CDC Infection Preventionist Post
Test 2026 Questions and Answers
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being performed Which of the following statements regarding
evaluation of the cleaning and disinfection of environmental
surfaces is true? Please select the best answer. -
ANSWER//B)Fluorescent markers are a good way to identify
surfaces that were missed during cleaning Which of the following
statements regarding transmission of pathogens from
environmental surfaces is true? Please select all that apply. -
ANSWER//Pathogens are spread by both direct and indirect
contact with contaminated surfaces, and studies have shown that
occupying a room after another resident who is colonized or
infected with a pathogen like C. difficile places a resident at a
higher risk for acquiring C. difficile. However, only brief contact (i.e.,
less than a minute) is necessary to transfer pathogens from an
environmental surface to a staff member's hands, and many
healthcare pathogens are capable for surviving days to months on
dry surfaces. (Module 11b) Which of the following suggest a possible
waterborne outbreak in a nursing home? Please select the best
answer. - ANSWER//A)Single case of Legionnaires' disease Why
should infection prevention and control (IPC) activities be addressed
within the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
program? Please select the best answer. - ANSWER//B)To address
a high-risk, potentially preventable cause of harm With which of
the following would the State Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)
Prevention program offer support? Please select all that apply. -
ANSWER//B)Assisting during response to outbreaks and other
infection prevention and control (IPC) practice breaches
, C)Convening healthcare facilities within a community to work on
preventing spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens D)Offering
trainings for nursing homes about the National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN) You review antibiotic use for pneumonia and find
the average duration of antibiotics is 10 days with a range from
5-14 days depending on the provider. Which antibiotic use
measure could be most useful to track in order to evaluate the
impact of a new facility treatment guideline that specified 5 days
of antibiotics should be used for treatment of bacterial pneumonia?
Please select the best answer. - ANSWER//B)Rate of antibiotic days
of therapy / 1,000 resident days Which of the following is NOT a
Core Element of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes? Please
select the best answer. - ANSWER//D)Research A nurse assistant is
about to perform perineal care on an incontinent resident who
wears briefs. His supplies have already been gathered and placed on
the clean bedside table. He enters the room, dons non-sterile gloves,
removes and discards the resident's soiled brief and cleans the
resident's perineum. He removes his soiled gloves and dons a new
pair of non-sterile gloves. He applies a clean brief. He discards his
gloves and exists the room. How many times should he have
performed hand hygiene in this scenario? Please select the best
answer. - ANSWER//3 x.CDC Infection Preventionist Post Test -
ANSWER//EXAM COVERAGE Principles of Infection Prevention
and Control Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Sterilization and Medical
Device Reprocessing Surveillance, Reporting, and Infection Data
Analysis Outbreak Investigation and Containment Antimicrobial
Stewardship Principles Employee Health and Immunization
Programs Regulatory Requirements and Guidelines (CDC, OSHA,
Joint Commission) Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies
Education and Training of Healthcare Personnel Emerging
Test 2026 Questions and Answers
– A+ Graded with Expert
Solutions
being performed Which of the following statements regarding
evaluation of the cleaning and disinfection of environmental
surfaces is true? Please select the best answer. -
ANSWER//B)Fluorescent markers are a good way to identify
surfaces that were missed during cleaning Which of the following
statements regarding transmission of pathogens from
environmental surfaces is true? Please select all that apply. -
ANSWER//Pathogens are spread by both direct and indirect
contact with contaminated surfaces, and studies have shown that
occupying a room after another resident who is colonized or
infected with a pathogen like C. difficile places a resident at a
higher risk for acquiring C. difficile. However, only brief contact (i.e.,
less than a minute) is necessary to transfer pathogens from an
environmental surface to a staff member's hands, and many
healthcare pathogens are capable for surviving days to months on
dry surfaces. (Module 11b) Which of the following suggest a possible
waterborne outbreak in a nursing home? Please select the best
answer. - ANSWER//A)Single case of Legionnaires' disease Why
should infection prevention and control (IPC) activities be addressed
within the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
program? Please select the best answer. - ANSWER//B)To address
a high-risk, potentially preventable cause of harm With which of
the following would the State Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI)
Prevention program offer support? Please select all that apply. -
ANSWER//B)Assisting during response to outbreaks and other
infection prevention and control (IPC) practice breaches
, C)Convening healthcare facilities within a community to work on
preventing spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens D)Offering
trainings for nursing homes about the National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN) You review antibiotic use for pneumonia and find
the average duration of antibiotics is 10 days with a range from
5-14 days depending on the provider. Which antibiotic use
measure could be most useful to track in order to evaluate the
impact of a new facility treatment guideline that specified 5 days
of antibiotics should be used for treatment of bacterial pneumonia?
Please select the best answer. - ANSWER//B)Rate of antibiotic days
of therapy / 1,000 resident days Which of the following is NOT a
Core Element of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes? Please
select the best answer. - ANSWER//D)Research A nurse assistant is
about to perform perineal care on an incontinent resident who
wears briefs. His supplies have already been gathered and placed on
the clean bedside table. He enters the room, dons non-sterile gloves,
removes and discards the resident's soiled brief and cleans the
resident's perineum. He removes his soiled gloves and dons a new
pair of non-sterile gloves. He applies a clean brief. He discards his
gloves and exists the room. How many times should he have
performed hand hygiene in this scenario? Please select the best
answer. - ANSWER//3 x.CDC Infection Preventionist Post Test -
ANSWER//EXAM COVERAGE Principles of Infection Prevention
and Control Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Sterilization and Medical
Device Reprocessing Surveillance, Reporting, and Infection Data
Analysis Outbreak Investigation and Containment Antimicrobial
Stewardship Principles Employee Health and Immunization
Programs Regulatory Requirements and Guidelines (CDC, OSHA,
Joint Commission) Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies
Education and Training of Healthcare Personnel Emerging
