for Better Health Care - Correct Answers -Voluntary consensus
standards to reduce the risk for harm in clinical settings
IPC risk assessment - Correct Answers -Used to focus an organization's surveillance
and other IPC activities; evaluates risks associated with identified and hypothetical
hazards or dangers
IPC team - Correct Answers -Partners with key stakeholders, including opinion leaders,
management, finance, and administrative and clinical leadership
APIC/JCR Infection Prevention and Control Workbook - Correct Answers -Describes the
process for conducting a risk assessment, including creating a team, establishing a
timeline, gathering data, developing systematic methods, engaging and educating
others, performing the assessment, using priorities to develop goals, disseminating
information, and updating the assessment and reports
IPC surveillance - Correct Answers -Involves evaluating community and patient
demographic data, historical infection data, known current risks, reports of infections in
the community, IPC literature, and strategic goals and reports
IDT - Correct Answers -Interdisciplinary team responsible for ranking priorities based on
risk data
IPC reports - Correct Answers -Reviewed as part of the healthcare facility's QAPI
program, including participation in facility construction/renovation projects, decisions
about new products or equipment, environmental issues, and emerging threats
FINAL EXAM
IPCP - Correct Answers -Infection prevention and control program is a comprehensive
system promoting patient safety, setting policies to minimize healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs), and monitoring compliance.
HAIs - Correct Answers -infections acquired during the course of receiving healthcare
that were not present or incubating at the time of admission.
APIC - Correct Answers -Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology sets procedures to minimize or reduce HAIs in healthcare settings.
CMS - Correct Answers -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services influence IPCPs by
making reduced payments for hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) that could
reasonably have been prevented.
HACs - Correct Answers -conditions that are expensive, occur in high volume, are not
present at admission, and could reasonably have been prevented.
IPCP Goals - Correct Answers -Desirable outcomes (goals) include improved patient
care; measurable actions (objectives) help forward IPCP goals, such as preventing the
spread of a particular infection or increasing hand hygiene compliance.
Value-Based Purchasing - Correct Answers -A strategy that links payment directly to the
quality of care provided and rewards healthcare providers for delivering high-quality and
efficient service.
Antimicrobial Stewardship - Correct Answers -Efforts to ensure the appropriate use of
antimicrobials to optimize patient outcomes, minimize resistance, and reduce healthcare
costs.
SMART Goals - Correct Answers -Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and
Time-bound goals used for developing a detailed strategic plan for IPCP.
CDC - Correct Answers -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that
HAIs in U.S. hospitals cost at least $28.4 billion annually and can account for another
$12.4 billion in broader societal and economic costs.
,WHO - Correct Answers -World Health Organization has developed a set of core
components that should be included in all IPCPs, focusing on recommendations for the
facility level rather than the national level.
Multimodal Strategies - Correct Answers -Strategies that involve changing
organizational culture, using role models, and following national healthcare quality
improvement initiatives when implementing IPCP goals.
IP - Correct Answers -Infection preventionist is qualified in IPC and leads the
interdisciplinary team in developing, implementing, and updating/improving the IPCP.
CBIC - Correct Answers -Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
defines eight core competency activities for the infection preventionist, demonstrated
through practice analysis every five years.
IPC Committee - Correct Answers -Interdisciplinary committee responsible for
organizing, implementing, and monitoring practices related to IPCP, ensuring IPCP has
a QAPI component.
QAPI - Correct Answers -Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program
actively addresses the problems identified by the IPC team and the IP.
Risk Assessment - Correct Answers -A set of tools for assigning likelihood and
consequence to identified risks, used to direct resources to areas of greatest need and
improve the IPCP's impact.
Surveillance Program - Correct Answers -A reliable, focused program based on the
annual risk assessment, used to guide IPC interventions, detect outbreaks, and provide
antimicrobial stewardship.
IPC Reporting Structure - Correct Answers -Infection prevention professionals may
report to administration, nursing or medical services, or quality improvement
departments, and the relationship between them must be in sync for effective IPCP.
Culture of Safety - Correct Answers -Set of shared values and beliefs among
organization members to enhance patient safety
Organizational Culture - Correct Answers -Shared set of values and guiding beliefs
within an organization
Surveillance - Correct Answers -Systematic monitoring of infections or adverse events
Adverse Event - Correct Answers -Negative impact event involving one or more patients
in a healthcare setting
, Sentinel Event - Correct Answers -Patient safety event resulting in death, permanent
harm, or severe temporary harm
Near-miss - Correct Answers -Event in which unwanted consequences were prevented
by identification and correction
Just Culture - Correct Answers -Culture that prevents punitive reactions to mistakes and
encourages open, honest disclosure
Safety Culture Measurement - Correct Answers -Assessment of values, beliefs, and
norms related to patient safety within an organization
Human Factors Engineering - Correct Answers -Design of tools, machines, and systems
accounting for human capabilities and limitations
Reliability Science - Correct Answers -Aims for failure-free operation over time
Standardization - Correct Answers -Process and product standardization to eliminate
opportunities for error
Safe Practices for Better Health Care - Correct Answers -Voluntary consensus
standards to reduce the risk for harm in clinical settings
IPC risk assessment - Correct Answers -Used to focus an organization's surveillance
and other IPC activities; evaluates risks associated with identified and hypothetical
hazards or dangers
IPC team - Correct Answers -Partners with key stakeholders, including opinion leaders,
management, finance, and administrative and clinical leadership
APIC/JCR Infection Prevention and Control Workbook - Correct Answers -Describes the
process for conducting a risk assessment, including creating a team, establishing a
timeline, gathering data, developing systematic methods, engaging and educating
others, performing the assessment, using priorities to develop goals, disseminating
information, and updating the assessment and reports
IPC surveillance - Correct Answers -Involves evaluating community and patient
demographic data, historical infection data, known current risks, reports of infections in
the community, IPC literature, and strategic goals and reports
IDT - Correct Answers -Interdisciplinary team responsible for ranking priorities based on
risk data
IPC reports - Correct Answers -Reviewed as part of the healthcare facility's QAPI
program, including participation in facility construction/renovation projects, decisions
about new products or equipment, environmental issues, and emerging threats
