IPAC Part 1 - Questions With Comprehensive
Solutions
What is the IPAC Canada Definition for IPC? Correct Answer -
The discipline concerned with preventing health care associated
infections
What is the WHO definition for IPAC ? Correct Answer -
Practical evidence based approach to prevent patients and
healthcare workers from being harmed by unavoidable infections
What are the three principle goals of IPC? Correct Answer - 1:
protect the patient
2: protect the healthcare provider, visitor and others in the
healthcare environment
3: accomplish previous two goals in a cost effective manner
What are the four basic elements of an IPAC program? Correct
Answer - 1. Obtain and manage critical information, data and
surveillance for infections
2. Develop and recommend policies and procedures
3. Intervene directly to prevent infections and interrupt the
transmission of infectious diseases
4. Educate and train HCP, patients, and non medical caregivers
What are the three components of the AHS IPC? Correct Answer -
1. Standards and surveillance
2. IPC
3. Hand hygiene
What is a community acquired infection? Correct Answer -
Infection acquired before a patient was admitted to hospital or other
health care facility
, What is a healthcare associated infection? Correct Answer -
Infection acquired during the process of care in a healthcare facility
which was not present or incubating at the time of admission
Infection occurring in a patient that can be attributed to a specific
healthcare facility
What are symptoms of HAIs? Correct Answer - Unusual
discharge, fever, chills and sweats, redness and swelling, diarrhea,
pain
How much more do patients with infections cost than patients
without infections? Correct Answer - 3X more monies!!!
What is the definition of surveillance? Correct Answer - The
ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and
evaluation of health data closely integrated with the timely
dissemination of these data to those who need it
What are the critical elements and methods of surveillance for HAIs?
Correct Answer - Surveillance planning —> data collection —>
Analysis —> interpretation —> communication —> evaluation
What is the purpose of surveillance planning? Correct Answer -
1. Assess the population to be surveyed
2. Select the outcomes for surveillance
3. Use established case definitions for infeciton
What is the order for chain of transmission? Correct Answer -
1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Modes of transmission
Solutions
What is the IPAC Canada Definition for IPC? Correct Answer -
The discipline concerned with preventing health care associated
infections
What is the WHO definition for IPAC ? Correct Answer -
Practical evidence based approach to prevent patients and
healthcare workers from being harmed by unavoidable infections
What are the three principle goals of IPC? Correct Answer - 1:
protect the patient
2: protect the healthcare provider, visitor and others in the
healthcare environment
3: accomplish previous two goals in a cost effective manner
What are the four basic elements of an IPAC program? Correct
Answer - 1. Obtain and manage critical information, data and
surveillance for infections
2. Develop and recommend policies and procedures
3. Intervene directly to prevent infections and interrupt the
transmission of infectious diseases
4. Educate and train HCP, patients, and non medical caregivers
What are the three components of the AHS IPC? Correct Answer -
1. Standards and surveillance
2. IPC
3. Hand hygiene
What is a community acquired infection? Correct Answer -
Infection acquired before a patient was admitted to hospital or other
health care facility
, What is a healthcare associated infection? Correct Answer -
Infection acquired during the process of care in a healthcare facility
which was not present or incubating at the time of admission
Infection occurring in a patient that can be attributed to a specific
healthcare facility
What are symptoms of HAIs? Correct Answer - Unusual
discharge, fever, chills and sweats, redness and swelling, diarrhea,
pain
How much more do patients with infections cost than patients
without infections? Correct Answer - 3X more monies!!!
What is the definition of surveillance? Correct Answer - The
ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and
evaluation of health data closely integrated with the timely
dissemination of these data to those who need it
What are the critical elements and methods of surveillance for HAIs?
Correct Answer - Surveillance planning —> data collection —>
Analysis —> interpretation —> communication —> evaluation
What is the purpose of surveillance planning? Correct Answer -
1. Assess the population to be surveyed
2. Select the outcomes for surveillance
3. Use established case definitions for infeciton
What is the order for chain of transmission? Correct Answer -
1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Modes of transmission
