Infection Prevention Program Final
questions well answered graded A+
IPCP - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔infections acquired during the course of receiving healthcare that
were not present or incubating at the time of admission.
APIC - correct answer ✔✔Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
sets procedures to minimize or reduce HAIs in healthcare settings.
CMS - correct answer ✔✔Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services influence IPCPs by making
reduced payments for hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) that could reasonably have been
prevented.
HACs - correct answer ✔✔conditions that are expensive, occur in high volume, are not present
at admission, and could reasonably have been prevented.
IPCP Goals - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Efforts to ensure the appropriate use of
antimicrobials to optimize patient outcomes, minimize resistance, and reduce healthcare costs.
SMART Goals - correct answer ✔✔Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
goals used for developing a detailed strategic plan for IPCP.
CDC - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Strategies that involve changing organizational
culture, using role models, and following national healthcare quality improvement initiatives
when implementing IPCP goals.
IP - correct answer ✔✔Infection preventionist is qualified in IPC and leads the interdisciplinary
team in developing, implementing, and updating/improving the IPCP.
CBIC - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Interdisciplinary committee responsible for organizing,
implementing, and monitoring practices related to IPCP, ensuring IPCP has a QAPI component.
QAPI - correct answer ✔✔Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program actively
addresses the problems identified by the IPC team and the IP.
,Risk Assessment - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Set of shared values and beliefs among organization
members to enhance patient safety
Organizational Culture - correct answer ✔✔Shared set of values and guiding beliefs within an
organization
Surveillance - correct answer ✔✔Systematic monitoring of infections or adverse events
Adverse Event - correct answer ✔✔Negative impact event involving one or more patients in a
healthcare setting
Sentinel Event - correct answer ✔✔Patient safety event resulting in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm
Near-miss - correct answer ✔✔Event in which unwanted consequences were prevented by
identification and correction
, Just Culture - correct answer ✔✔Culture that prevents punitive reactions to mistakes and
encourages open, honest disclosure
Safety Culture Measurement - correct answer ✔✔Assessment of values, beliefs, and norms
related to patient safety within an organization
Human Factors Engineering - correct answer ✔✔Design of tools, machines, and systems
accounting for human capabilities and limitations
Reliability Science - correct answer ✔✔Aims for failure-free operation over time
Standardization - correct answer ✔✔Process and product standardization to eliminate
opportunities for error
Safe Practices for Better Health Care - correct answer ✔✔Voluntary consensus standards to
reduce the risk for harm in clinical settings
IPC risk assessment - correct answer ✔✔Used to focus an organization's surveillance and other
IPC activities; evaluates risks associated with identified and hypothetical hazards or dangers
IPC team - correct answer ✔✔Partners with key stakeholders, including opinion leaders,
management, finance, and administrative and clinical leadership
APIC/JCR Infection Prevention and Control Workbook - correct answer ✔✔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
questions well answered graded A+
IPCP - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔infections acquired during the course of receiving healthcare that
were not present or incubating at the time of admission.
APIC - correct answer ✔✔Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
sets procedures to minimize or reduce HAIs in healthcare settings.
CMS - correct answer ✔✔Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services influence IPCPs by making
reduced payments for hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) that could reasonably have been
prevented.
HACs - correct answer ✔✔conditions that are expensive, occur in high volume, are not present
at admission, and could reasonably have been prevented.
IPCP Goals - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Efforts to ensure the appropriate use of
antimicrobials to optimize patient outcomes, minimize resistance, and reduce healthcare costs.
SMART Goals - correct answer ✔✔Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
goals used for developing a detailed strategic plan for IPCP.
CDC - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Strategies that involve changing organizational
culture, using role models, and following national healthcare quality improvement initiatives
when implementing IPCP goals.
IP - correct answer ✔✔Infection preventionist is qualified in IPC and leads the interdisciplinary
team in developing, implementing, and updating/improving the IPCP.
CBIC - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Interdisciplinary committee responsible for organizing,
implementing, and monitoring practices related to IPCP, ensuring IPCP has a QAPI component.
QAPI - correct answer ✔✔Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program actively
addresses the problems identified by the IPC team and the IP.
,Risk Assessment - correct answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔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 answer ✔✔Set of shared values and beliefs among organization
members to enhance patient safety
Organizational Culture - correct answer ✔✔Shared set of values and guiding beliefs within an
organization
Surveillance - correct answer ✔✔Systematic monitoring of infections or adverse events
Adverse Event - correct answer ✔✔Negative impact event involving one or more patients in a
healthcare setting
Sentinel Event - correct answer ✔✔Patient safety event resulting in death, permanent harm, or
severe temporary harm
Near-miss - correct answer ✔✔Event in which unwanted consequences were prevented by
identification and correction
, Just Culture - correct answer ✔✔Culture that prevents punitive reactions to mistakes and
encourages open, honest disclosure
Safety Culture Measurement - correct answer ✔✔Assessment of values, beliefs, and norms
related to patient safety within an organization
Human Factors Engineering - correct answer ✔✔Design of tools, machines, and systems
accounting for human capabilities and limitations
Reliability Science - correct answer ✔✔Aims for failure-free operation over time
Standardization - correct answer ✔✔Process and product standardization to eliminate
opportunities for error
Safe Practices for Better Health Care - correct answer ✔✔Voluntary consensus standards to
reduce the risk for harm in clinical settings
IPC risk assessment - correct answer ✔✔Used to focus an organization's surveillance and other
IPC activities; evaluates risks associated with identified and hypothetical hazards or dangers
IPC team - correct answer ✔✔Partners with key stakeholders, including opinion leaders,
management, finance, and administrative and clinical leadership
APIC/JCR Infection Prevention and Control Workbook - correct answer ✔✔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
