CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AtypicalAMycobacterium

Staphylococcus

PseudomonasA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAorganismsAhaveAbeenAassociatedAwithAtransmissionAofAinfectionAafterAb


odyApiercing?

WhenAanAepidemiologicalAinvestigationAisAbeingAconducted.A(AveryAcostlyAnoAstandardsAexists)A
-AcorrectAanswersWhatAisAanAindicationAforAroutineAenvironmentalAculturing?

1.AHA-ATB

2.ASingleAcaseAaspergillosis

3.AHA-AVaricella

4.AIncreaseAinApostAopASSIsA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAcanAHVACAmalfunctionsAcauseAinAtheAhospitalAsetting?



41AF/A5ACAorAlowerA-AcorrectAanswersSafeAtempArangeAforAcoldAfoodAstorage

WesternABlot.



EIAAtwiceAandAthenAtheAwesternAblotA-
AcorrectAanswersAnAemployeeAisAexposedAtoAbloodAandAbodilyAfluidsAfromAaAptAwhoseAbaselin


eAtestingArevealedApositiveAresultsAinArapidAHIVAtest.AWhat'sAtheAmostAappropriateAF/UAtestAfor
Apt?



equalAtoAorAlessAthanA2AhoursAatAroomAtemperatureA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAisAtheAacceptableAbloodAcultureAtransportAtime?



60%A-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAisAtheAacceptableAupperAlimitAforArelativeAhumidityAinAaAfacilityAtoApreve


ntAfungalAgrowth?

HepAB,ASeasonalAFlu,AMeningococcal,AMMR,AandAVaricellaA(chickenpox)AorAVZIGAifApregnantA-
AcorrectAanswersRecommendedAvaccinesAforAHCW?



35FA-A46FA(2CA-A8C)A-AcorrectAanswersAtAwhatAtemperatureAareAvaccinesAstored?

UsedAtoAinvestigateApublicAhealthAissuesAandAimproveAhealthcareAoutcomesAorAwhenAIPsAevalu
ateAtheirAIPAplanA-

,correctAanswersWhenAwouldAyouAuseAaASWOTA(strength,Aweakness,Aopportunities,AthreatsAa
A


nalysis)A?

-ApickAtopicAorAprocessAtoAstudy

-AmultidisciplinaryAteam

-AflowAdiagramAw/AstepsA+AsubAsteps

-AbrainstormApossibleAfailuresA(rateAthem)

-AcreateAactionsAtoAeliminateAfoundAfailures

-AidentifyAoutcomeAmeasuresA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAareAtheA6AstepsAofAFMEAA(failureAmodeAeffectAanalysis)A?



NODULAR:AreddishAbrown,Apruritic(itchy)AnodulesAonAmaleAgenitalia,Agroin,AandAaxillae.AFoun
dAusuallyAinAsmallAchildren



CRUSTEDA(Norwegian):Acrusty,AscalyAdermatitisAusuallyAonAhandsAWEBSAofAfingersAandAfeetAinc
ludingAdystrophicAnails.AHighlyAcontagious



INCUBATION:A4-6AwksAbutAcouldAbeAasAshortAasA10Adays

ISOLATION:AcontactAuntilA24AhrsAafterAtxA(transmittedAthroughAdirectAcontactAwithAinfestedAski
n)A-AcorrectAanswersSCABIES

sxs:

incubation:

isolation:

LymeADiseaseA(BorreliaAburgdorferi)AcausedAbyAtickAbite

ThisAisAcalledAERYTHEMAAMIGRANSA-
AcorrectAanswers(PretendAthisAisAonAskin)AWhatAdoAyouAthinkAtheApatientAhasAandAwhatAisAthisA


called?

EARLYALOCALIZED:AerythemaAmigransAatAbiteAsiteA7-
14AdaysAafterAtickAdetachment,AusuallyAroundAorAovalA(annular).A



EARLYADISSEMINATED:AsecondaryAskinAlesionsAlookAlikeAerythemaAmigransAbutAscatteredAandA
smaller.AFlulikeAsymptomsA

,LATEADISSEMINATED:APxA&AjointAswelling.AMigratoryAarthralgiasAfromAdaysA-
Amonths.AAffectsAkneesA&Ahips,AkneeAswellingAcanAoccurA&ABakerAcysts.A-


AcorrectAanswersSXSAatAeachAstageAofALymeAdiseaseA(borreliaAburgdorferi)



JustArememberAwhatAthisAlooksAlikeA-AcorrectAanswers

-SelectAsurveillanceAmethodology

-AssesAandAdefineApopulation(s)AtoAbeAstudied

-ChooseAeventsAtoAmonitor

-DetermineAtimeAperiodAforAobservation

-IdentifyAsurveillanceAcriteriaA(caseAdefinition)

-IdentifyAdataAelementsAtoAbeAcollected

-DetermineAmethodsAforAdataAanalysis

-DetermineAmethodsAforAdataAcollectionAandAmanagement

-DesignAanAinterpretiveAsurveillanceAreport

-IdentifyArecipientsAofAtheAsurveillanceAreport

-DevelopAaAwrittenAsurveillanceAplan

-SurveillanceAprogramAevaluationA-
AcorrectAanswersElementsAofAanAeffectiveASurveillanceAProgram



PlatykurticAisA(-)ASHORTESTA&AFLAT

MesokurticA(normalAakaA0)

LeptokurticA(+)ATALLESTA&APOINTYA-AcorrectAanswersWhichAoneAisAwhich?

separateAnewbornAfromAmotherAtemporarily,AfeedsAshouldAbeAdoneAbyAhealthyAcaregiver;ADoA
notAneedAtoAwearAmaskAduringAlaborA;AwearAmaskAtoAholdAnewborn;A3AftAdistanceA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAneedsAtoAhappenAifAaAmotherAgivingAbirthAisAinfluenzaA+A?



(1)AbreastAabscess

(2)HSVAbreast

(3)HIV

(4)AWestANileAVirus

(5)HumanAT-CellAIAorAII

(6)PulmonaryATBA-AcorrectAanswersWhenAshouldAbreastAmilkAbeAwithheld?A(thinkAdiseases)

, -AnegativeAairApressure

-A6-12AairAexchanges

-AdirectAexhaustAtoAairAoutside

-AdailyApressureAmonitoring

-AshutAdoorA-AcorrectAanswersCharacteristicsAofAanAAirborneAprecautionAroom

bubbleAbathsA&AprolongedAsoakingAinAbathtub,AexcessiveAholdingAurine,AdelayedAbladderAemp
tyingA

(underA2Ayrs):AmaternalAUTI,Aconstipations,AHxAdysfunctionalAvoiding,AHxAvesicoureteralAreflux
A-AcorrectAanswersRiskAfactorsAforAUTIAinAyoungAgirls



-A10AairAexchanges/hr

-ANegativeAPressure

-A60F-A65FAtemp

-A30%-60%AhumidityA-AcorrectAanswersCharacteristicsAofAaAsoiledAorAdecontaminationAroom

DetectsAairAleaks,AinadequateAairAremoval,AinadequateAsteamApenetration,A&ApresenceAofAnon
condensableAgases.AShouldAbeAdoneADAILYAbeforeA1stAprocessedAloadA-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAdoesAaABowie-DickAtestApackAdo?



respondAwithAcharacteristicAchemicalAorAphysicalAchangeAtoAoneAorAmoreAofAtheAphysicalAcondi
tionsAwithinAsterilizingAchamber.APhysicalAconditionsAareAtemperature,Apressure,ArelativeAhumi
dity,AincorrectApackaging,AincorrectAloading,Aetc.ADoesn'tAproveAtheAitemAisAsterile!A-
AcorrectAanswersWhatAdoesAaAchemicalAindicatorAdo?A(SPD)



-ALeukemia

-ASolidAtumorsAorAleukopenia

-ABoneAmarrowAtransplant

-AInjectionAdrugAusers

-APtsAwhoAunderwentAintra-abdominalAorAcardiothoracicASx

-ABurnAvictims

-APrematureAorAlowAbirthAweightAinfantsA-
AcorrectAanswersRiskAfactorsAofAhealthcareAassociatedAfungalAinfection



MeasuresAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAgroupAmeansA-AcorrectAanswersWhatAdoesAaAT-TestAdo?

DeterminesAwhetherAtwoAsampleAmeansAcalculatedAareAdifferentAinAcaseAofAstandardAdeviatio
nA-AcorrectAanswersWhatAdoesAaAZ-TestAdo?