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CIC EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS1. 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 infected flea; however
can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an
animal that is sick or has died from the disease.
5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic
6. Symptoms of me may vary based on form. Bubonic form presents with swollen,
tender and painful lymph nodes.
7. A person usually becomes ill with the bubonic form 2-6 days after being infected.
Airborne route is 1-3 days.
8. There are still sporadic cases in the US - Answers -Yersinia pestis (Plague)
Who am I? #MicroMonday
1. I am box-car shaped, anaerobic gram-positive that forms spores. I'm sensitive to heat
and cannot survive in the presence of oxygen.
2. My spores are found in the soil, and in animal feces and teeth.
3. The spore form can remain inactive in the soil, but can remain infectious for more
than 40 years!
4. Infection occurs when my spores enter the body through an injury or wound. Time to
infection ranges from 7-21 days.
5. Disease from me often begins with mild spasms in the jaw muscles, but can also
affect the chest, neck, back, and abdominal muscles.
6. Other symptoms: drooling, excessive sweating, fever, hand or foot spasms, irritability,
swallowing difficulty, urinary or bowel incontinence
7. Back spasms often cause arching, also called opisthotonos
8. There are no hospital labs that can diagnose the disease. Treatment includes
hospitalization, TIG, vaccine, drugs to control spasms, wound car - Answers -
Clostridium tetani
Several staff from a variety of disciplines report sudden onset of watery diarrhea,
abdominal cramps, and N&V within 4 hours of attending a multi-cultural potluck event
where a raw fish appetizer was served. Upon investigation, the ICP determines that the
MOST likely diagnosis and advice for follow up for OH nurse to provide to the
symptomatic employees is
A) V.cholerae; symptoms should subside within 3 days; IV hydration and antibiotic
therapy may be indicated if symptoms are severe.
B) V. parahaemolyticus; symptoms should subside within 5 days; antibiotic therapy may
be indicated if symptoms are severe.
C) Salmonella; symptoms should subside within 3 days; antibiotic therapy rarely
indicated.
D) Staphylococcal aureus; symptoms should subside within 5 days; antibiotic therapy
usually indicated. - Answers -The correct answer is B: V. parahaemolyticus; symptoms
, should subside within 5 days; antibiotic therapy may be indicated if symptoms are
severe.
The sterile processing department reports a positive spore test to the ICP. The MOST
appropriate initial action would be to
A) recall any implantable devices from the affected load.
B) recall all items processed since the last negative biological indicator.
C) notify surgical staff and recommend additional post-operative antibiotic use.
D) consider spore strip defective and check results from next load. - Answers -The
correct answer is B: recall all items processed since the last negative biological
indicator.
A new infection preventionist (IP) is preparing a report and wants to describe the data.
The simplest and crudest levels of measurements should include which of the
following?
A) rates
B) risk ratios
C) nominal scales
D) measures of association - Answers -The correct answer is C: nominal scales
A laboratory report indicates that beta-lactamase positive, coagulase-negative
staphylococci is present in a surgical wound. These results show that the organism
(A) is Gram-negative.
(B) ferments lactose.
(C) is beta-hemolytic.
(D) is penicillin-resistant. - Answers -D
Although an infection preventionist (IP) provided educational posters and encouraged
staff members to participate in the annual flu vaccine campaign, results are still
disappointing. Which of the following should be stressed in attempting to increase
compliance?
A) Administration is discussing making the flu vaccine mandatory for HCWs.
B) The vaccine is being provided free of charge to employees.
C) Avian influenza has been associated with high mortality rates.
D) It is the responsibility of all HCWs to prevent and control infections. - Answers -D
Which of the following is recommended to protect hospital personnel who have been
exposed to a patient with penicillin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis?
A) No prophylaxis is required.
B) Administer antibiotic prophylaxis to all personnel who entered the patient's room.
C) Administer antibiotic prophylaxis to personnel who had direct contact with the
patient's oral secretions.
D) Administer antibiotic prophylaxis to all personnel within a 3-foot radius of the patient.
- Answers -A
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