CBIC CIC Practice Exam With Questions And
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What should a sound surveillance program be able to provide? - ANSWER Detection of
infections and injuries, identify trends, identify risk factors associated with infections
and other AEs detect outbreaks and clusters, assess the overall effectiveness of the
infection control and prevention program and demonstrate changes in proactive and
processes that lead to better outcomes
Define point prevalence - ANSWER number of persons ill on the date divided by the
population on that date.
Define attack rate - ANSWER Number of people at risk in whom a certain illness
develops / (divided by) / Total number of people at risk
Define prevalence - ANSWER fraction of a population having a specific disease at a
given time
Define incidence - ANSWER number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of
persons at risk for the disease.
Medical intervention factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER indwelling devices,
staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams
by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers
Environmental intervention factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER disinfectant
type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene
Anatomical/phys factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER preexisting diseases,
trauma, malignancies, age, gender, and nutritional status
, DMAIC - ANSWER D=define customers, project boundaries, and processes
M=measure performance
A=analyze data to identify causes of variation, gaps in performance, and prioritize
actions
I=improve the process
C=control the process to prevent reverting
Type of specimen for C. diff - ANSWER liquid stool is required
When to suspect C. diff infection? - ANSWER when 3 or more unformed/watery stool in
24 hrs occurs
RR-Relative Risk ANSWER Used in cohort studies to measure the strength of the
association between a risk factor and its outcome.
1= the null= no significance of the association between exposure and adverse event
PX infection or exposed/PY infection or unexposed = RR
Details of control chart - ANSWER central line = the ave of data pts
x axis = time
y axis = rate/ count
may be upper control/lower control limit lines and +/- 3 SD lines
Directly observed therapy (DOT) - ANSWER requires that a health care provider directly
observe the patient swallowing the pills, whether it is in the hospital, office, or home
care setting
100% Verified Answers
What should a sound surveillance program be able to provide? - ANSWER Detection of
infections and injuries, identify trends, identify risk factors associated with infections
and other AEs detect outbreaks and clusters, assess the overall effectiveness of the
infection control and prevention program and demonstrate changes in proactive and
processes that lead to better outcomes
Define point prevalence - ANSWER number of persons ill on the date divided by the
population on that date.
Define attack rate - ANSWER Number of people at risk in whom a certain illness
develops / (divided by) / Total number of people at risk
Define prevalence - ANSWER fraction of a population having a specific disease at a
given time
Define incidence - ANSWER number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of
persons at risk for the disease.
Medical intervention factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER indwelling devices,
staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of exams
by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers
Environmental intervention factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER disinfectant
type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene
Anatomical/phys factors that increase risk of infection-ANSWER preexisting diseases,
trauma, malignancies, age, gender, and nutritional status
, DMAIC - ANSWER D=define customers, project boundaries, and processes
M=measure performance
A=analyze data to identify causes of variation, gaps in performance, and prioritize
actions
I=improve the process
C=control the process to prevent reverting
Type of specimen for C. diff - ANSWER liquid stool is required
When to suspect C. diff infection? - ANSWER when 3 or more unformed/watery stool in
24 hrs occurs
RR-Relative Risk ANSWER Used in cohort studies to measure the strength of the
association between a risk factor and its outcome.
1= the null= no significance of the association between exposure and adverse event
PX infection or exposed/PY infection or unexposed = RR
Details of control chart - ANSWER central line = the ave of data pts
x axis = time
y axis = rate/ count
may be upper control/lower control limit lines and +/- 3 SD lines
Directly observed therapy (DOT) - ANSWER requires that a health care provider directly
observe the patient swallowing the pills, whether it is in the hospital, office, or home
care setting
