Spring Sale Special Limited Time 70% Discount Offer - Ends in 0d 00h 00m 00s - Coupon code: xmas50

CBIC CIC - CBIC Certified Infection Control Exam

Page: 2 / 9
Total 288 questions

A nurse exposed to pertussis develops a mild cough 14 days later. What is the recommended action?

A.

Continue working with a surgical mask.

B.

Exclude from patient care until five days after starting antibiotics.

C.

Initiate post-exposure prophylaxis only if symptoms worsen.

D.

Conduct serologic testing before deciding on work restrictions.

What are three categories of surveillance that can be conducted?

A.

Baseline, whole house, and targeted

B.

Prospective, retrospective, and baseline

C.

Baseline, benchmark, and regulatory requirements

D.

Whole house, targeted, or combination

Which performance improvement model should the infection preventionist use to aid in the evaluation of the infection control plan?

A.

Six Sigma

B.

Failure mode and effects analysis

C.

Plan, Do, Study, Act

D.

Root Cause Analysis

The expectation to call out or speak up when an infection prevention lapse is observed is an example of

A.

implementation of human factors.

B.

honest disclosure of a safety event.

C.

a blaming and shaming safety culture.

D.

a safety culture with reciprocal accountability.

During the past week, three out of four blood cultures from a febrile neonate in an intensive care unit grew coagulase-negative staphylococci. This MOST likely indicates:

A.

Laboratory error.

B.

Contamination.

C.

Colonization.

D.

Infection.

Which of the following patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection requires Airborne precautions?

A.

24-year-old male newly diagnosed with a CD4 count of 70

B.

28-year-old female with Mycobacterium avium in sputum

C.

36-year-old male with cryptococcal meningitis

D.

46-year-old female with a cavitary lesion in upper lobe

Which of the following is the BEST aid in the identification of patients affected by a recall due to failures in endoscope reprocessing?

A.

Maintaining a log of endoscope use by date of procedure

B.

Maintaining a log of patient identifiers linked with endoscope used

C.

Searching electronic records for endoscope serial number recorded in patient records

D.

Searching electronic records using diagnostic coding to identify all patients that had endoscopy procedures

Which of the following procedures has NOT been documented to contribute to the development of postoperative infections in clean surgical operations?

A.

Prolonged preoperative hospital stay

B.

Prolonged length of the operations

C.

The use of iodophors for preoperative scrubs

D.

Shaving the site on the day prior to surgery

An HBsAb-negative employee has a percutaneous exposure to blood from a Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive patient. Which of the following regimens is recommended for this employee?

A.

Immune serum globulin and hepatitis B vaccine

B.

Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) alone

C.

Hepatitis B vaccine alone

D.

Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and hepatitis B vaccine

What is the limitation of using liquid chemical sterilants to sterilize medical items?

A.

It does not kill the spores.

B.

The sterility is not maintained during storage.

C.

It requires a contact time of at least 12 hours.

D.

It can only be used for heat tolerant devices.