2023 HACP Preparatory
Course & National
Examination
September 25-26, 2023
Marriott Convention Center
Allen, TX
2023 Accreditation &
Regulatory Summit
Today's Challenges / Tomorrow's Opportunities
September 26-28, 2023
Marriott Convention Center Allen, TX
CIHQ Webinars
CMS Hot Buttons for Contract Services
June 22, 2023
and
NFPA 99 Healthcare Facilities Code The Basics
July 21, 2023
Accreditation & Regulatory Journal by CIHQ
Sample Infection Control Exam Questions
Answer the sample questions below then click on the question to reveal the correct answer .
1. Which of the following statements regarding equipment storage practices is false?
Equipment needs to be stored in a manner to prevent potential contamination and ready for next patient use.
Clean equipment should be stored in a clean utility room.
Dirty equipment should be stored in a dirty utility room.
Both clean and dirty equipment can be stored in the same utility room.
All of the above
2. For which of the following organisms is use of an alcohol-based hand rub not recommended?
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Enterococci
Clostridium difficile
Both A & B
3. A method of surveillance focusing on certain locations, procedures, devices, and/or infections is known as;
House-wide surveillance
Incremental surveillance
Targeted surveillance
Priority surveillance
None of the above
4. A laminar flow hood used to prepare compounded sterile medications must be certified for proper operation at least...
Monthly
Every three months
Every six months
Every twelve months
None of the above
5. Which of the following is not a strategy for controlling the transmission of a multi-drug resistant organism?
Identifying patients with an MDRO
Implementation & compliance with hand hygiene and contact precautions.
Effective cleaning procedures.
Performing cultures on all patients admitted to the hospital.
Education programs for patients and staff