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CIC Studying 2023: CIC Practice ExamQuestions and Answers (Latest Update)
Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation
(HSCT) should be placed in rooms with how many air
exchanges per hour?
3
5
10
12 - Correct Answer ✅12. A greater number of air
exchanges per hour prevent opportunistic infections among
stem cell transplant recipients
Because of the increased risk of infection with parenteral
nutrition, the maximum infusion time for a parenteral lipid
bag to run is?
6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
24 hours - Correct Answer ✅Maximum 12 hours. Lipid
emulsions pose greatest risk of contamination w/ bacteria or
fungi
,CIC Studying 2023: CIC Practice Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update)
The single most effective method of controlling hospital-
acquired infections (HAI) is:
Screening patients
Isolating infected patients
Handwashing
Immunizing staff members - Correct Answer
✅Handwashing
If a breastfeeding mother develops mastitis, the most likely
cause is:
Infant colonized with Staphylococcus aureus
Inadequate cleansing of breast
Maternal flora invading nipple
Contaminated breast pump - Correct Answer ✅Infant
colonized with S. aureus. 50% of neonates become colonized
w/ S. aureus w/in a few days of birth, & pass infection into
breast
,CIC Studying 2023: CIC Practice Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update)
If hair removal is required for a surgical procedure, the BEST
method is to:
Shave hair with razor immediately before the incision
Remove hair with a depilatory the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers the night before surgery
Remove hair with clippers immediately before incision -
Correct Answer ✅Remove hair with clippers immediately
before incision. Clippers cause the least trauma, always
immediately before surgery. Hair removal in general may not
reduce rate of SSIs and may increase risk of infection
IPC plan for an ambulatory surgery center should be
evaluated (multiple options possible):
I - annually
II - monthly
III - when risks change
, CIC Studying 2023: CIC Practice Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update)
IV - when staff members change - Correct Answer ✅I -
annually and III - when risks change
How long after exposure to Hep A are IgM antibodies to HAV
detectable in the blood?
48 hrs
7 days
3 weeks
1-10 weeks - Correct Answer ✅3 weeks
For patients who require hemodialysis, which type of vascular
access device (VAD) poses the lowest risk of infection?
Arteriovenous graft
Subclavian catheter
Arteriovenous fistula
Right internal jugular catheter - Correct Answer
✅Arteriovenous fistula. Placed in the arm rather the thigh.
Patients w/ catheters have 7x the risk of infection (subclavian
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