A-IPC EXAM STUDY GUIDE (PRACTICE
TEST #1) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
34. An acute care facility experiences an outbreak of Serratia
marcescens bloodstream infections. After the outbreak is under
control and no new cases are being reported, the IP wants to
find the source of the outbreak. The most appropriate
epidemiology study design to use is:
a. Retrospective cohort study
b. Prospective cohort study
c. Case-control study
d. Cross-sectional study - correct answer- c. Case-
control study
88. The CDC has categorized bioterrorism agents according to
priority. A disease that meets the criteria listed under Category B
is:
a. Anthrax
b. Typhus
c. Hantavirus
,d. Measles - correct answer- b. Typhus
114. A blood spill contaminated a pneumatic tube system and its
contents. The leak was not identified for a period of time. After
remediation of the contamination, the IP recommended the
following to prevent a future incident:
a. Establish a method to recognize spills or leaks
b. Perform a hazard vulnerability analysis
c. Contract with an outside vendor to clean and maintain system
d. Restrict the use of pneumatic tube to nonhazardous material
- correct answer- a. Establish a method to recognize
spills or leaks
A case of healthcare-associated Mycobacterium chelonae
respiratory infection has been identified in a patient. Of the
following exposures that the patient had in the facility, which
should be investigated as a potential source of the infection?
1) Bronchoscopes
2) Dialysis
3) Hydrotherapy pool
4) Ice from tap water used during surgery
a. 1
,b. 1, 3
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - correct answer- b. 1, 3
A healthcare facility is undergoing extensive renovation.
Surveillance for which of the following organisms would be
particularly important during any construction or renovation
project in a healthcare facility?
a. MRSA, VRE, and other MDROs
b. Legionella and Aspergillus
c. Gram-negative bacilli
d. Mycobacterium abscessus - correct answer- b.
Legionella and Aspergillus
A healthcare worker has had her uniform scrub top
contaminated by a large blood spill that has penetrated the
fabric. Choose her best option for follow-up from the choices
below.
a. She should be sent home immediately to take a shower
b. She should remove the top by carefully pulling it over her
head and then launder it in a washing machine with hot water
and bleach
, c. She should remove the scrub top by using scissors to cut it off
and discard it in a biohazard-labeled container
d. She should remove the top by pulling it over her head and
then discard it in the trash - correct answer- c. She
should remove the scrub top by using scissors to cut it off and
discard it in a biohazard-labeled container
A hospital administrator has proposed that single-use
angiography catheters be reprocessed and reused to cut costs.
What is the best response to this request?
a. Single-use items are not allowed to be reprocessed
b. A cost-benefit analysis should be done before a decision is
made
c. Single-use items can be reprocessed in the facility as long as
administration, Risk Management, Legal Counsel, Supply Chain
Administrator, and Infection Control representatives say it is
allowable
d. Single-use items can be reprocessed in a third-party facility if
FDA guidelines are followed - correct answer- d.
Single-use items can be reprocessed in a third-party facility if
FDA guidelines are followed
A major difference between a prospective and a retrospective
study is that the prospective study:
TEST #1) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
34. An acute care facility experiences an outbreak of Serratia
marcescens bloodstream infections. After the outbreak is under
control and no new cases are being reported, the IP wants to
find the source of the outbreak. The most appropriate
epidemiology study design to use is:
a. Retrospective cohort study
b. Prospective cohort study
c. Case-control study
d. Cross-sectional study - correct answer- c. Case-
control study
88. The CDC has categorized bioterrorism agents according to
priority. A disease that meets the criteria listed under Category B
is:
a. Anthrax
b. Typhus
c. Hantavirus
,d. Measles - correct answer- b. Typhus
114. A blood spill contaminated a pneumatic tube system and its
contents. The leak was not identified for a period of time. After
remediation of the contamination, the IP recommended the
following to prevent a future incident:
a. Establish a method to recognize spills or leaks
b. Perform a hazard vulnerability analysis
c. Contract with an outside vendor to clean and maintain system
d. Restrict the use of pneumatic tube to nonhazardous material
- correct answer- a. Establish a method to recognize
spills or leaks
A case of healthcare-associated Mycobacterium chelonae
respiratory infection has been identified in a patient. Of the
following exposures that the patient had in the facility, which
should be investigated as a potential source of the infection?
1) Bronchoscopes
2) Dialysis
3) Hydrotherapy pool
4) Ice from tap water used during surgery
a. 1
,b. 1, 3
c. 1, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3, 4 - correct answer- b. 1, 3
A healthcare facility is undergoing extensive renovation.
Surveillance for which of the following organisms would be
particularly important during any construction or renovation
project in a healthcare facility?
a. MRSA, VRE, and other MDROs
b. Legionella and Aspergillus
c. Gram-negative bacilli
d. Mycobacterium abscessus - correct answer- b.
Legionella and Aspergillus
A healthcare worker has had her uniform scrub top
contaminated by a large blood spill that has penetrated the
fabric. Choose her best option for follow-up from the choices
below.
a. She should be sent home immediately to take a shower
b. She should remove the top by carefully pulling it over her
head and then launder it in a washing machine with hot water
and bleach
, c. She should remove the scrub top by using scissors to cut it off
and discard it in a biohazard-labeled container
d. She should remove the top by pulling it over her head and
then discard it in the trash - correct answer- c. She
should remove the scrub top by using scissors to cut it off and
discard it in a biohazard-labeled container
A hospital administrator has proposed that single-use
angiography catheters be reprocessed and reused to cut costs.
What is the best response to this request?
a. Single-use items are not allowed to be reprocessed
b. A cost-benefit analysis should be done before a decision is
made
c. Single-use items can be reprocessed in the facility as long as
administration, Risk Management, Legal Counsel, Supply Chain
Administrator, and Infection Control representatives say it is
allowable
d. Single-use items can be reprocessed in a third-party facility if
FDA guidelines are followed - correct answer- d.
Single-use items can be reprocessed in a third-party facility if
FDA guidelines are followed
A major difference between a prospective and a retrospective
study is that the prospective study:
