CDC Infection Preventionist Post Test

CDC Infection Preventionist Post Test Questions and Answers with Rationales Latest

Question : A nurse assistant is about to perform perineal care

on an incontinent resident who wears briefs. His supplies have already been gathered and placed on the clean bedside table. He enters the room, dons non-sterile gloves, removes and discards the resident's soiled brief and cleans the resident's perineum. He removes his soiled gloves and dons a new pair of non-sterile gloves. He applies a clean brief. He discards his gloves and exists the room. How many times should he have performed hand hygiene in this scenario?Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: 3 x

Question : A resident is diagnosed with latent TB infection

(LTBI). Is there risk that the resident will transmit TB to others in the facility? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: No, there is no risk of transmission at this

time

Question : After you have scored the infection prevention and

control (IPC) risk assessment, which of the following actions would you take first to address the findings? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: Identify high-scoring items for IPC program

prioritization

Question : As a result of lessons learned from outbreaks of

multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes, which of the following situations should warrant use of Contact Precautions and consideration of a single-person room for MDRO-colonized residents? Please select all that apply.

• Residents with difficulty containing secretions from sites

of MDRO colonization and potential for extensive environmental contamination

• New residents on the unit are found to be colonized with

the MDRO (evidence of ongoing transmission) despite efforts to control spread

Correct answer: A. Residents with difficulty containing

secretions from sites of MDRO colonization and potential for extensive environmental contamination

Question : At what stage of an investigation would you notify

local or state public health officials that you have an outbreak? Please select the best answer

Correct answer: Once an outbreak has been determined to

exist

Question : Before performing wound care, if the hands are not

visibly soiled, which method of hand hygiene by staff members is preferred? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: Using an alcohol-based hand rub

Question : During January, there were five residents with

central venous catheters (CVCs) for a total of 100 catheter- days. There were 4,000 resident-days for the month. There were two central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) identified. What is the CLABSI rate for the month? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: 20 CLABSI per 1,000 catheter-days

Question : During the previous influenza vaccine season, 120

residents received the influenza vaccine. 80 residents declined the vaccine. Which of the following is the correct resident influenza vaccination acceptance rate? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: 60%

Question : During which of the following situations should a

gown be considered in addition to gloves during care of a resident with an indwelling urinary catheter? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: all the above

Question : For residents admitted to a nursing home on a

course of antibiotics started in a hospital, which pieces of information would be important to know? Please select the best answer.

Correct answer: all above