CIC - Certified Professional in Infection Control

CIC Practice Exam Questions Atypical Mycobacterium Staphylococcus Pseudomonas - What organisms have been associated with transmission of infection after body piercing? When an epidemiological investigation is being conducted. ( very costly no standards exists) - What is an indication f...

CIC exam Correct answers A+ Virulence - Measure of microbe's ability to invade and create disease Depends on ability to: Survive in environment between hosts Transmit between hosts (moving; adherence) Proliferate List the 6 links of the Chain of Infection - 1)Infectious agent= organ...

CIC: Practice Exam 1 1. The bacterium most likely to be transmitted from mother to infant during labor and cause neonatal sepsis is: a. Escherichia coli b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Group B Streptococcus d. Group A Streptococcus - Group B Streptococcus Rationale: In Group B Streptococc...

CIC Practice Exam 3 revisit - revisit 2. The most unlikely method of transmission of infection in a healthcare setting would be: a. Airborne b. Vehicle c. Vector d. Contact - C Vector Rationale: Vectors, such as insects, may transmit infectious organisms in the healthcare setting; ...

CIC Practice Test 2 In-class activity 1. The infection preventionist (IP) on the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team is thinking of ways that he can support efforts and add to the success of the team in decreasing antimicrobial resistance. Some of the activities that he can do to help with the miss...

CIC prep In-class activity Faculative anaerobe - utilizes oxygen if its present but can still grow without it Obligate anaerobes - can't survive with oxygen Incubation for scabies - typically 4 to 6 weeks but as short as 10 days IgM - primary immune response after exposure ...

CIC Study Guide Practice Test 1 1. The bacterium most likely to be transmitted from mother to infant during labor and cause neonatal sepsis is: a. Escherichia coli b. Staphylococcus aureus c. Group B Streptococcus d. Group A Streptococcus - 1. C Group B Streptococcus Rationale: In Group...

CIC exam Chain of Infection - 1)Infectious agent= organism with ability to cause disease; greater virulence, invasiveness, and pathogenicity => increased odds of infection 2) Reservoir: place where microbes can persist and reproduce 3) Portal of Exit: way for microbe to leave the reservoi...

NYS CIC Study Set What Federal document encourages EMS education Programs to develop relationships with Academic institutions? - National EMS Agenda for the future (what we should be doing - 15 Steps What does the EMS Educational Agenda for the Future: A systems Approach recommend with re...

CBIC CIC Practice Exam Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - 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 interve...