CBIC Online Bundle Set

Medical intervention factors that affect 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 affe...

CBIC: Exam Notes questions with correct answers

B. baseline testing and repeat TST/PPD skin test in 12 weeks after exposure An incubation period of 2 to 12 weeks is usually necessary after exposure to the TB bacteria inorder for the PPD test to be positive - Answer A patient who is HIV-infected was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis o...

Attack Rate - Answer is a special form of incidence rate. Is truly not a rate. Is a proportion of persons at risk. # of new cases/ population at risk x100 Prevalence (or Point Prevalence) Rate - Answer the proportion of persons in a population with a particular disease or attribute at a s...

Procedures for a Patient on MRSA Contact Precautions - Answer Gown & Gloves; change in between if multiple patients Medical Intervention Factors that Increase Infection Risk - Answer Indwelling devices Staffing Ratio Length of Stay Type/Duration of Invasive Procedures Medications ...

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an...

A patient is admitted with fever nausea and vomiting sensitivity to light and stiff neck symptom onset has been progressing slowly over several weeks The gram stain of the cerebral spinal fluid is India ink positive and there is low glucose and predominant lymphocytes what type of precautions is req...