CBiC Exam Bundle

CLABSI criteria - Answer fever > 38 degrees C/100.4 F, chills, or hypotension AND + labs from >=2 blood cultures drawn at separate times Instruments with lumens should be flushed with... - Answer water Storage containers for contaminated items - Answer sealable, puncture proof, & visibly...

which of the following is an example of the criterion of strength of the association from hills criteria for causation? a. in the study of the association between antibiotic exposure and development of c difficile infection the odds ratio was 2:3 b. in the study of the association between antibi...

Define administrative controls. Give an example - Answer the use of administrative measures like enforcement measures, policies and procedures that are designed to reduce the risks of pathogenic transmissions in the health care setting. An example of an administrative control is a policy and procedu...

Colonization - Answer Germs can also be in or on the body, but not make you sick. This is called colonization. People who are colonized will have no signs or symptoms. They feel fine. MRSA can cause infection or colonization. Infection - Answer An infection means that germs are in or on the body ...

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...

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 of ...

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 S...

The reservoir of microbes of pathogens present and potable water and its delivery network include 1) staphylococci 2) pseudomonas 3) non-tuberculous Mycobacteria 4) arthrobacter a. 1,2 b. 2,3 c. 1,4 d. 2,4 - Answer b The air exchanges and the decontamination area of sterile processing...

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 speci...