CBIC CIC Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Education, Consultation, and Research | - Staff education strategies - Evidence-based practice and guideline interpretation |
| Topic 2: Environment of Care | - Air and water quality management - Healthcare facility design and risk reduction |
| Topic 3: Identification of Infectious Disease Processes | - Host susceptibility factors - Chain of infection and transmission routes - Pathogenesis of infectious diseases |
| Topic 4: Infection Prevention and Control Program Management | - Policy and guideline implementation - Regulatory compliance - Program development and leadership |
| Topic 5: Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization | - High-level disinfection practices - Sterilization methods and validation - Environmental cleaning standards |
| Topic 6: Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation | - Data collection and analysis - Healthcare-associated infection surveillance methods - Outbreak investigation and response |
| Topic 7: Occupational Health | - Immunization and post-exposure protocols - Healthcare worker exposure prevention |
CBIC Certified Infection Control Sample Questions:
1. An infection preventionist is educating healthcare personnel on standard precautions and isolation requirements. Sessions consist of large group lectures and demonstrations. Three months later, a carbapenem- resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) outbreak occurs. Which of the following strategies will minimize the risk of a subsequent outbreak?
A) Creating a test to be used at the end of the education sessions to evaluate learning
B) Meeting with the managers to assess staff compliance with isolation precautions
C) Recording the lecture to allow staff more time to review the recording when convenient
D) Reviewing the educational content to ensure that it includes the most recent recommendations
2. The Sterile Processing Deportment alerts an infection preventionist that a load of surgical Instruments sterilized with high temperature steam:moist heat needs to be recalled. Which of the following Is the MOST likely reason for the recall?
A) Placement of the biological Indicator on the bottom shelf over the d*an
B) Failure of the biological Indicator Bacillus subtilts
C) Incorrect placement of the instruments In the tray
D) Failure of the biological Indicator Geobaciltus stearothermophilus
3. What question would be appropriate for an infection preventionist to ask when reviewing the discussion section of an original article?
A) Is the study question important, appropriate, and stated clearly?
B) Are criteria used to measure the exposure and the outcome explicit?
C) Could alternative explanations account for the observed results?
D) Was the correct sample size and analysis method chosen?
4. Which of the following is the BEST aid in the identification of patients affected by a recall due to failures in endoscope reprocessing?
A) Searching electronic records using diagnostic coding to identify all patients that had endoscopy procedures
B) Maintaining a log of endoscope use by date of procedure
C) Maintaining a log of patient identifiers linked with endoscope used
D) Searching electronic records for endoscope serial number recorded in patient records
5. A patient is Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative, Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) positive, and Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) negative. Which of the following explains these results?
A) Low-level hepatitis B infectiousness
B) Previous hepatitis B infection
C) A recent blood transfusion
D) Response to hepatitis B vaccine series
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B | Question # 2 Answer: D | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: D |
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