QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
MedicalAinterventionAfactorsAthatAaffectAriskAofAinfectionA-
AcorrectAanswersindwellingAdevices,AstaffingAratio,AlengthsAofAstay,AdurationAofAinvasiveAproced
ures,Amedications,A#AofAexamsAbyAproviders,AtypeAofAinstitution,AandAknowledge/experienceAo
fAproviders
environmentalAinterventionAfactorsAthatAaffectAriskAofAinfectionA-
AcorrectAanswersdisinfectantAtypeAused,AcontactAwithAanimals,AhandAhygiene
anatomical/physAfactorsAthatAaffectAriskAofAinfectionA-
AcorrectAanswerspreexistingAdiseases,Atrauma,Amalignancies,Aage,Agender,AandAnutritionalAstat
us
DMAICA-AcorrectAanswersD=defineAcustomers,AprojectAboundaries,AandAprocesses
M=measureAperformanceA
A=analyzeAdataAtoAidentifyAcausesAofAvariation,AgapsAinAperformance,AandAprioritizeAactions
I=improveAtheAprocess
C=controlAtheAprocessAtoApreventAreverting
WhatAshouldAanAeffectiveAsurveillanceAprogramAbeAableAtoAprovide?A-
AcorrectAanswersDetectionAofAinfectionsAandAinjuries,AidentifyAtrends,AidentifyAriskAfactorsAass
ociatedAwithAinfectionsAandAotherAAEsAdetectAoutbreaksAandAclusters,AassessAtheAoverallAeffect
ivenessAofAtheAinfectionAcontrolAandApreventionAprogramAandAdemonstrateAchangesAinAproacti
veAandAprocessesAthatAleadAtoAbetterAoutcomes
DefineApointAprevalenceA-
AcorrectAanswersnumberAofApersonsAillAonAtheAdateAdividedAbyAtheApopulationAonAthatAdate.
DefineAattackArateA-
AcorrectAanswersNumberAofApeopleAatAriskAinAwhomAaAcertainAillnessAdevelopsA/A(dividedAby)A/A
TotalAnumberAofApeopleAatArisk
DefineAprevalenceA-
AcorrectAanswersfractionAofAaApopulationAhavingAaAspecificAdiseaseAatAaAgivenAtime
DefineAincidenceA-
AcorrectAanswersnumberAofAnewAcasesAofAaAdiseaseAdividedAbyAtheAnumberAofApersonsAatAriskA
forAtheAdisease.
TypeAofAspecimenAforAC.AdiffA-AcorrectAanswersliquidAstoolAisArequired
, WhenAtoAsuspectAC.AdiffAinfection?A-
AcorrectAanswerswhenA3AorAmoreAunformed/wateryAstoolAinA24AhrsAoccurs
RelativeARiskA(RR)A-
AcorrectAanswersUsedAinAcohortAstudiesAtoAdetermineAhowAstronglyAaAriskAfactorAisAassociatedA
withAanAoutcome.A
1AisAtheAnull=AnoAsignificanceAofAtheAassociationAbetweenAexposureAandAadverseAevent
P(XAinfectionAorAexposed)/P(YAinfectionAorAunexposed)A=ARR
DetailsAofAcontrolAchartA-AcorrectAanswerscentralAlineA=AtheAaveAofAdataApts
xAaxisA=Atime
yAaxisA=Arate/count
mayAbeAupperAcontrol/lowerAcontrolAlimitAlinesAandA+/-A3ASDAlines
DirectlyAobservedAtherapyA(DOT)A-
AcorrectAanswersrequiresAthatAaAhealthAcareAproviderAdirectlyAobserveAtheApatientAswallowingA
theApills,AwhetherAitAisAinAtheAhospital,Aoffice,AorAhomeAcareAsetting
theAbestAmethodAforATBAregimen,AintermittentAtherapy,AMDRO,AhighAriskAforAnoncomplianceA(
drugAabusers/homeless)
Hill'sACriteriaAofACausalityA-AcorrectAanswers1)AstrengthAofAassociation-
ArelationshipAbetweenAcasualAfactorAandAdiseaseAoutcomeA
2)AconsistencyAofAfinding-AassociationsAareArepeatedA
3)AspecificityAofAassociation-AveryAspecificAcause
4)Atemporality-AcauseAmustAbeAbeforeAtheAeffect
5)AbiologicalAgradient-AdoseAandAresponseArelationship,AmoreAexposureAcausesAhigherArisk
6)AbiologicAorAtheoreticalAplausibility-AhasAtoAmakeAbiologicalAsense
7)AcoherenceAwithAtheAestablishedAknowledge-
AestablishedAknowledgeAshouldAnotAconflictAwithAfindings
TrueAorAFalse:ATheAthoroughnessAofAtheAcleaningAisAmoreAimportantAthanAtheAdurationAofAtheA
disinfectionA-AcorrectAanswerstrue
StepsAofAsystemicAreviewAandAmeta-analyisisA-AcorrectAanswers1.AResearchAquestion