CIC Practice Exam 2024 | CIC Studying
Practice Exam 2023 Questions and
Correct Answers Rated A+
Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation (HSCT) should be placed in
rooms with how many air exchanges per hour?
3
5
10
12 - ANSWER-12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour prevent opportunistic
infections among stem cell transplant recipients
Because of the increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum
infusion time for a parenteral lipid bag to run is?
6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
24 hours - ANSWER-Maximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose greatest risk of
contamination w/ bacteria or fungi
The single most effective method of controlling hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is:
Screening patients
Isolating infected patients
Handwashing
Immunizing staff members - ANSWER-Handwashing
,If a breastfeeding mother develops mastitis, the most likely cause is:
Infant colonized with Staphylococcus aureus
Inadequate cleansing of breast
Maternal flora invading nipple
Contaminated breast pump - ANSWER-Infant colonized with S. aureus. 50% of
neonates become colonized w/ S. aureus w/in a few days of birth, & pass infection into
breast
If hair removal is required for a surgical procedure, the BEST method is to:
Shave hair with razor immediately before the incision
Remove hair with a depilatory the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers immediately before incision - ANSWER-Remove hair with
clippers immediately before incision. Clippers cause the least trauma, always
immediately before surgery. Hair removal in general may not reduce rate of SSIs and
may increase risk of infection
IPC plan for an ambulatory surgery center should be evaluated (multiple options
possible):
I - annually
II - monthly
III - when risks change
IV - when staff members change - ANSWER-I - annually and III - when risks change
How long after exposure to Hep A are IgM antibodies to HAV detectable in the blood?
,48 hrs
7 days
3 weeks
1-10 weeks - ANSWER-3 weeks
For patients who require hemodialysis, which type of vascular access device (VAD)
poses the lowest risk of infection?
Arteriovenous graft
Subclavian catheter
Arteriovenous fistula
Right internal jugular catheter - ANSWER-Arteriovenous fistula. Placed in the arm rather
the thigh. Patients w/ catheters have 7x the risk of infection (subclavian catheters have
high risk). Patients w/ chronic kidney disease should have vascular access preserved
and AV fistulas created as soon as possible
Which items in medical facility require most frequent environmental cleaning?:
Bedrails
Floors
Ventilation grilles
Window curtains - ANSWER-Bedrails, because they are high touch. Others only require
frequent cleaning if visibly soiled
Which preventive measures are recommended to prevent community-acquired
pneumonia?:
Pneumococcal vaccination
Herpes zoster vaccination
, Influenza vaccination
Smoking cessation - ANSWER-Pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine, smoking
cessation
The best time to collect a sputum specimen for acid-fast bacilli is:
Early morning
Midday
Afternoon
Bedtime - ANSWER-Early morning
A distribution curve that has a skew value of +3 will exhibit what shape? - ANSWER-An
enlarged tail to the right. This is indicating there are more data than expected on the
right (or positive) end of the distribution curve. Skew is positive when the mean is
greater than the median, negative when the mean is lesser than the median. Value of 0
= normal bell curve with no skew. Negative value = skew to the left.
How long does a patient remain infectious after exposure to West Nile virus? -
ANSWER-6-7 days before symptoms occur
With which teaching style (Grasha) does the IP focus on content rather than
relationships w/ learners?:
Demonstrator
Formal authority
Facilitator
Expert - ANSWER-Formal authority
In outbreak investigation, a line list & epi curve have been completed. Before
generating hypotheses, the next step should be to:
Practice Exam 2023 Questions and
Correct Answers Rated A+
Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation (HSCT) should be placed in
rooms with how many air exchanges per hour?
3
5
10
12 - ANSWER-12. A greater number of air exchanges per hour prevent opportunistic
infections among stem cell transplant recipients
Because of the increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum
infusion time for a parenteral lipid bag to run is?
6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
24 hours - ANSWER-Maximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose greatest risk of
contamination w/ bacteria or fungi
The single most effective method of controlling hospital-acquired infections (HAI) is:
Screening patients
Isolating infected patients
Handwashing
Immunizing staff members - ANSWER-Handwashing
,If a breastfeeding mother develops mastitis, the most likely cause is:
Infant colonized with Staphylococcus aureus
Inadequate cleansing of breast
Maternal flora invading nipple
Contaminated breast pump - ANSWER-Infant colonized with S. aureus. 50% of
neonates become colonized w/ S. aureus w/in a few days of birth, & pass infection into
breast
If hair removal is required for a surgical procedure, the BEST method is to:
Shave hair with razor immediately before the incision
Remove hair with a depilatory the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers immediately before incision - ANSWER-Remove hair with
clippers immediately before incision. Clippers cause the least trauma, always
immediately before surgery. Hair removal in general may not reduce rate of SSIs and
may increase risk of infection
IPC plan for an ambulatory surgery center should be evaluated (multiple options
possible):
I - annually
II - monthly
III - when risks change
IV - when staff members change - ANSWER-I - annually and III - when risks change
How long after exposure to Hep A are IgM antibodies to HAV detectable in the blood?
,48 hrs
7 days
3 weeks
1-10 weeks - ANSWER-3 weeks
For patients who require hemodialysis, which type of vascular access device (VAD)
poses the lowest risk of infection?
Arteriovenous graft
Subclavian catheter
Arteriovenous fistula
Right internal jugular catheter - ANSWER-Arteriovenous fistula. Placed in the arm rather
the thigh. Patients w/ catheters have 7x the risk of infection (subclavian catheters have
high risk). Patients w/ chronic kidney disease should have vascular access preserved
and AV fistulas created as soon as possible
Which items in medical facility require most frequent environmental cleaning?:
Bedrails
Floors
Ventilation grilles
Window curtains - ANSWER-Bedrails, because they are high touch. Others only require
frequent cleaning if visibly soiled
Which preventive measures are recommended to prevent community-acquired
pneumonia?:
Pneumococcal vaccination
Herpes zoster vaccination
, Influenza vaccination
Smoking cessation - ANSWER-Pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine, smoking
cessation
The best time to collect a sputum specimen for acid-fast bacilli is:
Early morning
Midday
Afternoon
Bedtime - ANSWER-Early morning
A distribution curve that has a skew value of +3 will exhibit what shape? - ANSWER-An
enlarged tail to the right. This is indicating there are more data than expected on the
right (or positive) end of the distribution curve. Skew is positive when the mean is
greater than the median, negative when the mean is lesser than the median. Value of 0
= normal bell curve with no skew. Negative value = skew to the left.
How long does a patient remain infectious after exposure to West Nile virus? -
ANSWER-6-7 days before symptoms occur
With which teaching style (Grasha) does the IP focus on content rather than
relationships w/ learners?:
Demonstrator
Formal authority
Facilitator
Expert - ANSWER-Formal authority
In outbreak investigation, a line list & epi curve have been completed. Before
generating hypotheses, the next step should be to:
