Question 1

The Environmental Services department is purchasing a new disinfectant that is an approved hospital disinfectant with no tuberculocidal claim. This product is appropriate for cleaning which of the following items?

Options :

A : Laryngoscope blades

B : Blood pressure cuff

C : Respiratory therapy equipment

D : Ultrasound probe

Answer: B

Question 2

An infection preventionist in the role of educator is teaching risk reduction activities to patients and families. For which of the following groups is the pneumococcal vaccine MOST appropriate?

Options :

A : Asplenic patients

B : International travelers

C : Immunocompromised newborns

D : Patients in behavioral health settings

Answer: A

Question 3

An infection preventionist (IP) is informed of a measles outbreak in a nearby community. What is the IP’s FIRST priority when working with Occupational Health?

Options :

A : Isolate employees who have recently traveled to areas with measles outbreaks.

B : Reassign employees who are pregnant from caring for patients with suspected measles.

C : Verify that employees in high-risk exposure areas of the facility have adequate immunity to measles.

D :

Set up a mandatory vaccination clinic in collaboration with Occupational Health and local public health partners.

Answer: C

Question 4

A city has a population of 150.000. Thirty new cases of tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed in the city last year. These now cases brought the total number of active TB cases in the city last year to 115. Which of the following equations represents the incidence rate tor TB per 100.000 in that year?

Options :

A : (30 ÷ 150.000) x 100.000 = X

B : (30÷ 150.000) x 100 = X

C : (115 ÷ 150.000) x 100.000 - X

D : (115 ÷ 100.000) x 100 = X

Answer: A

Question 5

The annual report for Infection Prevention shows a dramatic decrease in urinary catheter days, a decrease in the catheter utilization ratio, and a slight decrease in the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). The report does not show an increase in the overall rate of CAUTI. How would the infection preventionist explain this to the administration?

Options :

A : The rate is incorrect and needs to be recalculated.

B : The rate may be higher if the denominator is very small.

C : The rate is not affected by the number of catheter days.

D : Decreasing catheter days will not have an effect on decreasing CAUTI.

Answer: B

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