CBIC Certified Infection Control Exam - CIC Exam Practice Test

Question 1

An infection preventionist (IP) receives a phone call from a local health department alerting the hospital of the occurrence of a sewer main break. Contamination of the city water supply is a possibility. Which of the following actions should the IP perform FIRST?

A. Contact the Employee Health department and ask for collaboration in case-finding.

B. Notify the Emergency and Admissions departments to report diarrhea cases to infection control.

C. Review the emergency preparedness plan with engineering for sources of potable water.

D. Review microbiology laboratory reports for enteric organisms in the past week.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2

An infection preventionist (IP) is informed of a measles outbreak in a nearby community. What is the IP's FIRST priority when working with Occupational Health?

A. Set up a mandatory vaccination clinic in collaboration with Occupational Health and local public health partners.

B. Reassign employees who are pregnant from caring for patients with suspected measles.

C. Verify that employees in high-risk exposure areas of the facility have adequate immunity to measles.

D. Isolate employees who have recently traveled to areas with measles outbreaks.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

A 36-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with a petechial rash, meningitis, and cardiac arrest. During the resuscitation, a phlebotomist sustained a needlestick injury. The next day, blood cultures reveal Neisseria meningitidis. The exposure management for the phlebotomist is:

A. A tuberculin skin test now and in ten weeks.

B. A review of the phlebotomist's hepatitis B vaccine status.

C. Work furlough from day ten to day 21 after exposure.

D. Prophylactic rifampin plus isoniazid.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

A 21-ycnr-old college student was admitted with a high fever. The Emergency Department physician be gan immediate treatment with intravenous vancomycin and ceftriaxone while awaiting blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid cultures. The following day. the cultures of both the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid were reported to be growing meningococci. The patient was placed on precautions on admission. Which of the following is correct?

A. Airborne precautions must continue.

B. Droplet precautions must continue

C. Droplet precautions may be discontinued after 24 hours of therapy.

D. Airborne precautions may be discontinued after 24 hours of therapy.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

Which of the following factors is important in assessing the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) exposure at a healthcare facility?

A. The compliance rate for annual N-95 fit testing among healthcare personnel at the facility.

B. The rate of healthcare personnel at the facility with positive MTB screening tests.

C. The number of cases of active MTB in the community served by the facility.

D. The number of airborne infection isolation rooms available within the facility.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

What data should be collected and analyzed as part of a syndromic surveillance program?

A. Number of visits to physical therapy

B. Number of over-the-counter sales of flu remedies

C. Number of blood and urine cultures

D. Number of surgical procedures performed

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

Which of the following is the primary advantage of conducting prospective surveillance?

A. It is an efficient use of surveillance time.

B. It identifies clusters of infection in a timely manner.

C. It provides access to complete laboratory data.

D. It utilizes resources in a cost-effective manner.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 8

Which of the following statements describes the MOST important consideration of an infection preventionist when assessing the effectiveness of an infection control action plan?

A. Update the plan before the risk assessment is completed.

B. Develop a timeline and assign responsibilities for the stated action.

C. Re-evaluate the action plan every three years.

D. Monitor and validate the related outcome and process measures.

Correct Answer: D

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CBIC Certified Infection Control - CIC Exam Practice Test

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