Cic practice exam stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Atypical Mycobacterium Staphylococcus Pseudomonas - ANSWERSWhat organisms have been associated with transmission of infection after body piercing? When an epidemiological investigation is being conducted. ( very costly no standards exists) - ANSWERSWhat is an indication for routine environmental culturing? 1. HA- TB 2. Single case aspergillosis 3. HA- Varicella 4. Increase in post op SSIs - ANSWERSWhat can HVAC malfunctions cause in the hospital setting? 41 F/ 5 C or lower - ANSWER...

CIC Surveillance Exam Study Guide Solutions Surveilance - ANSWER-a comprehensive method of measuring outcomes and related processes of care, analyzing the data, and providing information to members of the healthcare team to assist in improving those outcomes. endemic - ANSWER-usual presence of a disease or condition in a specific population or geographical area. Attack Rate - ANSWER-an incidence proportion, rather than a true rate, that is used to measure the frequency of new cases of a ...

CIC CLEANING, STERILIZATION, DISINFECTION, AND ASEPSIS EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLUTIONS 1. Which of the following is likely to result in the highest efficacy of medical instrument cleaning: a. Use of a central reprocessing area for all instrument cleaning b. Local instrument reprocessing within the area of care c. Use of an acidic pH cleaner d. Allowing the instrument to dry after use and before cleaning - ANSWER-A Use of a central reprocessing area for all instrument cleaning Rationale: A ce...

Recipients of allogenic hematopoeietic stem transplantation (HSCT) should be placed in rooms with how many air exchanges per hour? 3 5 10 12 - ANSWERS12. 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 - ANSWERSMaximum 12 hours. Lipid emulsions pose ...

Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSindwelling 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 affect risk of infection - ANSWERSdisinfectant type used, contact with animals, hand hygiene anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - ANSWERSpreexisting diseases, trauma, malignancies, age...

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 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...