Infection Preventionist Post Test Complete
Exam (75 Questions) with Correct
Answers 2024/25 Update
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.
3 x
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.
No, there is no risk of transmission at this time
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.
Identify high-scoring items for IPC program prioritization
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.
A. Residents with difficulty containing secretions from sites of MDRO colonization and potential for
extensive environmental contamination
B. New residents on the unit are found to be colonized with the MDRO (evidence of ongoing
transmission) despite efforts to control spread
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
Once an outbreak has been determined to exist
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.
Using an alcohol-based hand rub
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.
20 CLABSI per 1,000 catheter-days
